Writing Prompts

Everyone has days where the ideas just do not come as quickly as others. Having a variety of writing prompts around, can help tremendously. Why should I use a writing prompt?

Writing prompts help you get the writing process started. They help you think of an idea, when perhaps one won’t come. Writing prompts are also known as Story Starters, but writing prompt is a more accurate description I guess.

How do you use a writing prompt? Simple. You use the sentence to get started. (thus Story Starters?)

“The last time I saw…..”

“The first chance I get…”

“He turned around quickly…”

“That is NOT how they do…”

“She stared at the words on the screen…”

“Tomorrow doesn’t seem…”

“The memory of….”

“When I looked back…”

“Getting the message a day late…”

“I never thought I’d see…”

“That was not a squirrel…”

“I didn’t want to shoot him…”

“She’d seen him before…”

“She didn’t care at all, he could…”

“He dug deep into his pocket…”

“Her eyes popped when she saw…”

“Try as I did, I just couldn’t…”

“I thought I saw…”

“His anger was apparent, as he…”

“I thought I knew…”

“When it loudly started up, he…”

“It may not be much, but it’s…”

“It was a message board for…”

“Don’t blink or you’ll miss…”

“He touched the tiny stone in his pocket, and it reminded him….”

“She set the envelop on the table and…”

“She stared at the red mark, wondering…”

“Looking behind her, she realized…”

“That was the stupidest…”

“I wish it…”

“I knew her when…”

“He picked the old toy up…”

“I’m sorry to interrupt, but…”

“Don’t tell me I can’t…”

“I called him, but…”

“Three children walked aimlessly…”

“The officer looked around…”

“My teacher always said…”

“Ah, it could have been worse…”

“He stared at the TV screen – he couldn’t believe…”

“It was a very successful move…”

“During my next vacation, I’m going to…”

“What in the world is that smell?”

“I need to do a better job…”

“Someday, I will…”

“She always loved…”

“She peered through the shattered glass of the window pane…”

“He couldn’t believe what she was wearing!”

“She plopped herself down on the couch and looked…”

“He prepared himself for…”

“Turning the key in the door…”

“She turned out the light…”

“In the distance, he could hear barking…”

“As he fastened the handcuff’s securely behind her back, she…”

“I’ve just got to get out of here. But how?”

“I never knew I could…”

“She hid in fear, as….”

“The ground was covered in…”

“She stepped off the bus and into…”

“It started 2 months ago, when the first call came…”

“It was 3 o’clock and she was…”

“She turned the envelope over in her hand…”

“As he closed the door behind him, he…”

“There were 17 messages she noticed as the light continued to blink red…”

“He thought it couldn’t be done, but…”

“The cigarette burned in the ashtray, as…”

“The detective filled out the paperwork with….”

“Downstairs, she heard the door close, and…”

“The postmark was familiar, so was the writing…”

“The computer screen was lit, when she entered the door, indicating…”

“Things would have been different, if…”

“Inside the box were some dusty, old photos. Most were faded, except one…”

“Crouching in the bushes, I remembered why I was there…”

“The worst day of the week has always been…”

“The phone began ringing for the 14th time in an hour…”

“He pressed the play button the answering machine…”

“What is that crazy dog doing?”

…more coming VERY soon!

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