The Prompt
Today you’re going to write a story inspired by a song.
Pick a song you have some emotional connection to. Pull up the lyrics or look at the album art, and think about what kind of story you could tell around it.
- You could tell the story of the song;
- you could take a character like the ‘narrator’ of the song;
- you could take a single phrase from the song and build a story around it;
- you could write an ‘answer’ song, in which you use some of the aspects of the original song, its images, language, or characters, and tell us what happened next, or take the opportunity to argue with the premise of the song.
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Julie Duffy
Julie Duffy is a writer and the host of StoryADay and nothing makes her happier than the opportunity to sing and participate in any kind of music.
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