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Two more days until Day 100! Where have all the days gone?
Another opening line prompt for you today, again something sourced in my own work. One of the UNSETC Files books ends with a phone call–and sparks a whole new story in and of itself.
See what you can do with this opening line.
Prompt Type: Opening Line
Prompt: “I have news about your brother.”
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Another Monday. Five days until we hit the glorious thing that is the weekend.
I actually had a fairly productive weekend–I finished the handwritten edits on The Measure of Dreams and got struck in the side of the head for a short story in the UNSETIC universe. Hopefully, folks will like both when I unleash them on the world.
In the meantime, I’ll keep everyone busy with a prompt.
Prompt Type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.”
— Frank Herbert
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Happy Sunday, folks. A couple more weeks by the non-Orthodox calendar and it’ll be Easter. Hope you’ve got your bunnies in a row.
Today’s prompt is another using Kim Freimoeller’s Inspiration Dice.
Prompt type: Genre, setting, character, and plot seed
Prompt: A post-apocalyptic piece where a wounded fool’s fate is sealed by a brutal attack.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
So I totally just saw the new Captain America movie, which everyone should see.
This having been said, I owe everyone a prompt.
Prompt Type: Opening Line
Prompt: “This hunk of junk isn’t going to get us anywhere we need to go.”
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
As everyone has probably noticed, I can’t decide what month it is anymore. It’s April and I’m still trying to figure out where January went.
Oh well. On to your Friday prompt!
Prompt Type: Image prompt
Prompt:
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It’s finally Thursday–one more day after today and then it’s the weekend again!
Prompt Type: Music prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic. Video courtesy of YouTube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
It’s Wednesday! Halfway to the end of the work week.
It’s also day two of CampNaNoWriMo. Maybe I’ll actually get my Awakenings-themed project rolling today. In honor of that project, I give you the opening line below to play with–the near-iconic line that was the genesis for the original Awakenings.
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: “Take a breath and wait to die.”
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.