Write a scene set on this snowy street. How does the snow feel to your character? What does it represent? Do they like snow or hate it? What does it remind them of? What does it make them remember?
JEH
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Weekly Writing Prompt
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a prompt. I’ve gone back and forth about continuing, but I’ve finally come to conclusion that I like sharing prompts. I like taking pictures and using them to spark imagination. So, that said, here’s the first prompt of 2018:
Write a page about two characters who meet at this place. Something is about to end. Why did they choose this place? How to they feel?
November Photo Writing Prompt
For those writers out there needing a bit more inspiration for NaNo, try this:
First, describe the scene, then write the message in the bottle. Make it as dramatic as possible:
JEH
Weekly Writing Prompt
I’m sure you’ve heard that the eclipse is coming. Here’s a photo prompt along the same lines.
What does your character think when they see the blood red moon? What does it represent to them?
Weekly Writing Prompt
There is always something to be seen in a flame. Write about what you see in the fire.
Weekly Writing Prompt
Let’s go with fantasy today. Start with description and then write a scene involving the world found on the other side of this grate.
Weekly Writing Prompt
Write a scene where two people are walking down the road to this lake. Don’t forget description: sight, sound, smell, feel, taste.
Weekly Writing Prompt
Write a one page story about the blue watering can.
Writing 365,000 Words in a Year Update #26
Something has changed with the arrival of summer, and unfortunately that appears to be the amount of time I have for blogging and writing. I’ve been doing a miserable job keeping up here, and also keeping up with my 1,000 words a day goal. It’s been off and on lately. The good news is that if I forget one day, I tend to remember and prioritize it the next. I’ve found a few hours this weekend to dedicate to a “mini-marathon” and maybe I will somehow be able to catch up on the 23,000 words I’m behind on. If I could manage to catch up, that would mean I’d almost completed the draft of The Torc, the new thing I’m working on. Here’s a look at my word count chart for the beginning of June:
The large number on the right is my current deficit. I realized the other day that if I was caught up, I would have less than 100,000 words to write before reaching my goal! That makes me feel pretty close to achieving my target with approximately 3 months to go. Time is ticking away quickly and there is still a lot I want to get done before September 1st, when my goal will shift to rewriting, though I plan on continuing to draft a lot, since drafting makes me happier than rewrites.
My day job has kept me busy, so busy that I haven’t even had time to read much, though I was traveling so I did finish a couple audiobooks. Being busy hasn’t stopped me from buying more books to read either. Or planning to read more books. I was terribly behind on my GoodReads entries, and just paused to enter all my recent reads. The funny thing is that I feel like I’ve missed entering a book, but if I have, I don’t know which one. This is why I use GoodReads, because otherwise I forget what I’ve read! Here’s a shot of some new books in my garden. They’re so pretty.
So, after catching up on my GoodReads entries, I’m still two books ahead of my GR goals, which is awesome. I wound’t be anywhere close if I hadn’t listened to so many audiobooks this year, but listening to books at the gym has been inspiring both for my reading and writing, and also for working out. My current listen is Graceling, which i’ve just started. It will probably take me a while to get through as it is 11 hours, and I don’t have any solo road trips planned, though I do have a family trip.
Alright, so for the next week, my goal is to catch up on blogging, aim for 1,500 words a day, and just continuing enjoying books. What are your plans?
JEH
Weekly Writing Prompt
Two lost feathers, meant for two different people. Write one page about the two people, and how they are destined to be brought together.
J. E. H U N T E R 