If you’ve been playing along with my lists this month you should have:

1. A list of 10 Band Names
2. A list of Things Found in a Drawer

Today we’re going to make a list of titles. They can be short story or novel titles. These should be made up.

~Amber

Happy New Year!

December was kind of a slow month due to the holidays and recuperating from NaNoWriMo. Now that it’s January it’s time to jump back onto the writing wagon.

Today’s exercise is a really simple one to start things off. (And it will come back around later.)

Make a list of 10 band names.

As always, feel free to share your work or leave a comment that you did this exercise.
~Amber

We had so much fun a few months ago with first lines I thought we could work on some more. Below are some first lines. Rewrite them to make them more engaging to hook the reader.
~Amber

• The dog belly flopped into the pool.
• An alien zapped me with laser beams from his eyes.
• I couldn’t believe I was standing in front of my hero.
• Hail pelted the windows.
• We were going to be rock stars at any cost.

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 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