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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 24, 2014 – Day 55

Back to the daily grind today.  It almost doesn’t feel like reality except for the fact that sometimes it feels too much like reality.

Like I do every year around this time of year, I’ve begun thinking about going back to school for an MFA or maybe my Ph.D.  This feeling will likely fade and then resurface again in September.

Here’s an opening line prompt to start your week with.

Prompt Type: Opening line

Prompt:  It was all so incredibly vast and unfamiliar–the crowds rushing around him, the buildings looming.  It was as if the entire world was in a hurry, trying not to be late for fear that the very foundations of their existence would crumble and the city would topple if they ran just an instant behind.

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.

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Prompt for February 18, 2014 – Day 49

Just about everyone’s seen Star Wars (and if you haven’t stop reading this post and go watch episodes IV-VI right now. RIGHT NOW.). Today’s prompt is inspired by the iconic opening scroll from that series.

Prompt Type: Opening Scroll
Prompt: Think of a project you’ve been working on and put together their opening scroll, their tease of history and hint at what’s to come, a la the Star Wars trilogy.

Alternatively, come up with something entirely new, write their opening scroll, and see what happens next!

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

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Prompt for February 17, 2014 – Day 48

Something new for a Monday!  Hope you like it.

Prompt Type: Rewrite a scene

Prompt: Think of a short scene from your favorite movie or TV show.  Take the principal players out of it and replace them with characters from your story or novel.  How would the scene play out now, with different characters in place?

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

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Prompt for February 15, 2014 – Day 46

Apologies–a few hours late on today’s prompt, but I highly doubt there’s many folks looking for it at midnight! I’ve been caught up in the Olympics for the past few days and have been loading daily rather than a week at a stretch. Going to have to fix that today!

Here’s your slightly belated prompt.

Prompt Type: Image prompt

Prompt:

Photo by Erin M. Klitzke
Photo by Erin M. Klitzke

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