5 Prompt Friday

   5 writing prompts to jolt your mind and soul:

1. The lady with the red umbrella stood at the corner again.
2.  Bobby’s blanket still smelled of Johnson’s & Johnson’s.
3.  For a complete examination, please complete this form.
4.  When I talked about him, Jenna’s eyes lit up.
5.  “Dear Jorge, I am breaking up with you. Please give back the prom ticket I bought. Michael needs to use it.”

What prompts can you share?

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5 prompt Friday

         Here we go again…

1. The empty feeling in my stomach spread to my chest and head, threatening to pull me inside out.
2. How do I say this to you?
3. On her wrist was a bracelet made from multi-colored paperclips.
4. His voice crackled through the walkie-talkie, “The Eagle Has Landed.”
5. Are you ready to do this?

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5 prompt Friday

         Get your pen a-movin’ and a-shakin’!

1. Wallet? Check! Car keys? Check! Little green man in the passenger seat…?
2. She blew kisses through the porch screen.
3. Megan tucked the foiled-wrapped chocolate candy into her front pocket and bowed out of the room.
4.  Why would anyone want to move into a log cabin?
5. The blinking light on the answering machine taunted him until he unplugged the thing.

 

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5 prompt Friday

         Ready, Set, Write!

1. Opening night for a new musical.
2.  Telling a child the story of Santa Claus
3.  She was all sharp edges and angles, even her knee socks seemed starched.
4.  My neighbor stood on my stoop with sopping wet hair and a screaming child.
5.  You are invited to the CEO’s lake house for a dinner party.

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5 prompt Friday

         Here we go again…

1. Think of your top five favorite books. Now put yourself in one of them, walk around, interact with the characters, describe the setting as you see it
2. Write a personal ad for your main character: they are looking for love, or a dog, or a job…Go!
3. Think back to Christmases past and reflect on the strangest gift you received. Now have a character receive this gift and write about their reaction.
4. You open the door to find a mangled package and something inside is moving…
5. If you were on a busy city street corner and started to pan handle, what would your pitch be?

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And the winner is….

Michelle!  Thank you everyone for stopping by on Friday to read and comment on Jan Lundy’s inspiring interview.

Michelle, please email your snail mail to me and I will ship out the winning book:  Your Truest Self: Embracing the Woman You Are Meant to Be

 

Be sure to check back on Wednesday, February 4, for the interview of Ruth Hartman and a chance to win her ebook: My Life in Chains

5 Prompt Friday!

5 Prompt Friday!

1. Think of your top five favorite books. Now put yourself in one of them, walk around, interact with the characters, describe the setting as you see it
2. Write a personal ad for your main character: they are looking for love, or a dog, or a job…Go!
3. Think back to Christmases past and reflect on the strangest gift you received. Now have a character receive this gift and write about their reaction.
4. You open the door to find a mangled package and something inside is moving…
5. If you were on a busy city street corner and started to pan handle, what would your pitch be?

Share some of your favorite prompts top get your mind churning out those great stories! Or share the stories you’ve started with one of the above prompts…

NaNoWriMo: Day Two

word count today: 2051

mood: pretty good, started off shaky as the hours passed and I hadn’t sat at my laptop. But once I did, the story seemed to just flow out of me. Details I didn’t expect, characters doing things I hadn’t planned. This is the fun stuff of fiction! Now, if only I can keep up this momentum for 28 more days…

5 Prompt Friday!

Ideas to get your pen moving or your keys tapping…

(Courtesy of A Writer’s Book of Days, by Judy Reeves)

1. You’re moving into a new house; write about the family that lived there before you.
2. Write about a brief encounter.
3. Start with this quote: “After all, it wasn’t what she expected.”
4. Write about a premonition.
5. You’re listening to the radio….

Have fun and come back to share what developed from these prompts! I love success stories!