Musings of a Chocoholic Romance Author: Writing Prompts

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Writing Prompts

Kinda feeling in between right now, what with having sent off a manuscript...Have something like 3 WIPS started, mostly started as something to do when working on the now-subbed ms became overwhelming, but I think at least 2 of them have some merit, would be worth focusing upon after the ol' braincell settles on which one. Plus, life in the Laura Household is in a bit of an uproar at the moment, so as soon as Life stops interferring with my writing, I can't wait to dive into one of those WIPS.

In the meantime, I've always enjoyed coming up with writing prompts, so I'll give it a whirl today and maybe shake something loose - for you, for me - doesn't matter - I'm just along for awesome snackage. ;)

Writing Prompts

Pair your best childhood friend with your most recent ex, and see what happens in a fictional setting.

Humankind has colonized the Moon...

Sleeping Beauty, only SHE's a HE.

Shipwrecked...Who? Where? Why? How long? What happens?

Work the following into a short story: A dolphin, an oceanographer, a meteorite and another main character of your choice.

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It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with them.
~Isabel Colegate~

Stories have a beginning, a middle and an end. But not necessarily in that order.
~Robert Silverberg~

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Quotes About Writing

For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word. ~Catherine Drinker Bowen

Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing. ~Melinda Haynes

My purpose is to entertain myself first and other people secondly. ~John D. MacDonald

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else. ~Gloria Steinem

A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. ~Thomas Mann

Easy reading is damned hard writing. ~Anonymous

We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to. ~Somerset Maugham

Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. ~E. L. Doctorow

The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing. ~Ken MacLeod\

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. ~Robert A. Heinlein

Never throw up on an editor. ~Ellen Datlow

If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write. ~Stephen King

There are no rules in writing. There are useful principles. Throw them away when they're not useful. But always know what you're throwing away. ~Will Shetterly

Books are never finished, They are merely abandoned. ~Oscar Wilde

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. ~Jack London

If you wait for inspiration, you're not a writer, but a waiter. ~Anonymous

We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. ~Ernest Hemingway

You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing. ~Gene Wolfe