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Prompt for March 10, 2014 – Day 69

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.

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Prompt for March 9, 2014 – Day 68

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.

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Prompt for March 7, 2014 – Day 66

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.

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Prompt for March 2, 2014 – Day 61

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)

Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Prompt for February 26, 2014 – Day 57

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.

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Prompt for February 20, 2014 – Day 51

Off to Arizona with me! Here’s a prompt to keep you busy.

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.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

–Lao Tzu

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

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Prompt for February 19, 2014 – Day 50

Tomorrow, I’m going to be hopping a plane to Arizona for a writing conference. Totally excited!

Prompt Type: Music prompt

Prompt:


Music is “Broken” by Seether featuring Amy Lee. Video courtesy of YouTube.

Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.