The Prompt Writer

Posted By Christine (Who am I?) on August 31, 2011

Happy September!!!  I love this month because the seasons start to change, the sky gets a little more dramatic, and I celebrate another birthday.  I know women my age aren’t supposed to be happy about that, but what the heck.  I have no problem telling the world that I’ll be turning 43 this month. 

I still don’t have the whole month planned out yet, but I am working on it.  I do know that our Thursdays are going to be for the NAVA movement.  I know, you’re not sure what that means, but it’s quite simple.  N.A.V.A. stands for Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb.  I’ll give you these items and you write the story around it.  I’m still working on ideas for the rest of the week, but you know me, I’ll get there…….eventually.  LOL

1.) Board, Flat, Dashed, Sideways
2.) Motorcycle, Wooden, Landed, Jealously
3.) Tank, Silver, Sped, Now
4.) Hat, Furry, Twisting, Shortly
5.) Desk, Bent, Run, Yesterday
6.) Butterfly, Small, Jump, Openly
7.) Couch, Woven, Crushed, Backwards
8.) Milk, Sour, Dribble, Slowly
9.) Sandwich, Burnt, Slap, Soon
10.) Necklace, Pink, Chanting, Voraciously

Have Fun and Happy Writing!!!!!

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Tags: Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, Verbs, Writing Ideas, Writing Prompts

Posted By Christine (Who am I?) on August 30, 2011

It’s here, the end of August.  Can you believe it???  I didn’t think July would ever end and August seemed to fly by.  So here it is, the last post for this month, but not the last ever.  Starting tomorrow, we’ll have a whole new range of prompt ideas and categories.  Not sure what they are yet, but that’s how we roll.  GOOD-BYE AUGUST—HELLO SEPTEMBER

1.) Early evening—a dirt road
2.) February—a quiet restaurant
3.) 4:30 AM—a German village
4.) 1451 BC—Mesoamerica
5.) Yesterday—an old abandoned barn
6.) 2248 AD—the 4th space colony launched from the moon
7.) June—Just south of the Bermuda Triangle
8.) 9:38 PM—a small corner bar
9.) Christmas Day, 2012—Earth
10.) 1504 AD—Northern Scotland

Have fun kids and happy writing.  Be sure to come back during September and see what new things we’ll have in store.

Category: Time and Place, Weekly Prompts, Writing Prompts | 1 Comment »
Tags: Fiction Writing, Summer Writing Ideas, Things To Write About, Writing Prompts For August

Posted By Christine (Who am I?) on August 29, 2011

I had a little snafu yesterday.  I had intended to start a new theme for the week and totally spaced it off.  So we’ll start with the week’s theme today which is County Fairs.  Growing up in a rural community, I’m an expert at the county fair thing.  I love them!  They have charm, nostalgia, and a coziness that can’t be found in the big city events.  So come with me as I take us to The C0unty Fair for today’s horror flick ideas.

1.) A bale of hay, a horse, a speaker system
2.) A tiara, a dunk tank, a basket of apples
3.) A carriage, a funnel cake, a swingset
4.) A baseball cap, a broken fence, an empty pop can
5.) A tennis shoe, a wrist band, a flat tire
6.) A basketball, a bicycle, a horseshoe
7.) A money clip, a beer bottle, an empty cotton candy cone
8.) A stuffed animal, a purple ribbon, a broken fingernail
9.) A piece of glass, a golden ring, a badminton racket
10.) A coffee mug, a plastic baton, a torn banner

Have fun and happy writing!!!

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Tags: County Fair Prompts, Creative Writing Ideas, Writing Ideas, Writing Prompts

Posted By Christine (Who am I?) on August 28, 2011

It’s important to always remember that even though things come to an end, there’s always something new just beginning around the bend.  Though summer might be on the way out, the beauty that is autumn is working its way back in.  Everything old is new again.

1.) As the last boat left the harbor, the loneliness began to set in.
2.) Ryan loved this time of year though it had seemed hotter than normal.
3.) It was obvious that there was something in the air.
4.) Ralene stood beneath the neon sign where they had first met.
5.) As the summer began to wind its way down, Cassidy knew it was time to go home.
6.) Cleaning the Jacobys’ pool wasn’t just Stanley’s job, it was his passion.
7.) There was nothing more beautiful in his eyes than watching her saunter down to the lake.
8.) The evening sky lit up as though the gods themselves were again at war.
9.) Bobby watched out the window, hoping his mother would soon be home.
10.) It took thirteen grown men to pull that little old woman away from his side.

Have fun and happy writing.

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Tags: Beginning Lines, End Of Summer Prompts, Story Starters, Writing Prompts