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Another weekend coming to a close. Happy Sunday, folks.
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.
We are not a family, we are a firm.
— George VI of England, quoted by A. B. Baxter in Destiny Called to Them (Oxford University Press, 1939)
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I’m almost finished with the main draft of the next UNSETIC Files book, The Measure of Dreams, which tells the story of how AJ McConaway and Kate Berkshire meet and begin working together. AJ and Kate are number one and two in the trifecta of heroines that keep Tim McConaway (Bering Songs and Silence) from going completely off the deep end–or worse, somehow returning to the kidnappers who twisted him into their own image. Kate’s already met the third of their trio at the time of The Measure of Dreams, but AJ hasn’t and won’t until she gets a phone call from one Lieutenant Brigid O’Connell at the end of Bering Songs and Silence.
I anticipate releasing The Measure of Dreams sometime this spring (oh god, did I just set a deadline for myself? I think I did!) and with this anticipated release I’d been looking at the cover I’d originally designed.
I decided I didn’t like it and needed something better.
So I made something better and here it is! I hope you all like it as much as I do.
Stay tuned for more tie-ins to The Measure of Dreams coming soon (including stats so you can use AJ McConaway in your modern or near future d20 games) as well as a firm release date for the E-book.
Holy snap, it’s March. When did that happen?
It’s also Day 60! Thanks for sticking with me this long. Today’s prompt is another opening line–do with it what you will.
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: The sky blackened and the winds picked up, a frightful chill in the air sank straight into his bones as the world suddenly changed.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Yay! We made it to Friday!
Today’s prompt is another using Kim Freimoeller’s Inspiration Dice.
Prompt type: Genre, setting, character, and plot seed
Prompt: A fiction piece (any genre) where an anti-hero learns with the help of an unexpected gift.
Got a suggestion for a prompt? Contact me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Thursday! One more day before the work week’s done.
Here’s your prompt for today to keep you busy while I fight to finish the main body of The Measure of Dreams.
Prompt Type: Music Prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Let it Go” from Disney’s Frozen. Yes, I am obsessed with this song like everyone else. Video courtesy of YouTube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Happy Wednesday! Halfway through the work week for a lot of us.
Bringing back a prompt today that we haven’t seen since January. Hopefully, you’ll find it inspiring.
Prompt Type: Character Development
Prompt: Think about your antagonist/villain and what motivates them. Boil it down to one vice or virtue–love, greed, envy, fear, hope, etc.–that drives what they do.
Now change it up. How would your villain be different if hope motivated them? Write a character sketch or scene detailing how hope motivates the actions of your antagonist/villain.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Everyone survived Monday, yay!
On to Tuesday’s prompt.
Prompt Type: Image prompt
Prompt:
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