Use the image below as the inspiration for a story or poem.

Good afternoon! Today’s prompt is a “what if”. What if a mysterious letter, parcel or package was delivered to you or one of your characters? Who might have sent it? What might it contain? What would happen as a result? Happy imagining!
- Crowdeddarkness

Use the above image as the inspiration for a story or poem.

~Rhonda

Hello again. Hope your Wednesday has been everything you had hoped for. Today the prompt is a last line – as usual you can change the words or add to them if you so desire – especially the I, which could be he/she/it/they/we/the robot dragon. Have fun!

“It was the worst thing I had ever done.”

- Crowdeddarkness

It’s the middle of August. NaNoWriMo is closer than we think.

Whether you want to focus on current writing goals or making it over NaNoWriMo’s finish line, you need to have goals. The best ones are SMART ones.

Specific - Don’t be wishy washy as in “I’ll write when the mood strikes”. Be clear as in “I’ll write for 15 minutes a day for the next three weeks”.

Measurable – You should have concrete criteria for knowing if you met your goal or not. In the above example, you can mark on a calendar the days you wrote for 15 minutes.

Attainable- If the goal is something you really want to reach, you’ll move mountains to make it happen.  If you don’t have any free time, squeezing in those 15 minutes of writing may be difficult.  Figure out what obstacles are in your way and how you can get around them.

Realistic – Are you willing and able to reach your goal?  You’ve found those 15 minutes by limiting your morning routine to 20 minutes instead of 35.  You can focus on writing during the morning, right?

Timely or Tangible- If a goal is timely or has an end result that can be experienced with your senses, then you’re good to go.  Timely would be NaNoWriMo completed in 1 month.  Tangible would be a printed copy of your novel, a group of friends pretending to do a screen test for your novel or maybe you’ll throw a New Year’s Eve party and all the guests have to come dressed as a character from your novel.  Tangible can be wacky.

You can make little goals to help you towards your big goals.  For example, a lot of people do prep work prior to NaNoWriMo such as: jailing their inner editor, world building, creating a monetary system, sketching characters, making characters take personality tests, outlining the novel, stocking the freezer/pantry and setting up a reward system.

Good luck!
~Amber

Hello everybody!
What if a character from something you’ve written turned up in your real life? Or, if you prefer, what if it were a character from something you’ve read? Why are they there? What will they do? How will it affect you?
- Crowdeddarkness

“It was the ultimate betrayal.”

This can be the first line or last line of your story, and as ever feel free to tinker with it.
- Crowdeddarkness

I think I’ve done this exercise before but it’s a fun one that can be done in 15 – 20 minutes.

Pick a number, an adjective and a noun. This is your book title. Write a short summary suitable for a book jacket.

Have fun!
~Amber