It’s Writing Prompt Wednesday!
I started the prompts as a way to help other writers find inspiration, but I have found I enjoy the escape they provide as well. I’ve written 20 flash fiction pieces so far, and truly hope you find them useful as well as interesting.
This week’s prompt could be seen in a number of ways, and I look forward to seeing what you create!
Happy Writing!
I kept the promise I made to myself and wrote a couple of flash fiction pieces. I used them as a warm-up exercise as I pushed past that third act hurdle I have been struggling with…
The Sis made note that I always set up the story without any follow through; she wants to know more, which I appreciate. I suppose I could work on that, but I write about what the image entails, and with 200 words (or less) it’s hard to get into the story much beyond that. I hope you enjoy anyway. 🙂
Lost
The cavern smelled of death and rot, of days long since passed. Her nose twitched and she winced in response. A cool breeze wafted through swirling her hair about her and with it came expectation. The months of visions had all led her to this moment, and she could feel the vindication welling in her chest. There was light illuminating the cave before her, and she stood up at the bow of the small rowboat eager to see what would reveal itself beyond. She knew it was there.
The few sailors she had aligned herself with rowed a bit faster and she held the lantern up a bit higher. The edge of the cave was like an open mouth; jagged rocks reached upward and hung menacingly from above. She held her breath as her eyes adjusted to the light and then she gasped. There she was. The prized Jewel. She had long been lost, but no longer.
The Portal
I couldn’t remember how we had arrived in this place. I was upon my back, everything ached, and as I looked around I found my companions in similar positions upon the ground around me. Nothing was as it should be; the sky was yellow, the trees beheld faces, and the air smelled of ash. I winced with each movement as I rose to my feet. That was when I was able to take in our surroundings more fully.
There was a tower of sorts that held a world within it; starry sky, a sea of clouds, and a beautiful sunrise in the distance. It clearly held a more sinister purpose as I noticed the trail of blood leading inward from the stairs. The tower was taller than any structure I had ever encountered before, and it appeared as if there were people on the ramparts above. I had the distinct uneasy feeling that they were watching us. Along with the doorway cut into the sky itself on one side and a castle alight with an inferno on the other, my mind reeled. I drew my sword and took an unsteady step forward.
Happy Writing!
As many of you know by now, I love history and lost worlds, and when I found this image, of course I was immediately intrigued. A little Goonies reference perhaps? I fully intend to write a couple flash fictions this week based on the images I’ve posted recently, so remember to share what you create as well! I look forward to seeing your imaginations at work!
Happy Writing!
Last week sort of passed me by and I didn’t even realize I hadn’t posted a Writing Prompt until Friday. My apologies to those who find them helpful or just interesting. I’ve been pin happy on Pinterest, so you can click the link to the right (or here) to see all the new stuff happening over there for more inspiration.
For my new friends, if you’d like to see some of the prompts I’ve posted in the past, there are a few highlighted on my page to the right, or you can type in Writing Prompt into the search bar to see all the others and join in the Writing Prompt Challenge fun!
I can’t wait to see what you come up for this one. I found this image so interesting. Remember to link your stories or share below so we can all enjoy!
Happy Writing!
So in keeping with my goals of getting back on track, I offer you the following image for this week’s Writing Prompt. I have really missed these…and I can’t wait to see what you create!
For those of you unfamiliar with the purpose of the prompt, I find what I think are interesting pictures, post them, then ask you to share whatever you create from the inspiration I hope you find in it. I also share my own writing; short stories that I like to call flash fiction – under 200 words with little thought or editing. And I fully plan on writing a few this week, because this non-writing thing is nonsense. 😉
Happy Writing!
First of all, for all of you who have been so patient with me, I’d like to say…
I am finally moving into my new place this weekend. I cannot even begin to tell you how excited and relieved I am for this. All that routine that I’ve been missing will finally return. The chance to sleep on a normal bed again instead of an air mattress, or the opportunity to have access to all my clothes will be so nice. The hope of two weeks that turned into two months was too long.
So stay tuned, lots of things coming, I promise. Especially my review of Dragon Age Inquisition, which sadly, I haven’t been able to play as much as I’d like, and you all know how excited I was for its release. It’s awesome, by the way. New images for Writing Prompts will start to flow again, as will the accepting the challenges in that flash fiction style I’ve enjoyed so much, more writing tips, and a few more movie reviews are all in the works.
So thanks for not abandoning me in my absence. I can’t wait to get back on track and see what you’ve all been up to as well.
Keep up the good work! I wish you all the best!
It’s been a while, I know, and I have missed this part of my blog. I like finding images I hope you’ll find inspiring, and when I decided to take up the Writing Prompt Challenges myself, I was encouraged to continue…and here we are, No# 40.
I’ve been doing some soul searching the past few days as I lost one of my dearest friends on Thursday. We had been friends 25 years and since my moving back to Las Vegas, we had talked about getting together and reuniting our old group of friends, but just hadn’t made it happen. I was taken aback on Friday morning when I popped on Facebook for a quick minute before doing work and the top post was in regards to his passing. It hit me hard, and really got me thinking about life in general. I suppose that’s natural when someone dies unexpectedly.
Tomorrow isn’t promised. We shouldn’t wait to do the things we want. Everyday is a new beginning to make changes. Appreciate the ones you love. Find your passion.
So you may be wondering what this has to do with my writing prompt. I’ve been slacking. I’ve lost my passion for my writing, and I’m blaming a job, and the fact that we’re still staying with my friend because we haven’t found a place to live. I don’t have my normal routine, things are sort of chaotic, and hence my writing has been relegated to the furthest recesses of my mind. I don’t even think about it most days, and that is sad. I’m not going to get philosophical, but my friend’s death did put some things into perspective for me, and (more) changes are coming.
So in my continuing effort to get back on track it’s time to start writing again and rekindle my love! Here is this week’s prompt that will hopefully inspire –
I wish you all well, my friends!
Hello, my friends!
As the pressures of moving and all things associated set in, I find myself a little scattered. So I will apologize in advance for the sprinkling of posts over the next few weeks. Of course this all occurs after celebrating blogging for a year, when I’d like to keep up the momentum, but you know how life can be funny like that sometimes…
To tide you over in the interim, here’s this week’s Writing Prompt. This image inspires a few different ideas for me, so hopefully I’ll be able to find some time to write. Wanna join me?
Happy Writing!
This one spoke to me today…Are you inspired?
Join me in my Writing Prompt Challenge series. If any of the images get those creative juices flowing, share it with us!
Happy Writing!
As you are probably aware by now, I am wildly fond of imagery. It may be why I’m a screenwriter in particular, it’s all about the visual. I wanted to share the images I had been collecting all these years in the hopes they might inspire a fellow writer. I, myself, had thought little of writing anything from the prompts, but once I did, I found myself enjoying the escape.
As I’ve been struggling with a rewrite, continuing to say I’m a writer when I don’t write anything else was growing tiresome to my own ears. So I decided to take on the challenge I was hoping others would partake in and started writing flash fiction pieces; under 200 words, with little forethought or editing. Just quick and dirty. For my new friends, you can find those I’ve written so far under the Excerpts section under Writing Prompts. And if you’re inspired by any of the images, please create and share!
I have continued onto a new chapter in Dragon Age fanfic, and I just added my spec script for the tv series Alias. You can click here to read it if you’re interested, or find it under the Excerpts section as well. I was encouraged by a fellow writer and Alias fan to share it, and I was always rather proud of the story. It was written when the show was still on the air as a spec.
That’s a little update and now it’s on to this week’s Writing Prompt…I purchased a postcard of this artwork from a museum when I traveled through Europe in my younger days. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was the one to share this week. It may be in part because I’m trying to get into a romantic frame of mind to finish that rewrite. 😉
I look forward to reading the stories your wonderful minds might create!
Happy Writing!
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