I’m a week late in posting my writing prompt for Monday. I hope you have fun with this one.

Write a story which involves a fortune teller machine. If you’re working on a novel, you can even write it into a scene.

Good luck!
~Amber

I’m a day late with the Monday exercise. This one is a bit different from ones we’ve done in the past.

At some point, you may have the opportunity to pitch your novel to a publishing house. But you only have three sentences. The trick is to use well constructed sentences – not ones that are 25 words each with lots of commas. These can also be used in your NaNoWriMo profiles. Can you do it?

Examples

• Red caped girl travels alone through the woods to see her ill grandmother. She successfully overcomes the obstacles set in her path and then finds a wolf inside her grandmother’s house. Only she can vanquish the wolf and save her grandmother.
• Treated like a servant by her stepfamily, Cinderella finds acceptance with her animal friends. The intervention of a fairy godmother allows Cinderella to attend the royal ball and find true love. Can she defy her stepfamily and live happily ever after?

Good luck!
~Amber

I’m late in posting Monday’s Writing Exercise.

So write about a bad habit in 500 words or less. Remember, it must have a beginning, a middle and an end to count as a short story.

Good luck!
~Amber

Use the following first line for your next story or novel. “I shouldn’t have opened the door.”

Good luck!
~Amber

For today let’s all use the same topic for this Monday’s writing exercise: mutant rabbits.

Good luck and happy writing!
~Amber

How was your Writo de Mayo?

We’re back to the regularly scheduled writing prompts so I thought today we’d try some flash fiction. Flash fiction tells a story with strong characters in approximately 1000 words or less.

So write about world domination in 850 words or less. Go!
~Amber

It’s Federal Tax Day in the United States which means people are filing late or running from the law like Wesley Snipes.

Take a character in a current piece of work and see how the person reacts to the law.  Either have them taken into custody or find out they’re wanted by the authorities.  You’ll really find out a lot about your character in this stressful situation.

Good luck,
Amber

Happy Monday!

It’s now officially spring so the days are getting longer.  Let’s say goodbye to winter with a drabble.  What’s a drabble?  A drabble is a short story told in exactly 100 words.  That’s right.  100 words for a beginning, middle and end.

Good luck!
~Amber

The First Line provides a first line for writers.  The editors pick the best short stories from the submissions to be published.

I challenge you to use the first line to write the best story you can and submit it.  The deadline is May 1st.

Good luck!
~Amber

Editors with a themed issue often have several submissions similar in nature.  That’s often because those writers ran with the first idea that popped into their heads.

So for this exercise, write down six statements or sentences based on the words given below then cross off the first three.  You can only write one of the last three ideas you had.

dog
oscar
madagascar
believe
dream

As always, you’re free to share your exercise results if you want.
~Amber