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Aww, it’s Sunday already? Bummer…
Fun fact: today’s opening line is actually the opening line from my first full-length novel, Epsilon: Broken Stars.
Prompt Type: Opening Line
Prompt: “Identification.”
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Happy Saturday!
I’m doing some writing myself–freelance and fiction, always fun.
Here’s a prompt to tie you up.
By the way, if you’ve never seen the movie this music is from, you really should. I watched it thanks to my baby sister and I’ve never regretted it.
Prompt Type: Music prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Blackbird” covered by Evan Rachel Wood from the Across the Universe soundtrack (original recording by the Beatles). Video courtesy of YouTube.
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Happy Friday!
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: “It’ll be all right,” he whispered, a bare hint of desperation buried beneath the certainty in his voice.
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Oh good, it’s Thursday.
One more day until Friday–and after Friday is the weekend!
Prompt Type: Image prompt
Prompt:
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One hundred and ninety days in–getting closer to halfway there on this Wednesday!
Here’s a prompt to occupy you for today.
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 thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
― Anna Quindlen
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It’s Tuesday, and Tuesday is a step closer to Friday!
We haven’t had an image prompt in a while, so it’s time for one.
Prompt Type: Image prompt
Prompt:
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Ugh, Monday!
Back to the office with me for another week–first full week in two. Wish me luck!
It’s not that I’m a Fleetwood Mac fan (I know this is the second song from them in about two and a half weeks), but this is one of those songs that I can remember hearing quite a bit growing up on long car trips between Detroit and Chicago. it ends up sticking with me for a while after I hear it, which in part is why it’s today’s prompt.
Prompt Type: Music prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac. Video courtesy of YouTube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.