Prompted to Write http://www.promptedtowrite.com Writing Prompts for Stories, Songs, & Creative Living Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:03:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Prompted to Write: The Creative Writing Prompts Book http://www.promptedtowrite.com/contributions-announcements/prompted-to-write-the-creative-writing-prompts-book/ http://www.promptedtowrite.com/contributions-announcements/prompted-to-write-the-creative-writing-prompts-book/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:03:31 +0000 admin http://www.promptedtowrite.com/?p=156 We are thrilled to announce that, as of today, our very first creative writing prompt book is available on Amazon. If you’ve enjoyed the prompts here over the years, we think you’ll like the new book.

Get Prompted to Write: Truly Unusual Creative Writing Prompts

If you’ve already purchased a copy, don’t hesitate to let us know what you think. For the last few months, we’ve been developing this book and another one simultaneously, and this is the first one to be completed. The other is a bit of a secret at the moment, but it won’t be long before it’s available, too.

]]> http://www.promptedtowrite.com/contributions-announcements/prompted-to-write-the-creative-writing-prompts-book/feed/ 0 The Green Pond http://www.promptedtowrite.com/places/the-green-pond/ http://www.promptedtowrite.com/places/the-green-pond/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:58:37 +0000 admin http://www.promptedtowrite.com/?p=154 One day while hiking in the forest, you find yourself hopelessly lost.  Landmarks that were there just seconds before seem to have vanished into thin air. You spot a small hole  in some  dense bushes, and you continue in that direction. When you get closer, you can see that it’s actually a very small tunnel.  Although your instincts tell you it could be dangerous, your body is already climbing through the tunnel. When you get to the end, you see an enormous open area in the middle of the forest.  Everything is vibrant and colorful, and a small stream flows with water that is…green?

At first you suspect the water merely looks green due to reflections, but you quickly realize the liquid itself is bright green.  What’s going on here? What have you stumbled upon?

Give us 100 words in the comments (though more are always welcome), or blog your entry and let us know where to find it

Splish
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]]> http://www.promptedtowrite.com/places/the-green-pond/feed/ 0 Not Your Ordinary Rubik’s Cube http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/not-your-ordinary-rubiks-cube/ http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/not-your-ordinary-rubiks-cube/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:18:42 +0000 admin http://www.promptedtowrite.com/?p=151 Everyone knows the Rubik’s Cube, but few have met THIS Rubik’s Cube. Many of those who have are no longer with us. That’s because this Rubik’s Cube kills those who try to move the stickers. However, the rewards for those who solve it are great.

Your character finds this very unusual Rubik’s Cube. What happens next?

Give us the first 100 words in the comments, or post your story on your blog and let us know where to find it!

ЯRubiks Cube
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]]> http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/not-your-ordinary-rubiks-cube/feed/ 0 The Ticket http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/the-ticket/ http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/the-ticket/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:12:33 +0000 admin http://www.promptedtowrite.com/?p=148 One day, you receive a strange plane ticket in the mail, along with instructions to look for a man with a sign bearing your name once you reach the destination airport.  You don’t know who it’s from or why you received the ticket.  Do you go?  Where does it take you?  What’s waiting for you when you arrive?

Give us 100 words or more on the mysterious plane ticket and the aftermath of your decision.  Are there consequences to not going? Or consequences to going?  If you write the entry on your blog, let us know where we can find it :)

[ Destination choices : Sensual discovery ] Dublin Airport, Ireland [ Pier D in sight - Terminal 1 ]
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]]> http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/the-ticket/feed/ 0 Inside the Limo http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/inside-the-limo/ http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/inside-the-limo/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:34:03 +0000 admin http://www.promptedtowrite.com/?p=145 If you’re not accustomed to seeing limos, it’s only natural to wonder who – or what – lies within those tinted windows.  One day, though, a limo pulls up alongside you and the window is rolled down.  The passenger gestures to you and invites you in.  Do you enter?  What happens next?  Who is in the limo?  What made you want to get in?  How does your life (or even just your day) change?

Give us 100 words (or more, your choice) in the comments – or blog it and let us know where we can find your passage.

BMW X5
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Imagine a gypsy.  He’s wild and boisterous, happy with his unconventional lifestyle and wild ways.  Imagine his typical day…what is it like?

Now, due to a glitch in the fabric of time and circumstance, imagine that this man wakes up to find himself in someone else’s life.  Instead of roaming as he pleases, he’s suddenly trapped in the body and lifestyle of a suburban Sport Clips Franchise owner.   How does he react?  How does the suburban man’s family react to the sudden changes in their husband/father?  What happens when the gypsy turned franchisee walks into his Sport Clips franchise?

Give us 100 words – either in the comments, or on your own blog.  Don’t forget to post a link so we can all enjoy it!

]]> http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/from-gypsy-to-franchisee/feed/ 0 One Last Day http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/one-last-day/ http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/one-last-day/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:12:35 +0000 admin http://www.promptedtowrite.com/?p=137 The sun is setting on your time on this planet.  You have no family.  How do you spend your last day before it’s all over?  Do you do something familiar and comforting?  Or do you try something new – something you’ve always wanted to do?  The possibilities are endless.  You could rob a bank and toss the money out into the streets of a poor neighborhood.  You could indulge in every sensual pleasure you can find in your short time.  You could sit quietly to reflect on your time.

Give us 100+ words in the comments, or blog it and let us know where we can all enjoy your piece.

Father and Daughter, Sunset at Centennial Park Sydney Australia
photo credit: Alex E. Proimos

]]> http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/one-last-day/feed/ 1 The Cuckoo Clock http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/134/ http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/134/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:36:03 +0000 admin http://www.promptedtowrite.com/?p=134 You return home one day to find  that a cuckoo clock has mysteriously appeared on your wall.  There is no indication that someone broke in, and no sign that anything was taken.  Still, there it is – a big red cuckoo clock, hanging on your wall.

Not sure what to do, you take a seat.  In 10 minutes, the clock will reach the hour mark.  What pops out when it does?  What happens next?

Give us 100 words or more in the comments section, or post your song/story/poem reply on your blog and let us know where to find it.


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]]> http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/134/feed/ 1 5 Radishes http://www.promptedtowrite.com/characters/130/ http://www.promptedtowrite.com/characters/130/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:54:43 +0000 admin http://www.promptedtowrite.com/?p=130 Every day, the radishes.  Your new co-worker is quiet, but seems generally friendly.  There is one thing that seems a little odd, though.

Each day, 5 radishes pulled from the lunch pail and set on the table.  The  meal is eaten, but never the radishes.  They go back into the lunch pail at the end of the meal.  You’re not sure if they’re the same radishes every day, though you’ve strained your eyes from across the room in hopes of figuring it out.

Give us 100 words on this person’s story.  Why the radishes?  Why so quiet?  Feel free to post your story in the comments, or leave your blog URL so we can check it out on your site.

it started underground
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]]> http://www.promptedtowrite.com/characters/130/feed/ 3 Backpack Full of Trouble http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/backpack-full-of-trouble/ http://www.promptedtowrite.com/what-if/backpack-full-of-trouble/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:50:19 +0000 admin http://www.promptedtowrite.com/?p=123 You work in a fancy high-rise building in the middle of a bustling city.  It’s modern, in the way that so  many fancy high-rises are.  That’s why the odd man in a black bowler hat stands out.  It’s just so…retro.  As you’re staring at him, his hands start to shake.  He falls to the ground, dropping the many bags he’s carrying.  Coming closer, you realize that he’s dead.

What happens next?  And what the heck is in his backpack and all those bags?

Give us 100 words in the comments, or post your reply on your blog/website so we can all check it out (let us know where, of course!)

loaded for bear

photo credit: striatic

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