Today’s prompt is a whole scenario with a named character and a tricky situation. Your job is to decide who this character is and how they will ultimately react. I’m really curious to see how different people deal with this, so please do post either the story or a link to your version in the … Continue reading “[Writing Prompt] Writing From A Scenario – Lorina’s Story”
StoryADay May Guest Writing Prompt Fact Sheet Interested in providing a writing prompt for participants in this year’s StoryADay May? Great! Here’s more information: The prompt can be any thing you like: a scenario, a word, a picture, a list of unrelated ideas, or anything that might spark a story. In previous years, StoryADay May … Continue reading “Guest Prompt Factsheet”
Thanks for your interest in providing a prompt for the StoryADay Challenge 2023. Every May hundreds of writers take part in the StoryADay May–challenging themselves to become more productive and more creative by writing a story a day for a month. The 2023 lineup already includes Mary Robinette Kowal, KB Carle, Rachel Swearingen, and Sarah … Continue reading “Guest Writing Prompts”
If you’re serious about your writing, doesn’t it seem like you should be working on your novel or the story-you-want-to-get-published rather than messing about with writing prompts? Respectfully, no. Using writing prompts has many benefits, if you’re getting good prompts and you know how to use them. Good vs. ‘Meh’ Immodestly, I’ll dispense with the … Continue reading “6 Ways Writing Prompts Can Inspire Your Best Writing”
How to keep going as we enter Week 2 of the StoryADay May challenge (hint: it’s about purpose); and how to work with writing prompts. ::Links:: Writing Prompt (The Bridge): https://storyaday.org/2021-day-01 Writing Prompt (A Happy Story): https://storyaday.org/2021-day-07 Writing Prompt (Scenario): https://storyaday.org/2021-day-08 Story: The PILGRIM’s Guide To Mars by Monique Cuillerier: https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-75a-the-pilgrims-guide-to-mars-by-monique-cuillerier/ Ready to write today, … Continue reading “Working with Writing Prompts”
Guest Prompt Thank you so much for your interest in providing a prompt for the StoryADay May challenge Need more info?Read the factsheet Enter Prompt In Form Now F. A. Q. What kind of writing prompt should I provide? Prompts for StoryADay May can be anything from a word to a picture or a list … Continue reading “Guest Prompt Form”
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