WRITING PROMPTS FOR THE WEEKEND
- WRITE A STORY ABOUT SOMEONE WHO WENT FOR A JOB INTERVIEW, BUT FOUND OUT THAT HER EX IS THE MD OF THE COMPANY.
- SET YOUR STORY IN A REMOTE VILLAGE WHERE YOUR CHARACTER TOOK HIS STUDENTS FOR AN EXCURSION, BUT ENDED UP MARRYING THE KING’S DAUGHTER.
- YOUR CHARACTER HAD A FLIGHT TO CATCH, BUT JUST AS THE TIME OF HIS DEPARTURE APPROACHES, HE UNCOVERS AN AGE-LONG FAMILY SECRET.
- IMAGINE YOUR CHARACTER IS LOST IN SOLILOQUY, NEGOTIATING WITH TIME AS THOUGH IT WERE HUMAN. START YOUR STORY WITH THIS LINE: ‘I PROMISE TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU.’
I WISH YOU A FULFILLING WRITING WEEKEND AS YOU ATTEMPT ANY OF THE STORIES ABOVE.
ACCORDING TO JODI PICOULT:
‘YOU CAN ALWAYS EDIT A BAD PAGE. YOU CAN’T EDIT A BLANK PAGE.’ —