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Prompt for April 29, 2014 – Day 119

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.

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Prompt for April 27, 2014 – Day 117

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.

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Prompt for April 24, 2014 – Day 114

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.

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Prompt for April 23, 2014 – Day 113

You know it’s playoff hockey time when I show up bleary-eyed almost every day to the office–at least through the first round.

Musical prompt today!

Prompt Type: Music Prompt

Prompt:

Music is “Sparkle” by Rubyhorse. Video courtesy of YouTube.

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

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Prompt for April 22, 2014 – Day 112

Happy Tuesday!

 

Prompt Type:  Opening line

Prompt:  “Dream.  Wish.  Our fates are written in the stars, but sometimes–sometimes–we’re lucky enough to change what’s waiting for us.”

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

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Prompt for April 21, 2014 – Day 111

Happy Monday, folks! A couple of friends of mine were telling me that they were going to be off today and it made me a little sad because I basically never get a Monday off. Then I remembered that I get two off next month and it made me smile! I’m taking one off to travel home from my sister’s graduation from Columbia College, Chicago and then I get Memorial Day off at the end of the month. Can’t complain too much about that, right?

On to your prompt for the day!

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 do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

–Native American Proverb

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