June 17, 2012

Today is Father's Day.  (Happy Father's day to all the fathers and fathers to be out there.).  In honor of the day, today's prompt will be to write about your father or father figure.  What is your favorite memory of him?  How did he influence you?  What did you learn from him.  As a bonus, write him a letter or note letting him now how thankful you are for all he's done for you.

God bless...

June 14, 2012

I know it's been quite a while since I've posted a prompt.  I apologize.  Today's prompt is a simple phrase.  It can be used verbatim in the piece or it can inspire the piece. That's entirely up to you. :o).  Any genre, between 500 and 1500 words.  I found the prompt on a Nano list, I believe.  Anyway, here it is.  I hope it sparks your creativity.

Prompt:  The knight lifted his sword amidst the dragon's flaming breath. . .


God bless and have fun.
shadowlight

March 18, 2012

Hi all,

These prompt come to you courtesy of my ChPercolator Writing group (thanks, Jeannie).  The were posted on St. Patrick's day,  but I think the could still be fun to write to after the fact.  I hope they spark some creativity in you. No word limit or genre specifications.  Prose or poetry.  Let yourself go and have fun.

God bless....
shadowlight


1. The luck of the Irish

2. Driving out the snakes

3. home away from home

4. corned beef and cabbage

5. what Herman Horatio Horton found at the end of the rainbow

6. A little man in green

June 27, 2011

Here's a phrase prompt for you. You do not have to use the phrase in your story/scene/chapter/snippet. Try to keep it between 1000 and 2000 words, any genre. Let your imaginations play and have fun.

PROMPT: The Reluctant Guest

God bless,

May 6, 2011

I'm sorry I haven't been around the last month or so. I tried to spend less time on the internet during Lent and I've also been really busy. But I'm here now, with a brand new prompt. I hope you like it and it sparks your creativity. :o) No word or genre limits. Just have fun and write.

Prompt: It seemed to him/her that even the silence had died to nothing.

God bless,
shadowlight
with God all things are possible

March 14, 2011

Sorry it's been so long since the last prompt. I've been busy with real life and edits, but I haven't forgotten about the prompts. :o)

Use the following phrase or phrases in a scene, chapter or short story in a genre you don't usually write. The phrase(s) may be used verbatim or as inspiration. Keep the word count between 300 and 2700 words.
God bless...

Have fun and good luck.

Prompts:

* What goes up must come down
and/or
* And the world keeps spinning 'round and 'round.

February 9, 2011

Wow, another month has gone by. I'm sorry it's been so long since I've posted a prompt. Life has been keeping my busy. But enough with the excuses. Here's the prompt for today, taken from one of my mulitiply writing groups. Have fun and don't forget to share.

Prompt: Write a story, poem, or song, any genre, between 300 and 2500 words for the following: when love turns to hate

God bless,
shadowlight
with God all things are possible

January 4, 2011

Ok, here's another prompt for today. I don't usually post one every day, but this one was a lot of fun when I saw it on one of my other sites. I hope you enjoy it and that it sparks your imagination. Those of you who are involved with my Scriptorium, please post your efforts there in your own thread. Everyone else, can post here or link to their own sites.

Write a scene, chapter or short story, fiction or non-fiction using the prompt below. Please keep this to no more than 3,000 words. You can find mine at the Scriptorium. http://setonwriter.blogspot.com/search/label/Prompt

Prompt: (From CHP 12-26-10)
Why is the cat staring at the wall?

Have fun and God bless.

January 3, 2010

Ok, I borrowed this prompt from another writing site I use. Many thanks to Celticfrog for this wonderful challenge. Any genre, poetry, prose, essay, free write, flash fiction etc. Word count between 300 and 3500 words.

Prompt: Rewrite a common fairy tale from the view point of the villain.


Have fun and I look forward to seeing what you come up with either via a link or at the Scriptorium.

God bless...

December 5, 2010

Wow, I can't believe a month has already passed. Sorry about the delay. I blame Nano, edits and real life, etc. But here I am with another prompt. Write a scene, chapter, short story, drabble, or flash piece--fiction (any genre) or non-fiction using one or more of the prompts (either literally or as inspiration). No word limit. The prompts come from the NaNoWriMo Take a Plot, Leave a Plot folder. (I found out about it here:

http://dragonwritingprompts.blogspot.com/2007/11/plot-ninjas.html

Good luck and have fun.

Here are the prompts:

•start your writing with a description of wet feet
•Dreams
•crumpled clothing


God bless,
shadowlight
with God all things are possible

October 17, 2010

Ok, today's prompts came from the tags on teabags (I kid you not, LOL). Use one or all in, or as inspiration for a scene, poem, chapter or short story--any genre. WC 350-2500. Have fun!

PROMPTS:

* Living in a glass house is a real pane.
* Go getters work their fingers to the bonus.
* A golf ball is a golf ball no matter how you putt it.

September 22, 2010

PROMPT: If I had it all to do over again I would...

Using the prompt above as inspiration, write a scene, chapter, short story, flash fiction, essay, poem or song. The prompt itself does NOT have to appear in the piece. No word count constraints...just let the writing flow. Don't forget to use as many of the senses as possible. God bless and have fun.

shadowlight

September 3, 2010

Hi everyone,

Here's the next set of prompts. No word count or genre restraints. Use one, or as many of the prompts as you can in the piece you write. Good luck and have fun.

PROMPTS:

* No turning back
* stepping stones
* wishing star
* Always second guess a first impulse

August 21, 2010

These came to me via e-mail notification from a friend's Multiply site (with several others that I may post later). Apparently they were actual headlines (though I can't vouch for that with any certainty.). Still, they might just spark someone's imagination. Fell free to write poetry, song lyrics, scenes, short stories, chapters, free-writes or snippets. No word limit. Have fun and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

PROMPTS:

* _______ attorney accidentally sues himself.

* County to pay $250,000 to advertise lack of funds.

Have fun. :o) And don't forget to post the story or a link to the story her if you'd like us to read it.

August 12, 2010

Prompt: "Wherever you go, there you are."

Fans of Buckarroo Bonzai will recognize this quote. :o) Your challenge, should you decide to accept it: Write a scene, story, poem, song, chapter, essay, etc inspired by the above prompt. Extra points for including the actual prompt, but it is not necessary that you do so. Try for 700-2500 words. Have fun and God bless. ;o)

July 27, 2010

Prompt: Card players spend a good deal of time together.

Write a scene, short story, chapter, poem, song, essay, fiction or non-fiction, using the prompt above for inspiration. The exact prompt does not have to be found in the text. Have fun and God bless.

July 8, 2010

He does not enjoy fun.

Use the phrase above as an inspiration for a scene, chapter, short story, poem, essay, or for song lyrics. The prompt itself does not have to appear in the piece.

Have fun.

June 21, 2010

Builders nail down the contract first.

Write a story or scene that either uses the sentence above verbatim, or embodies the spirit of it. Any genre is good. Have fun.

shadowlight

June 17, 2010

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.


Use the prompt above as inspiration for a short story, chapter, scene or poem in any genre. As an extra challenge, try to keep it between 500 and 1500 words.

Good luck and have fun.

June 14, 2010

Good and bad luck are often mistaken for good and bad judgment.

Using the prompt above as the inspiration, write a poem, short story, chapter, scene or essay. The prompt itself does not have to appear in your work. If you'd like to share what you've written with others, please post a link to this thread. Have fun!

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