Writing prompts are a great way to get a little creative writing done on a regular basis.
All you need to do is choose a new prompt each morning, then use it as the basis for a short story, or it might even give you a great idea for a new novel.
Try these new prompts this week.
1. My twin brother was missing. I went to the beach to be alone to think. Where could he have gone? I wondered.
2. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Everyone knows that. But what do you do when life gives you 1,000 pounds of steer manure, dumped on your front lawn in the middle of the night?
3. Our house had been T.P.ed before. It was no big deal. So why did it feel like a big deal this time? Was it because the toilet paper they’d used last night was so cheap?
4. “What was in the wallet that was stolen, Mr. Jones?” the police officer asked me. “Cash? Credit cards?”
I gulped and shook my head. “Something much more valuable,” I said.
5. Our neighbor was a bit odd. But as far as we knew, he’d never done anything like this before.
6. Larry, my ex-boyfriend, shouted in amazement as he pointed at the guy with the sunglasses. “That’s him? That’s the guy you dumped me for?”
7. Dad nodded at the clock on the desk. “You’ve got 2 minutes to explain yourself, young man,” he said to me.
8. Everyone knew Miranda was selfish. But they didn’t know she was just plain greedy!
9. As soon as the minister declared us husband and wife, I knew I’d just made the biggest mistake of my life. But there was nothing I could do about it now.
10. Gary looked at his watch. If things had gone according to plan at the hospital a few minutes ago, he was a free man now.
Enjoy!
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