Happy New Year!

Here’s your first writing prompt of the year.

The Prompt

Use the title The Cruelest Month and set your timer for 30 minutes. Write a story with a beginning, middle and an end

Tips

• Spend five minutes brainstorming a character, a situation, a problem, and then start writing.
• At the ten minute mark, make sure you’re moving into the meat of the story, complicating your character’s life.
• At the twenty minute mark, start writing your way to the finale. Even if the story is sketchy, start planning your ending, and race towards it.
• Spend a few minutes reading over the story, making notes on things you might like to change/add.
• Revel in your ability to tell a story!