A Year of Writing Prompts: March 1

How to use these prompts

What the heck is this?
(A crab skeleton, actually but use your imagination!)
What happens to the person who finds it?

Prompts

1. It's St. David's Day, so write a story featuring leeks, daffodils, dragons and/or anything Welsh you can think of.
2. "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it's the light of an oncoming train." Robert Lowell
3. In 1912, Isabella Goodwin, the first US female detective, was appointed in New York. Write a story featuring a female detective.
4. In 1784, the first cooking school opened in Britain. Write a story about a cookery lesson.
5. It's Plan A Solo Vacation Day. Write about someone who, for whatever reason, is planning to make an epic trip by themselves.

Character Names

Albin, Roger, Laverne, Gracelia, Antonia, David, Inez

Character Traits

• May have experienced a great deal of confusion in their early life.
• Find it hard to live and let live. They will feel an urge to help or harm others. At best they'll be meddlers who stick their noses into other people's business; at worst, people who will hurt others, including loved ones, just for fun.
• They are likely to have a close bond with one other person.
• Find it hard to know themselves without another being to reflect themselves.
• Animal lovers, who understand the needs of animals. May be a keen horseman.
• Love the sea.
• Have a desire to achieve great things, and are capable of doing so but may find it hard to do it alone.
• Enjoy serving others, and when given a job will want to do it well.
• A dual nature is possible.
• May be attracted to careers in building, scientific research or the arts.
• Weapons of mass destruction could feature in their life at some stage.
• Possible involvement with domestic violence.
• Harbouring grudges and following selfish agendas can lead to their downfall.

Possible Themes

Symbols of power.

Harmonious relationships.

Transmission of information from one group to another.

Martial arts.

Willpower.

Retirement.

Objects

Ancient sword in a museum; small boat without oars; a bog; a high tower; a radio telescope.