Williamsburg Creative Writing Group
Prompts for the week of October 20, 2011
Prompt
Third person-the “He, She” voice; the most commonly used voice
He went to work while she stayed home.
Create a short story using third person.
Five Words
Create a short story using these five words:
Cheese, dollars, chimes, diploma, cardinal
HAVE FUN!
Williamsburg Creative Writing Group
Prompts for the week of September 29th, 2011
Prompt
In honor of the fall season, create a short story about fall. Practice writing in first person. Pick a topic or create your own.
Fall leaves, collecting them, admiring them, painting them, etc.
Fall trip, to see the leaves in the mountains, the New England stages, or just a trip that is taken in the fall season because of the weather and has nothing to do with the leaves, etc.
What it feels like, smells like, reminds you of, takes you to, makes you feel, etc.
Remember to take us with you
Five Words:
Create a short story using these five words:
Pumpkin, bowl, gym shoes, cast, cat fish
HAVE FUN!
Short Story by Bunnie Bolender:
Out of This World
He came down in a beam of light. At first I could not tell there was even someone there,
The light was so bright. There was this golden shimmering light that woke me from my sleep.
And then I heard his voice. It was magnificent, deep, resonant. It touched a chord in my
Heart, in my very soul. The sound of it was so persuasive. He spoke my name.
Then when my eyes became accustomed to the brilliance of his illumination, I saw him.
He was beautiful beyond all comprehension. He was tall, beautiful brown hair,
Unblemished complexion, smooth, tanned skin, dressed in flowing robes. I was totally in
Awe of him I was in his power.
He asked nothing o me but that I believe.
I believe.
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning knew a thing or two about poetry when she wrote Sonnet 43. Most of us, myself included, find the thought of writing and understanding poetry, rather daunting! If you want to know the how-to’s of poetry writing, the New Richmond branch library River City Writers’ Group is beginning a poetry series. Learn all about alliteration, meter, and verse. The group meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 6 p.m. The writing prompt for September 19th is to write “what poetry is to you.”
In the meantime, find books on writing poetry.
Create a short story using one of the following prompts:
If I could do anything I would
If I could have anything, I’d have
If I could go anywhere, I’d go to
Of all the things in my life, the most precious is
Five words:
Create a short story using these five words:
Peculiar, paycheck, needlepoint, ignite turtle
HAVE FUN!
It’s time to get our animals involved. They have feelings too. They have expressions and some of them even talk to us. Create a story about an animal.
How a cat was saved by the fire department and what the cat had to say about it!!!
How a dog saved the day, or was just what someone needed in the way of a companion.
How a horse carried you to places unknown. How a horse reacts to its’ training.
These are only a few ideas, think up your own or give us a true story about your pet remembering to introduce us to the animal.
Five words:
Create a short story using these five words:
Daytime, cough syrup, penthouse, ink cartridge, gorilla
HAVE FUN!
Prompt
Let’s continue to explore different genres. Venture again this week, where you haven’t gone before. Remember to take us with you!!!
Let your creativity flow with a person
Create a satire, or something else humorous
Perhaps a personal essay or the beginnings of a memoir
Five Words
Create a short story using these five words:
Stripes, grammar, gem stones, painter, donkey
HAVE FUN!
Try something different this week. Venture where you haven’t gone before. Be sure to take us with you!!
Write a short romance
Write a short mystery
Write a short expose’
Five words
Create a short story using these five words:
Light house, roses, artichoke, gun, goat
HAVE FUN!
WM Creative Writing prompts for the week of Aug. 11, 2011:
Begin and/or end your story with the following:
Well, for the love of Pete,
Zip, zip, zip, that’s how it went
What was your reaction when you heard
And the tomatoes are doing fine
Five words:
Create a short story using these five words:
Sticks, clay, hair spray, spoon rest, diamond ring
HAVE FUN!
Prompts for the week of August 4, 2011:
Prompts:
Begin and/or end your story with the following:
Create a short story using these five words:
Laundy, tomatoes, ditch digger, lighthouse, penguin
HAVE FUN!
Prompt:
Write a happy story. It can be a true story or a story that you create. Be sure we feel the happiness. Take us there so that we can be with the characters.
Create a short story using these five words:
Eraser, swimming pool, dictionary, bubble gum, ferret
HAVE FUN!