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No Theme
Prompt 1
Create a situation where your character wakes up some place they have never been or seen. Share that experiences.
Prompt 2
Imagine a moment in time when everything seemed to stop. Share that story.
Prompt 3
Use this sentence to end the story:
The chaos is finally over.
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THEME: Utopia
Prompt 1
Your character finds themselves unexpectedly smaller in the morning than they were when they went to bed. Show us how it’s addressed.
Prompt 2
Start the story with this sentence:
It’s a good idea to climb Mount Everest.
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Theme: War and Strife
Prompt 1
Imagine a moment where the end of war can be leveraged for the to bring peace and further growth for a people or nation.
Prompt 2
Or use this sentence:
An echo of the past resonated among those gathered.
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Theme: Extraterrestrial Threat
Prompt 1
Unexpected images are released from the International Space Station. Share the impact on your character.
Prompt 2
Use this sentence in your story:
The fact this was not faked shocked me.
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Theme:
Extraterrestrial Threat
Prompt 1
A race against light leads to what outcome? Share the success or the loss and how it impacts a character’s view.
OR
Prompt 2
Use this sentence – The echo bounced off the walls.
Theme: extraterrestrial threats
Prompt 1
Tell the story of how a Carrington event level solar storm would affect lives today.
Prompt 2
Use this sentence
Everything sparked.
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THEME CHANGE
Extraterrestrial threats
Prompt 1
Silence in the cavern indicates the latest bombardment is over. Step outside of the cave and show everyone the aftermath of the unexpected asteroid shower.
Prompt 2
As the animal stands there, clearly out of place, strategies come to mind.
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Theme: Animals
Prompt 1:
A curious fox from the countryside finds itself in a bustling city.
Prompt 2
Use this sentence:
My world shattered and you want me to smile?
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For many of you, you’ve got a fun new adventure!
We are going to be tracking our progress this year – together – this is going to be best suited for those who are participating for the polish and editing portion of our challenge.
Everyday you’ll finish your story or wordcount and add it to the reporting sheet. At the end of the week, we’ll leave an announcement about our progress in the discord.
This will also be a challenge for the event coordinator, Catrina Taylor aka TheLadyWrites. She has committed to stream for 12 hours if we can report in 90 completed short stories.
We have four themes for the next 31 days of short story writing! Each week you’ll look at the daily prompts and fit them into the given theme.
Today I’m sharing our Themes for the month!
Weave any animal into your stories for each of the prompts during the week. There will be 7 story prompts and we’ll be excited to see your stories!
No we don’t mean aliens, well… it could be aliens, but really it’s not just aliens.
Yes, we do actually mean war. Write about its affect on people, or a moment in a given war, or whatever comes to mind that inspires you but keeps a thread woven around war. Maybe you can spend the whole week dedicated to a series of stories in a given situation.
But is it really? Guess our stories will share it. Find a good tale to tell with the prompts that fits into a Utopia.
Do you have to use the Theme? Nope. It’s up to you. It will make the process of selecting stories for a collection easier when we’re getting through the polish and publishing process. You don’t need to use it though.
Do you have to use the prompts? Nope. This isn’t needed either. The goal is to end up with more stories than you started the month with. This is a way to inspire those.
Any other questions? Let us know!