Another exercise from the CityLit course, this time, an unequal relationship that reverses over a series of scenes / vignettes. Mary fished the sack out of the river. Opening it, she cried. Puppies, all but one of them dead, and that one not likely to survive without a lot of care and attention. She wrapped …
Another exercise from the CityLit workshop. A very short one, but one I like. We had to look at a bunch of pictures laid out on some desks and choose one as a prompt for a piece of writing. My main writing partner for the day, Lee, who was a ridiculously talented Irishman with a …
I've just been in a one-day creative writing workshop at CityLit, highly recommended! After a year's worth of dry spell, I have enough creative exercises and explorations to make several posts, using prompts and exercises from the day. In this prompt, you walk along a corridor filled with doors. This does not obey the laws …
Pinterest Story Prompt: She bought the shirt for a dollar at the thrift store and found the key in the pocket a week later. - deepwaterwritingprompts.tumblr.com Melly loved her monthly thrift store treasure hunts. She usually went in with a particular theme or purpose, but was just as usually diverted down fascinating rabbit holes of …
So, Pinterest is now inundating me with story-related spreads for Tarot cards. I'm doing one more and then will leave well enough alone unless something truly epic hits my screen. This week's effort is a Story Outline Spread: And here's the reading... Card 1 - Hero Ace of Cups - the aces are about the …
I found this image of a tarot card spread on Pinterest t'other day, to create a character, and thought it might be a bit of fun to try. Here's what I got from my cards... Now I'm wondering if it should be done with the major arcana only, thank goodness this deck is fully illustrated! …
Pinterest Story Prompt: "You said you didn't need me any more." "That was before the dragons escaped sir." - sites-google/site/thesiteforwriters/ Ex-commander Samuel looked at the nervous courier and raised an eyebrow, but didn't move from his seat by the fire. "It's a pity you didn't find me isn't it." The courier paled further, "Please sir, …
Pinterest Story Prompt: You live alone in your apartment. One day you return to find a sword and an old, leather-bound book lying on your coffee table. - margaretterblanche.com Not too happy with this one - it's boring! If I had any idea on where it was going, I'd wipe out 95% of the scene …
Challenge Write for at least 350 words about a sweet labyrinth king, a red mage, a tavern, a dark tavern keeper, a cat, a frightened crusader who holds a dark secret and a plum tree. - http://www.eelkat.com Response In the kingdom of Or, ruled by the kind and generous King Arto, the royal castle served …
Andre trudged down the road, absent-mindedly dodging a psychotic-looking chicken. He gave himself a mental slap, he was a BRUTE, he should have booted the chicken halfway to the castle rather than avoiding it. He was very careful about his brute image, plenty of scars and clothing designed to intimidate, his weapon, an urgrosh, was …
The DNA of Stories 