A year of writing prompts: February 3

How to use these prompts

Who is this woman?
What is her occupation?
Describe a typical day in her life, and/or one with a few challenges.

Prompts

1. "I not only use all the brains I have, but all that I can borrow." Woodrow Wilson
2. "The Day the Music Died".
3. The first recorded school exams in Britain took place in 1817. Write about a student taking their first exam in school.
4. In 1999 a British women's magazine ran a contest in which the prize was £500 towards legal bills to the woman who could come up with the best reason for filing for divorce. Imagine a woman entering that contest. What does she write?
5. At the end of the film Groundhog Day, the main character is hugely relieved to wake up and find that it is February 3rd and he doesn't have to live through Groundhog Day again. Write about someone who has managed to break out of a crushing routine.

Character Names

Ida, Laida, Rosario, Kendall, Aidan, Aida

Character Traits

• Humanitarian people who enjoy working to serve and help others.
• Good leadership qualities.
• Their lives are subject to periods of upheaval and change , difficulties and hard circumstances - but there will also be calmer, happier periods.
• They see their trials as learning opportunities.
• Well developed spiritually with a sense of destiny and an interest in the supernatural and spiritual development.
• Enjoy exciting, stimulating hobbies - may be drawn to flying, racing, sports, building or improving things.
• They are good with technology and seek new innovations and fresh approaches while also being tuned in to ancient wisdom.
• Energetic and enthusiastic with a fiery will.
• Seek for proof of everything.
• Good at maths and may be drawn into careers in statistics or finance.
• Drawn to careers connected with fire. Oil production, literature, law or exploration are all likely careers.
• May suffer injury as a result of partaking in dangerous sports or games involving fast cars, explosives or fire.
• People from other social circles may take advantage of them.
• May suffer from depression triggered by something connected with their work.
• Neglect of paperwork can cause difficulties.
• They may have brushes with the law.

Possible Themes

Being in charge and in control.

Work/life balance; corporations, delegating.

Sudden revelations.

Objects

An office desk; two men riding a unicorn; a sea dragon; a smith's forge and bellows; ground up gemstones.