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

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

Flash fiction is a short story told in as few words as possible. It can vary from 6 words to a 1000 depending on the publication.

Take the following words to write a story (with beginning, middle and end) that is 850 words or less.

Swede
conserve
box
five

Good luck!
~Amber

Yes, late again!

So you’re walking along the street and up ahead is a lighthouse. Suddenly the path in front of you folds (as in folding paper, not the poker term). Describe what you see.

–Dobbin477

Currently it is raining outside where I live. So let’s pretend it’s raining, except the rain is pink. What does the area around you look like?
–Dobbin477

It’s summertime and things are starting to grow! You’re walking and see a flower. The flower says hello. What kind of dialog will you and the flower have? –Dobbin477 (better late than never )