#write30 – Macguffin
This prompt is adapted from Peter Bunzl’s creative writing prompt. A Macguffin is a valuable object that drives the story. The hero and villain take action to try and possess… Read more »
Category: WRITE30
#write30 – In Their Shoes
Imagine your character… As a child responding to parental authority. If they are already a child, then imagine them as an adult reacting to laws of their land. Facing their… Read more »
#write30 – Back to Basics
Write a story inspired by one of these prompts. You can write an outline or flash fiction. You can write a scene from the story. You can write the opening… Read more »
#write30 – List Mash-ups
Before you read any further, pick a number from 1 to 9. Got it? Now pick an alphabet from A to I. Using the number you chose, find out which… Read more »
#write30 – Lost and Found
Imagine your character finding something that belongs to someone else on the street (or a bus or train or on the beach). Or they could be scouring in a charity… Read more »
#write30 – Death is another form of living
This prompt comes two days before Halloween and forces you to think about the D word. The prompts below come from the book The Wild Mind by Natalie Goldberg. You… Read more »
#write30 – In Conversation
Your character is having a deep conversation with someone they barely know…
#write30 – Creating Character
Create a setting for one or more of the following and furnish a place with their character. I.e. you create the character through the observation of the setting.
#write30 – Celebrations & Commemorations
Use the list as a starting point to think of random ideas that you can use for a new story or a new poem or a scene in your existing manuscript. Jot down your ideas.