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Holy snap, it’s May. How did that happen?
Here’s your prompt to bring in the month.
Prompt Type: Musical Prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Prelude to War” by Bear McCreary. Video courtesy of Youtube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Last day of April! Where has the time gone?
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: “Don’t rob me of my hate. It’s all I’ve got left.”
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Tuesday, Tuesday, closer to the beginning of the week than the end. Alas and alack.
Another prompt will hopefully get you through the doldrums and inspire something amazing.
Prompt Type: Character Development
Prompt: Think about your hero/protagonist 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 protagonist be different if loathing motivated them? Write a character sketch or scene detailing how loathing motivates the actions of your hero/protagonist.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Alas, but Monday’s come again! Back to the office with me, but here’s a prompt to keep you busy until I get in again.
Today’s prompt is brought to you by Kim Freimoeller’s Inspiration Dice.
Prompt Type: Genre, setting, character, and plot seed
Prompt: A thriller with an anti-hero searching for redemption because of an unexpected gift.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Well, my beloved Red Wings are out, but I hold out hope for my almost equally beloved Blackhawks!
Enjoy your Sunday and see what you can do with this quotation. I found myself thinking with slight modification it could be good for a space-going vessel as well.
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.
Certainly there was no sailor who ever sailed salt water but who smiled–and still smiles–at the idea of the “unsinkable ship.”
— Charles Lightoller
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Just this. That is all.
Prompt Type: Music Prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. Video courtesy of Youtube.
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.
Happy Thursday! Make it through today and tomorrow and then two days of glorious weekend!
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.
“And the rest is rust and stardust.”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.