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Prompt for February 2, 2014 – Day 33

Happy Imbolc / Groundhog’s Day / Super Bowl Sunday for folks who care.  I plan on getting some work done while I hang out with the family and watch the game (and the attendant commercials).

Hopefully, you’re planning on doing some writing before gridiron (if you’re the type who cares about American football).  Here’s your prompt for the day.

Prompt Type: Opening line

Prompt:  I’d walked through hell and then back again to get here and I’d be even more damned than I already was if I was going to let someone stand in my way.

Got a suggestion for a prompt? Contact Erin at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Prompt for February 1, 2014 – Day 32

And on to February.  Congratulations, you’ve made it through the first month of prompts and emerged into the second.

Another character development prompt for today–hopefully you learned something new about your character back on Day 21 that you were able to use.

Prompt Type: Character development

Prompt: Pick one of your secondary characters that’s important to your main character.  Just like you did for your main character, imagine what this character was doing ten years ago.  Write a scene set in that time period and see where it takes you.

When I did this with General Jackson Hunter from the Epsilon universe, I realized that he was a lot more important to Aaron Taylor than Aaron realized.  You may end up realizing the same thing.

Got a suggestion for a prompt? Contact Erin at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Prompt for January 31, 2014 – Day 31

Last day of January, last prompt of the first month and it’s a new prompt type.  Make it count!

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.

“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”

— Winston Churchill

Got a suggestion for a prompt? Contact Erin at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Prompt for January 30, 2014 – Day 30

Happy Birthday to my awesome father, who’s been supportive of my goals as a writer but making sure that I’ve still got my feet planted firmly in reality while I’ve been doing it.

One day left in the work week, guys, you can do it!

Prompt Type: Music Prompt

Prompt:


Music is “Iridescent” by Linkin Park. Video courtesy of YouTube.

Got a suggestion for a prompt? Contact Erin at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Prompt for January 29, 2014 – Day 29

Hey look, halfway through that pesky work week for the MTWThF crowd!  Two more days and we’ll be at the end of January.

Prompt Type: Opening Line

Prompt:  I saw him standing there at the counter by the pastry case, waiting for the barista to give him his cup of coffee.

Let’s see what you can do with that.  Feel free to change the gender of who your protagonist is seeing as needed.

Got a suggestion for a prompt? Contact Erin at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Prompt for January 28, 2014 – Day 28

Almost at the end of January now, and in a few more days it’ll be one month down, 11 to go.

Another image prompt today, another picture I took on a lovely trip east to a place I’d go back to again if I had a chance to explore more of the city and take more pictures.

Prompt Type: Image prompt

Prompt:

Photo by Erin M. Klitzke
Photo by Erin M. Klitzke

Got a suggestion for a prompt? Contact Erin at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Prompt for January 27, 2014 – Day 27

Oh Mondays.  I’m not a fan, are you?

Another day, another prompt!  More music today.

Prompt type: Music prompt

Prompt:

Music is “How to Save a Life” by The Fray. Video courtesy of YouTube.

Got a suggestion for a prompt? Contact Erin at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.