Write about something that was lost or stolen from you or your fictional character.
Category: Prompts
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Who will you interview? . . . Prompt #320
Today’s writing promptInterview yourself or your fictional character, by answering these questions:
How did you get started in your line of work?
How did you become interested in your hobby?
What did you desire at age 12?
What did you desire at age 18?
What did you desire at age 25?
What did you desire at age 26 or older?
What do you desire now?
More ideas on Interviewing Character . . . Prompt #6
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Smaller stories within larger stories – set the scene. Prompt #319
Whether you are writing memoir or fiction, it’s all composed of people and things that happened. It’s smaller stories within larger stories.Today’s prompt is in two parts.
Part 1:
Make a list of people and factors that shaped you, during your childhood, teen years, young adult years. What has happened in your life that makes you who you are? We’ll be using these lists later.
During your childhood/early years:
Who helped shaped you? Who was influential in your life? Who was important in your young life? Family, family friends, teachers, your friends.
Where did you grow up?
Did you walk to/from school?
What did you do after school?
Who was home when you got there?
What were weekends like? Be brief. You can expand later.
Anything else you want to add – important people and events in your childhood.
During your teen years.
Who was important during your teen years? Family, family friends, teachers, your friends.
Where did you live?
Did you walk to/from school?
What did you do after school?
Who was home when you got there?
What were weekends like? Be brief. You can expand later.
Anything else you want to add – important people and events during your teen years.
During your young adult years:
Who was important in your life during your young adult years?
Where did you live?
Did you work, go to school, volunteer?
Did you have hobbies?
What did you do for entertainment?
Anything else you want to add – important people and events in your young adult life.
Part 2: Write.
Choose something from one of your lists and expand upon it. Write as much as you have to say about it. Use sensory detail: What you saw, heard, felt, tasted, smelled. Write with vivid details so this scene can be seen.
Note: You can expand these lists and use them any time to inspire your writing.
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The missing piece. . . Prompt #318
Write about . . .The missing piece.
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What comforts me . . . Prompt #317
Today’s writing prompt:What Comforts Me.
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No matter how hard I tried . . . Prompt #316
The best way to respond to a writing prompt is to just write. You can set a timer for 12 or 15 minutes. Twenty minutes, if you have that much time to write. The length of time isn’t important. The important part is to let go of your inhibitions, your fears and your worries. Just write.Today’s writing prompt: No matter how hard I tried . . .
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The thing that bugged me . . . Prompt #315
Today’s Prompt: The thing that bugged me.
Set your timer for 15 minutes.
Write whatever comes up for you.
Just write!
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Practical jokes . . . Prompt #314
Write about a practical joke you pulled off, or a practical joke that was played on you.“A practical joke is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion or discomfort.” Wikipedia
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It was fun . . . Prompt #313
Today’s writing prompt:It was fun, until it wasn’t.
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What is it you really want? Prompt #312
What is it that you really want?Write whatever comes up for you.
Could be serious, playful, wishful, fun.
Just write!
