Prompts for the week of January 31st, 2013
Prompt
Create a short story from one or more of following prompts.
The hassle of being charitable
She was such a graceful hostess
He was the perfect age
The candlelight is even better
Now I call that positive
FIVE WORDs
Create a short story using these five words:
Mastering, eternity, protection, fashion, goose
HAVE FUN!
The Williamsburg Creative Group meets at the Williamsburg Branch every Thursday at 10:30am. Please join us!
Prompts for the week of January 17th, 2013
Prompt
Now that the holidays are over and the New Year has begun, let’s have some fun. This week I want you to begin a story. It doesn’t need to be very a long but at least a page. Then we will pass them to another person so they may add to the story. We will continue this until all of the stories are complete so it may take several weeks. In the meantime I will continue to give out prompts that will be in addition to this ongoing story. This week’s prompts are:
The red devil and his sweet Lula Mae
Mary had a what?
I would if I could, but if I couldn’t then what?
How many days will it take?
FIVE WORDs
Create a short story using these five words:
Flaming, recommendation, steward, brother, parakeet
HAVE FUN!
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thurs. at 10:30am. Please join us!
Prompts for the week of January 10th, 2013
Prompt
Create a story out of the New Year. Choose from one or more of the following and let your creative juices flow. Have fun!!!
What will this New Year do for me?
What will I accomplish in this New Year?
It was the best year of my life
When I think back it really wasn’t that bad
The year of all years was
Boy was I glad that year ended
I can’t wait to see what’s ahead in this New Year
FIVE WORDs
Create a short story using these five words:
Endeavor, climate, patronage, security, frog
HAVE FUN!
Prompts for the week of December 27th, 2012
Prompt
Create a story from one or more of the following Christmas Songs.
Let it snow
Away in a manger
Jingle bells
White Christmas
Oh Christmas tree
Rock-n around the Christmas tree
FIVE WORDS
Create a short story using these five words:
Garland, hovering, garb, sandals, camel
HAVE FUN!
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday at 10:30am. Please join us!
Prompts for the week of December 6th, 2012
Prompt
This is the scene. There are three women in a beauty parlor. Linda is the hairdresser. Mary Sue is the customer she is working on, and Mrs. Markem is an elderly woman who is waiting. Create a story; tell us about each of these people so that we can see who they are. Create a dialogue between them. Have fun.
FIVE WORDS
Create a short story using these five words:
Rattle, sneak, register, blank, Doberman
HAVE FUN!
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday at 10:30am. Please join us!
The next meeting of the Amelia Writer’s Group will be on December 11th at 6:00 p.m.
During the November meeting Brooks Rexroat talked about writing motivation and inspiration. You can see his presentation on his website - http://brooksrexroat.com/ under academic presentations.
Also, check out the new INK TANK/ reading series. Founded by Mr. Rexroat, this series The series, is free and open to the public at the the 1215 Wine Bar and Coffee Lab on Vine Street.. The series will include established featured authors from around the Midwest region and emerging writers from Cincinnati. For more information, you can go to the webiste – https://www.facebook.com/InkTankReadingSeries.
Try these writing prompts for December.
1. Describe a special Christmas morning.
2. Play out the life story of a little boy crying at the top of his lungs because his mother won’t buy him a plastic fireman’s hat.
3. Write about the only time you hosted Thanksgiving—and how it went so terribly wrong. Start with the line, “For my first Thanksgiving as host, I bought the biggest turkey they had in the store,” and end your story with “And that’s why we all ate hamburgers.
Five Words – black friday, smoke, local deli, presents, motorcycle
Williamsburg Creative Writing Group
Prompts for the week of November 15th, 2012
Prompt
Are you ready for Turkey Day? I have a lot to be thankful for. Here are your Thanksgiving Day prompts for the Thursday before the big day.
Tell us about your favorite Thanksgiving.
What is the worst side dish?
Is it dressing or is it stuffing?
If I could go back in time and change the first Thanksgiving I would———-
What was your deep fried turkey experience?
FIVE WORDS
Create a short story using these five words:
Friends, Pilgrim, rifle, cemetery, turkey
HAVE FUN!
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday at 10:30am. Please join us!
Williamsburg Creative Writing Group
Prompts for the week of November 8th, 2012
Prompt
I hope that all of you made it out to vote. In honor of one of our most sacred responsibilities, our prompts are all about love of Country and voting.
Why should I vote or not vote?
What is the proper dress code for voting?
If I could design a postage stamp, what would it be?
The funniest thing I ever saw at a polling place——-
What is the dumbest political add you’ve seen?
FIVE WORDS
Create a short story using these five words:
War, calipers, Veteran, fool, weasel
HAVE FUN!
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday 10:30am-12:30pm. Everyone is welcome
Prompts for the week of October 25th, 2012
Prompt
In honor of Halloween, let’s create a story using candy as our prompts. Using one or more of the following prompts, give us your best Halloween story. It can be fun or scary, you decide. Always remember to make us see it, as though we were there and to feel it as though we were touching it. Describe any smells that might be lingering on the moonless night. Have fun.
Candy corn popcorn balls
Laffy taffy milky way
Jelly belly sweet tart
Gummy worms whoppers
Carmel apples Bit-o-honey
FIVE WORDS
Create a short story using these five words:
Goblin, witches brew, broom, pumpkin, black horse
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday 10:30am-12:30pm. Everyone is welcome
Prompts for the week of October 4th, 2012
Prompt
This week let’s see what we can do with slogans. Use one or more of the following or use one or more of your own.
Let go and let God
One day at a time
Keep it simple
Listen and learn
Easy does it
FIVE WORDS
Create a short story using these five words:
Patience, vengeance, tradition, courage, peacock
HAVE FUN!
We want to send our thanks to Keith Maginn, the young author who shared his knowledge and time with us last week. We wish him much success.
The Williamsburg Creative Writing Group meets every Thursday 10:30am-12:30pm. Everyone is welcome.