Writing Prompt #7: Comical Imitation
Now that we are in the glorious month of November, it is time for yet another writing prompt. I thought I’d be silly this time around. Here goes: Write a humorous short story in your favorite genre doing your best impression of Douglas Adams. I think this one will be a lot of fun. Go wild, everyone. Seriously! I might have something for this by the end of the month. Have fun, and feel free to let me know if you’re taking part in the comments.
Writing Prompt #6: Random Death
Well, now that we’re in the month of October, it’s high time for yet another writing prompt! This month’s prompt is to write a short story or novel chapter involving the following: An unknown person is found stabbed to death. Seem simple enough, right? So have at it! You’ve got the rest of the month. Let me know if you’re taking part in the comments!
Writing Prompt #5: LGBTQ
In honor of the Outer Alliance, here is this month’s writing prompt: Write a story of any length that involves a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer character or theme, in a positive light. That means don’t write an anti-LGBT story, though you certainly could write a story dealing with the trails of LGBT life or the conflicts between anti-LGBT and pro-LGBT individuals. And there you have it. Straightforward and possibly a lot of fun to do. Have at it!
Writing Prompt #4: Cross-Genre Goodness
There will be no word limit on this prompt. Why? Because it’s completely unnecessary. But this will be a fun prompt nonetheless. Your job is to do the following: Write a short story crossing your favorite genre of fiction with a genre that most represents your favorite genre’s exact opposite. Determining the opposite is entirely up to you, and you could almost argue for any combination. Go with your gut feeling. Does adventure fiction seem like the polar opposite of romance to you? Then go with that! Either way, you have to try something new, and that’s the point of this prompt! So have at it and feel free to let me know in the comments if you plan on joining in.
Writing Prompt #3 (July 2009): 2,000 Word Challenge
I thought everyone would find a less restrictive challenge more interesting. Most of the ones I’ve posted have been for exceptionally short pieces, so this one is a bit more open. There is still a theme, though, but I’m making that more simplistic as well. I think these prompts will be monthly and we’ll see how many people decide to join in. This month’s theme is: Reverberations Use that however you see fit, whether metaphorically are literally. Doesn’t matter, just write something! Let me know in the comments if you’re participating, and if you want to post your story here, go for it! Have fun!
Writing Prompt #2: 500-word Story Challenge
If you missed my first writing prompt last month, make sure to check it out here and write something for it. This month the writing prompt is: Tell a steampunk revenge story involving a meerkat and a dog walker. Interpret that as you want. Steampunk seems to be a repetitive theme these days, though, but I suspect that the next writing prompt will have nothing to do with it, if such a thing can be helped. I will add my entry later. Remember, you have 500 words to tell a story using the prompt above. Keep it simple! Now have at it and leave your stories in the comments section or post them on your blog and leave a comment with the link. Oh, and have fun!