Imagine. What would have happened if Goldilocks had stumbled upon the home of three goats, or three llama, or three squirrels, or three of any other species besides humans or bears? Think about it for a few minutes. How would this impact the story? What kinds of possessions would she find in the new three’s home? How might she interact with them and the three animals. Now, make a timeline of your new story. Write a brief description of each key event (and if you feel ambitious, draw a quick sketch—who knows? You may end up with a graphic storybook). Now choose one event from your proposed story and write it out as a scene—complete with characters who live and breathe, a rich and detailed setting, and the king of conflict that sucks readers into a story for the long haul. When done, share your scene with your writing companions. Compliment the strengths and originality of each others scenes. Post your timelines (in the form of a list) here on the blog and the scene you wrote with it. I would love to see where your story took you! Have fun!
good site. think i might revamp this prompt tomorrow.
an article of really excellent advice for those writers just starting out, courtesy of grub street daily, a sweet-ass online publication hailing from my college town of beans!
read it, it’s good shit.
(Source: addtoany.com)
DO IT.
other writing communities to check out
I haven’t registered to all of these, but from what I can see they each offer a unique experience. Check them out!
One Million Monkeys Typing this one’s super cool!
Bibliofaction this one’s very good as well
Scrawlers I might try this one out myself…
I’m sure there will be more later, but every one of those is worth a look.
prompts ON TAP
a pedophile with a pedosmile
Give encouragement to the hopeless dregs that idolize you
“No one could understand him, save the horrible machine,”
Things I shouldn’t write about
“This is a new beginning, but the ending is the same”
Insomniac haunts 24 hour joints
mate selection by government-mandated random trial and error matchmaking
someone’s manners are suddenly on overdrive-now polite to plants, objects
special alarm clock that only half wakes you from your dream
secret collapsible sanctuary
oversized chocolate hotel
Someone ate an angel
reasonably time-occupying website, mainly filled with self-fellating blather though.
Imagine. What would have happened if Goldilocks had stumbled upon the home of three goats, or three llama, or three squirrels, or three of any other species besides humans or bears? Think about it for a few minutes. How would this impact the story? What kinds of possessions would she find in the new three’s home? How might she interact with them and the three animals. Now, make a timeline of your new story. Write a brief description of each key event (and if you feel ambitious, draw a quick sketch—who knows? You may end up with a graphic storybook). Now choose one event from your proposed story and write it out as a scene—complete with characters who live and breathe, a rich and detailed setting, and the king of conflict that sucks readers into a story for the long haul. When done, share your scene with your writing companions. Compliment the strengths and originality of each others scenes. Post your timelines (in the form of a list) here on the blog and the scene you wrote with it. I would love to see where your story took you! Have fun!
good site. think i might revamp this prompt tomorrow.
an article of really excellent advice for those writers just starting out, courtesy of grub street daily, a sweet-ass online publication hailing from my college town of beans!
read it, it’s good shit.
(Source: addtoany.com)
DO IT.
other writing communities to check out
I haven’t registered to all of these, but from what I can see they each offer a unique experience. Check them out!
One Million Monkeys Typing this one’s super cool!
Bibliofaction this one’s very good as well
Scrawlers I might try this one out myself…
I’m sure there will be more later, but every one of those is worth a look.
prompts ON TAP
a pedophile with a pedosmile Give encouragement to the hopeless dregs that idolize you “No one could understand him, save the horrible machine,” Things I shouldn’t write about “This is a new beginning, but the ending is the same” Insomniac haunts 24 hour joints mate selection by government-mandated random trial and error matchmaking someone’s manners are suddenly on overdrive-now polite to plants, objects special alarm clock that only half wakes you from your dream secret collapsible sanctuary oversized chocolate hotel Someone ate an angel
reasonably time-occupying website, mainly filled with self-fellating blather though.
