May Writing Prompts

May 2010
Vol. 1, No. 5
What inspires you?
Set a timer for 15 minutes and write, non-stop, answering the question what inspires you?
You can ask this question of yourself, of your work-in-progress' protagonist or antagonist.

This is a great exercise to use when you're finding that your main character is flat. Take them outside of the novel and interview the character. Use this as your ice breaker and then refer and reflect upon your character's responses when you tackle fattening them up a bit.
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The last book I read was ... .
Complete the sentence, then write about the book. What genre was it in? Who were the main characters? What was it about? What intrigued you? What made you want to read more? Or perhaps it was an awful book. Write about what made it so horrible, in your opinion.
Mix it up. Ask this question of your characters. Interview your character to learn more about them.
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For the visually inspired, write a story (poem, flash fiction) using the picture here:
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Pick-n-choose: Select one item from each column, then write!
Lobbyist Garbage Truck Parking Meter Museum
Voice Actor Ice Cream Cart Free Weights Auditorium
Messenger Bandstand Pet Collar Marsh
Jeweler Car Dealership Calligraphy Pen Elementary School
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Visit the following page and read the main body. Set your timer for 15 minutes and write. Be sure to turn off your internal editor! [Visit this page]
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A day in the life of ... Take five ages, say 6, 16, 26, 36, and 46 and write a paragraph or two about how that individual's life might be at any given moment, then speed forward and do it again for that same person ten years later. How does the world around them change? Do they adapt or resist? Are they disenchanted as they grow older? Or perhaps, inspired?
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