Where Writing and Success Come Together
Prompt 1
The world spins out of control for your character and the bottom drops from beneath them. What gives them the will to continue? Hope to see improvement?
OR
Use this sentence:
Everything evaporated.
Prompt 1
A whale appears in a random place and needs to be returned to their home.
OR
Use this sentence:
The sky above demanded attention due to an unexpected view.
First Prompt:
Wrap the scene in cold and get your character to a safe place.
OR
Use this sentence:
A stiff breeze foretold the coming season of cold and ice.
How are you feeling so far? I know the first week for me is always charged and raring to go. It’ll be fantastic if I can carry it through to the half of the month. Then I’ll get to connect with all of you and we’ll do a fun discussion and go from there for the second half!
Okay, onto the important stuff! Prompts!
The distant sound of rustling is out of place. Why?
OR
Use this sentence:
Falling hard against the ground left a mark.
Alright my friends! Don’t forget to visit http://twitch.tv/telinArtho for a fun morning brainstorm on with the prompts, image, and goal in mind!
A good prompt day? Maybe, but we’ll have to see. You tell me Monday morning!
Prompt 1 –
Imagine the world facing a moment of total peace. What does that look like? How does your character feel? How do they handle it?
Prompt 2 –
A calm settled over the crowd.
Keep in mind the first goal is to finish the short story in 24hrs
Prompt 1 will be a scene setting sort of prompt.
Prompt 2 will be a ‘Use this sentence (or partial sentence) prompt.
All prompts are optional, but a nice way to track how many you’ve done.
Propt 1
Two cats are sitting on a roof discussing how to catch the birds on the electrical wire. One is successful.
Prompt 2
“You see that bird right there? He’s quite plump.”
So, I might have discussed this one on the stream …
Prompt 1
Intense geomagnetic storm washes over the Earth (or planet of your choice). What is the impact? How does your character, species, people respond?
Prompt 2
“I saw it coming the moment it left the sphere.”
Have you visited CoffeeQuills stream lately? She’s a third time 31 days participant. Ask her about her experience.
In case you want another fun and 31 days experienced streamer to visit, you should check out Angsthase. She creates fun, slice of life stories that draw you in and hold on to you. Go check it out.
Prompt 1
A large family reunion goes haywire when an animal crashes the party.
Prompt 2
“Well, you know what they say about family…”
You can visit AmandaPanda on Twitch for more fun like our ‘use this sentence’ prompt.
I figured we could change things up a bit. Should be fun! Prompt reminders are at the bottom in case you need them.
This year is starting out fantastically! The stories are coming out and flowing. It is still early though. How are your experiences?
Prompt 1
A moment to rest becomes a moment of startling realization, and unexpected truths revealed.
Prompt 2
Use this sentence:
A moment of perfection rarely came.
So, what do you think of the story prompts so far? Have you visited the streamers to share what you’re creating? Or discuss it? It’s a lot of fun.
Keep in mind:
Prompt 1 will be a scene setting sort of prompt.
Prompt 2 will be a ‘Use this sentence (or partial sentence) prompt.
All prompts are optional, but a nice way to track how many you’ve done.
Remember: Prompts are not required.
You can merge prompts if you choose.
You can use your own prompts or your own intention for your story as well.
The biggest goal is to produce a short story over 1,000 within 24 hours from the time you began (or in the time you committed to)
Prompt 1 – Offered by Nathalia Books
Write a story about a year without summer. It’s happened before and could happen again. The Tambora event left the northern hemisphere cold enough to skip summer for a year.
Prompt 2 – Us this sentence.
The cold left no trees for warmth.