Hey, everyone! Here's a fun re-post from my old writing blog that's just too fun not to share. If you're looking for a few writing prompts that are just totally out of the ordinary, look no farther! Don't forget to check out these great websites for more wild and crazy prompts. By the way, through editing 201 of 372 pages of DARK MOON the first! So excited!
Because six
websites just aren’t enough, and because I’m supposed to be reading my
Personality Psych textbook right now, I decided to scrawl down a few
mind-bending prompts of my own. Take them, try them, and tell me how they went!
And if you’re brave enough, send me a snippet. Seriously, I’m not that
frightening.
Also, feel free to send me prompts of your own
for my next compilation. I’ll be happy to include and credit you!
The Prompts
1. Write a story in which a rubber,
water-filled, tomato-shaped ball is a key plot device.
2. Think of your favorite food. It just walked
through that door and pulled a gun on you. What do you do?
3. The characters from your favorite novel (or
your own stories!) decide to go on strike. What is their platform? Who is their
leader? What are their demands?
4. A man turns into a fluffy pink bunny rabbit
every time there’s a thunderstorm.
5. A millionnaire is dying and reveals to his
daughter that he had a life long affair with the accountant, who is the
daughter’s real mother. Write the death scene. Do not mention by word the
millionnaire, the accountant, or the affair.
6. End a story with this sentence: Even after
everything he had done, she still wished that she could rub his toes just one
more time.
7. A man throws himself off of the roof of his
house. Write the story from the point of view of his twelve-year-old dachshund.
8. A flight attendant, twenty-five bottle
rockets, fifty yards of silver chain, a Barry Manilow discography box set, a
bag of superbounce balls, and a disgruntled garbage truck driver named Stacy.
What’s going on here?
9. You are a superhero. Your sidekick is a
painting of Elvis on black velvet. Your arch enemy just blew up the state
building. How do you proceed?
10. Pick one of your favorite novels. Rewrite
the plot as a rap song, a country song, a rock song, and a medieval-style
ballad. (Or pick one of your favorite songs and write a story or novel
about it!)
Happy writing!
I'm going with number 9...
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see how it turns out! I love crazy stories.
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