Saturday 6 April 2019

A year of writing prompts: 16 April

How to use these prompts

Write about these nuns.
What's the story behind their calling?
What is their mission?



Prompts

  1. "It is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion." Anatole France
  2. It's the Roman festival of Ceres, goddess of agriculture and in particular, cereal grains, corn and bread. Write a story featuring bread.
  3. It's Stress Awareness Day. Write about someone who is under stress.
  4. The London and Boston Marathons are usually held around this time of year. Write about a marathon runner.
  5. In 1993 Superman was resurrected - but there were four of them and nobody knew which one was real. Write about someone who returns after some time away and finds three clones of themselves doing their job.


Character Names
Irena, Patrick, Sharla, Lottie, Ina, Carlo, Carol, Caroline, Charlene, Charles, Charlotte, Carolyn, Julia, Bernadette, Maria, Danica, Patricia


Character Traits
  • May reach the pinnacle of their career and then suffer a reversal of fortune which takes years of hard work to overcome. This could be serious enough to end the status and traditions of their entire family.
  • Tendency to put all their eggs in one basket in career matters.
  • A lack of adaptability makes starting over hard for them.
  • Beneficial for them to work as part of a team to overcome a common enemy.
  • Tend to procrastinate and move slowly.
  • Hard, dark and austere countenance.
  • Great minds capable of solving deep mysteries.
  • Pride may be their downfall.
  • Aptitude for science and business. Also make good soldiers, clergymen, detectives, writers, inventors, horticulturists or auctioneers.
  • Could suffer from a serious eye condition.
  • Digestive troubles are possible.
  • Risk of violent death.
  • May become estranged from their families and lose family traditions.
  • Tendency towards self-pity.


Possible Themes
Opposition and strife.
Confusion.
Possibility.
Second chances; forgiveness.


Objects

A stone; a tall tree; a hurricane; an hour glass; a piece of paper.



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