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Prompts for the week of May 16th, 2013

Prompt
Create a short story from one or more of the following prompts.
It will all work out for the best
If I had a nickel for every time I heard
If mother’s have eyes in the back of their heads, then what do dads have?
How far is too far and how far is not far enough?
What in the world was I thinking?

Five Words
Create a short story using these five words, have fun.
Fire hose, apocalypse, closet, microwave, armadillo

The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday at 10:30am. Please join us! If you would like to participate but can’t attend consider sending submissions to vogelam@oplin.org.

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Prompts for the week of May 9th, 2013

Prompt
Create a short story from one or more of the following prompts.
Where ever you go I will follow
Moving down the lane
Navigating the tunnels of my mind
The big red barn sat silently

Five Words
Create a short story using these five words, have fun.
Valley, submission, reference, wildflowers, raven

The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thurs. at 10:30am. Please join us. If you would like to participate remotely, just email your submissions to vogelam@oplin.org.

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Prompts for the week of April 25th, 2013

Prompt
This week we will pick a person. Each of you will pick a person from the pictures that I bring in. I want you to create an identity for that person. Tell us who they are, what they are like, give them a background etc. Then the next week you will put them into a story.
Ex. Linda came from a long line of black haired ravens. She always wore it long, thereby enticing the boys to pull on it every chance they got. She was from a large family where even her brothers were considered beautiful.
When she graduated high school it was assumed that she would go to college but Linda had other ideas. Etc., etc., etc.

Five Words
Create a short story using these five words, have fun.
Journal, confident, awkward, revolutionary, Persian cat

The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday and 10:30am. Please join us. If you can’t join us, please feel free to create something from the prompts and share by email to vogelam@oplin.org.

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Prompts for the week of April 4th, 2013

Prompt
Create short story using one or more of the following:
The total cost is
Your first mistake
Don’t confuse your
An undisputed truth
Just what would you suggest?
Five Words
Create a short story using these five words, have fun.
Victory, remove, thought, power, owls
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday at 10:30am. Please join us. If you can’t join us, please feel free to create something from the prompts and share by email to vogelam@oplin.org.

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Prompts for the week of April 4th, 2013

Prompt
Create short story using one or more of the following:
The total cost is
Your first mistake
Don’t confuse your
An undisputed truth
Just what would you suggest?
Five Words
Create a short story using these five words, have fun.
Victory, remove, thought, power, owls

The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday at 10:30am. Please join us! If you would like to participate but can’t come to the branch you may email your submissions to Amy Vogel at vogelam@oplin.org

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Prompts for the week of March 28th, 2013

Prompt
Create short story using one or more of the following.
Forever and always I will
Why?
Can he really do that?
What is forever for?

Five Words
Create a short story using these five words, have fun
Traction, metal, coincide, remember, koala bear.

This week let’s work on describing rather than defining words.
This week let’s describe a setting sun.

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Prompts for the week of March 21st, 2013

Prompt
Create short story using one or more of the following.
From sea to shining sea
I’m getting married tomorrow
You have what kind of a collection?
At Easter time we always

Five Words
Create a short story using these five words, have fun.
Tradition, classic, branch, commitment, armadillo
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets Thursdays at 10:30am. Please join us! Email vogelam@oplin.org to let us know if you’ve written anything using these prompts.

This week let’s work on describing rather than defining words.
This week let’s describe types of love.

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Prompts for the week of March 14th, 2013

Prompt
Create a story from one or more of the following prompts.
It is what it is, or, it was what it was
Just the smell of the new car
He was wearing a black robe when he opened the door
Sorry, this is personal

Five Words
Create a short story using these five words, have fun.
Voyage, calendar, warped, teacup, gold fish

This week let’s work on describing rather than defining words.
Ex: Rose, a beautiful flower given as a token of love, especially on Valentine’s Day. (definition)
(description)
Long flowing stem with soft red petals tightly twisted.
The sharp thorns only add to the beauty of the delicate flower with its many petals unfolding.
This Weeks word: ROCKING CHAIR

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Prompts for the week of February 21st, 2013

Prompt
In honor of the recent Chinese New Year, we will pass out fortune cookies. Create a short story using the fortune you receive. Good luck and have fun!!!!!!!
For those of you who won’t be attending, this will be a good excuse to go out for a Chinese dinner!!!!!

Five Words
Create a short story using these five words, have fun.
Leadership, vista, event, process, firefly
As always, have fun!
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets Thursdays at 10:30am. Please join us!

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Prompts for the week of February 14th, 2013

Prompt
This week is all about love. Using one or more of the following prompts, create a short story about love.
Love is a many splendored thing
Love waits
When you love someone
True love only knocks once
The many ways of love
Love me, love my———
What is love
FIVE WORDs
Create a short story using these five words:
Hearts, flowers, candy, kisses, teddy bear
HAVE FUN!
Remember to work on our continuing stories
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday at 10:30am. Pleas join us.