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Over the hump, guys! If you’re on the east coast and dealing with the remnants of Winter Storm Vulcan, be safe out there. We got about six inches of snow here with a lot of blowing afterwards.
Prompt Type: Music Prompt
Prompt:
Music is “I’m Gonna Be” by The Proclaimers. Video courtesy of YouTube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
So they’ve predicted something like 10 inches of snow to fall where I’m at and I still somehow have to make it to the office. Hopefully, you’re safe and snug someplace and don’t have to go anywhere–all cozy with a prompt to keep you busy!
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: The ice wastes are the most inhospitable habitat in the world, but somehow the tribes living there had done more than just cling to life there–they had thrived and now they had returned to the southlands to reclaim what had once been theirs.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Seventy days, guys! Would you look at that?
Time for another prompt!
Prompt Type: Image
Prompt:
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Tomorrow’s my niece’s two month birthday! (That’s better than happy Monday, don’t you think?)
Slightly new prompt type today. I found this little bit of something floating around my desktop on Saturday and decided to share it. See what you can do!
Prompt Type: Craft a Scene
Prompt: Using the scenario below, craft a scene–or a whole story, novel, or whatnot.
You’re awoken from your midnight sleep in your favorite chair to your dog barking wildly in the living room. Pulling her aside, you look out the window, only to see a face staring right back at you. Whose is it? Why are they there?
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Hopefully, everyone remembered to spring ahead today (the folks who needed to, anyway).
On to your 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.
The flower that blooms in adversity is often the most rare and beautiful.
— Emperor, Mulan
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Yay, it’s the weekend!
Prompt Type: Music Prompt
Prompt:
Music is “As I Lay Me Down” by Sophie B. Hawkins. Video courtesy of YouTube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Happy Friday!
Prompt Type: Character Development
Prompt: Think about your main character 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 main character be different if envy motivated them? Write a character sketch or scene detailing how hope motivates the actions of your main character.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.