Three Things
Choose a group of three items from the list below or make up your own. Use as a starting point for a scene or a story. Write for 15 minutes.
- a rose, a mouse, a glove
- a shoe, a letter, an infernal machine
- a cup of peppermint tea, a dead horse, a belt buckle
- an oak tree, an argument, a bowl of mutton stew
- a message, a red ribbon, a rocket
Starting Situations
The day after my wedding my husband/wife told me...
The day after I signed the contract my new boss told me...
The day after we bought the house, the neighbour told us...
The day after my grandmother's funeral, my mother told me...
The day after I started the new medication, the doctor told me...
Dreams and Nightmares
How does a dream situation go horribly wrong? Does it end in disaster or do your characters find a way to fix it or escape? Some suggestions:
- Your character wins his/her dream car.
- Your character meets his/her dream partner.
- Your character inherits his/her dream house.
- Your character is finally successful in his/her ambition (promotion at work/artistic recognition/climbs Everest etc.).
- Your character goes on his/her dream holiday.
Picture Seeds
Use one or more of the pictures below as a starting point for a story or a scene.
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