17/04: Devil in the Details

They say the Devil is in the Details. Write a short story that illustrates this saying.

16/04: Brainstorm

Set aside some space where you can focus. Grab some paper and something to write with. Clear your mind, and then just let all the ideas that pop up come pooring out on the pages. Limit yourself to 20 minutes and put down as much as you can. Don't worry if it's good or bad. After you get it all down, take your ideas and use as many as you can in a short story, poem or piece of flash fiction.

15/04: Word of the Day Prompt: Desuetude

desuetude \DES-wih-tood, -tyood\, noun:
The cessation of use; discontinuance of practice or custom; disuse. - Dictionary.com

Use today's word in dialogue in a short scene between an angry customer and a store clerk.

14/04: Friday Photo Prompt - Bondage Barbie by Shekira Derryberry

Today's photo is by Shekira Derryberry (screamingphotos.com). Shekira graduated from Alabama with a degree in Commercial Photography and Web Design and currently works as a Multimedia Designer in Tallahassee, FL for 3Wstudios (3wstudios.com).

Write at least 1000 words inspired by the above picture, as they say "a picture is worth a thousand words".

Feel free to post a link to your response in the comments below.

13/04: Exposed

You discover a roll of film near a crime scene. You pick it up before a suspicious looking guy in a black jacket starts to follow you. You decide you need to see what's on the film or get it to the police, but now you're pretty sure you're being followed. What happens next?

12/04: Message to the past

Your character is boarding a plane and knows he/she won't see their spouse again. He/she has just a few minutes to write a message that wil be sent into the past to his/her spouse. What's in the message?

11/04: In 200 words... show us your character

In 200 words or less show us your character, what makes her tick. What are her motivations. Keep it short and to the point, just a quick character sketch.

10/04: Reverse

Write a poem on any theme you like, but once your done get ready to mix it up a bit. Try reversing the order so that the last line is the first and so on.

09/04: Word of the Day Prompt: Toothsome

toothsome \TOOTH-suhm\, adjective:
1. Pleasing to the taste; delicious; as, "a toothsome pie."
2. Agreeable; attractive; as, "a toothsome offer."
3. Sexually attractive. - from Dictionary.com

Write a short story or poem inspired by the word Toothsome.

08/04: What If... your character was a ghost

Your character gets into big trouble and manges to get separated from his body. But it isn't all bad, as a new ghost your character gains the abilities of being on the other side, moving objects, posessing people, moving through solid objects among others, use your imagination. Let your character explore his new world and abilities.

07/04: Friday Photo Prompt - Local Hero by Chrispian H Burks

Today's photo prompt is titled "Local Hero" and is by yours truly. The idea is that a local super hero is photographed saving people from a burning building.

Write at least 1000 words inspired by the above picture, as they say "a picture is worth a thousand words".

Feel free to post a link to your response in the comments below.

06/04: Stretch Your Comfort Zone

Most writers tend to stick to a main genre or perhaps a couple they feel very comfortable with. Browse your local bookshop and pick out a genre you normally wouldn't write in. If you usually write horror, try romance. If you write science fiction, try historical fiction. If you write suspese, try fantasy etc.

05/04: Mystical Artifact

While cleaning out your attic you find an old chest. Inside lies an old artifact and when you touch it you are transported to another time and place.

04/04: Word of the Day Prompt: Ululate

ululate \UL-yuh-layt; YOOL-\, intransitive:
To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. - from Dictionary.com

Write a short story or poem inspired by this word of the day.

03/04: Be Bad!

We all know we are supposed to be nice. At work, with friends and family, we are expected to behave or at least be polite. Write a short scene where the situation would require you to be nice, but don't. Forget polite society, forget people are looking, forget being politically correct and cut lose!

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