Archive for September, 2010

Image Prompt: Sentiment

Friday, September 24th, 2010

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

Image courtesy of IStockPhoto.com

~ Rhonda

Wednesday writing prompt

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Hello all. Today I have a last line for you. It is:

“That was four hundred years ago.”

As I have said in the past, do feel free to change or add words, or give this exact wording a whirl!

Crowdeddarkness

Character Exploration

Monday, September 20th, 2010

What happens when you put your character into a small, dark, enclosed space?  Think closet, coffin, cave, space hatch and so forth.  These are the times when your character cracks, finds courage or gets eaten by something.

Set your timer for 30 minutes and go!

~Amber

Image Prompt: Alt

Friday, September 17th, 2010

Use the image below to inspire a poem or short story.

Image courtesy of IStockPhoto.com

~ Rhonda

Wednesday writing prompt

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Hello. Today’s prompt is a story starter. Feel free to change it, as long as you end the sentence, and keep going! You can write either in the first person or using a new or existing character.

“The day the clocks stopped,”

Well, happy writing!

Crowdeddarkness

Image Prompt: Symbolic

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Today I challenge you to use the image below as the inspiration for a poem or short story.

Image courtesy of IStockPhotography

~ Rhonda

wednesday writing prompt

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

A very late one again, work is the enemy of creativity…

What if you started to notice everyone around you beginning to act strangely? Why might they be doing so? If you want to write about a character rather than yourself, of course go ahead and fill your boots. Happy writing!

-Crowdeddarkness

Try Not To Use The First Idea

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

I’m sorry the Monday exercise is several days late.  I’ve been under the weather.

You’ll notice short stories picked for anthologies often have a central theme but aren’t obvious or direct interpretations.  So let’s try something new. 

Pick one of the ideas below, write down 4 – 6 ideas and then write a short story using one of the latter ideas.

The Princess and the Sweet Pea
The Prince and the Frog
Seagulls and Rabbits
Moving Day

Good luck!

~Amber

a late wednesday prompt

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Hello, sorry this is late.
This is a story starter, or an ender if you prefer. Again, feel free to change it if you see fit.
“There were two days left before the end of the world.”
Hope you enjoy it!
-crowdeddarkness




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