official website of Erin M. Klitzke, historian and author of Awakenings and Epsilon: Broken Stars
Happy Friday!
Today’s prompt is brought to you by Kim Freimoeller’s Inspiration Dice.
Prompt Type: Genre, setting, character, and plot seed
Prompt: A thriller where an unexpected new character kisses the your anti-hero during an attack…and changes the whole course of both their lives.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Some light went out of the world yesterday and it’s a little dimmer. Maya Angelou passed away.
Rest in peace, Maya.
Prompt Type: Opening line (opening sequence in this case)
Prompt: “Maya Angelou died yesterday.”
“So?”
“So? So? A luminary just died. The world’s a darker, less creative place now that she’s gone. What do you mean so?”
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Happy Wednesday! Halfway there…to Friday, I mean!
Prompt Type: Music Prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Under Pressure” by Queen featuring David Bowie. Video courtesy of Youtube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
And back to the work week grind for me. Someday this will pay all of my bills! Someday…
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.
Life, for people, begins to crumble on the edges; they don’t realize it.
— Dorothea Lange
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Memorial Day.
Take a moment to remember all of the people who have served, either in the armed services, police, fire departments, or similar duties–especially those who are no longer with us.
Prompt Type: Music prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Far Away” by Nickelback. Video courtesy of Youtube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Happy long weekend Sunday! It’s kind of nice not to have to go to work on Monday…
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.
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Happy Long Weekend Saturday! I’m excited, are you?
I picked this version of this song for today’s prompt for a reason. I happened to see this group in concert (they do some pretty awesome outreach work for high school music programs) and let me tell you what–EPIC. That is all.
Prompt Type: Musical Prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Eleanor Rigby” by the Beatles covered by Barrage. Video courtesy of YouTube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.