Friday, May 31, 2013

Prompt No. 5

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Write an action scene between a person on the shores of a beach and a surfer in the water. Is the person on the sand a lifeguard or tanner? Does something terrible happen to the surfer in the water or does the action start when he or she comes back to shore?     
 
Goal: 20 minutes

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Prompt No. 4

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Write about a ghost in a school hallway. What does this ghost do to scare the kids in the school?

Goal: 1000 words or less

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Prompt No. 3

Write about a struggling writer. What are they struggling with? The so-called "great American novel?" Finding a publisher? Depression? Mice in the attic? Take your pick.
 
Pssst! You can write about yourself!

Goal: 30 minutes

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Prompt No. 2

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Write about a boy and his dog lost in the woods. Somehow, the dog must save the boy. But from what?
 
Goal: 1200 words or less

Monday, May 27, 2013

Prompt No. 1

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Write a conversation between a man and a woman who are dating. The woman has a secret that she wants to tell the man. The man already knows this secret.
 
Goal: 15-20 minutes