Sunday 14 July 2019

A year of writing prompts: 19 July

How to use these prompts

What is happening here?


Prompts

  1. On Shark Awareness Day, write a story featuring a shark.
  2. V For Victory.
  3. "I've fallen and I can't get up." Dorothy McHugh
  4. In 1860, Lizzie Borden was born. She was acquitted of the hatchet murders of her parents but no-one else was ever convicted, either. Your character has been accused of killing their parents. Whether they did it or not, and whether they are acquitted or not is up to you.
  5. A Native American girl introduces her white boyfriend to her tribe.

Character Names
Sara, Sally, Emilia, Camilla, Vincent, Aura, Lea, Leah, Lee, Winston


Character Traits
  • Not self-starters but will work hard enough when given a task by an employer or mentor. However, they could achieve high-ranking positions.
  • Patient, diligent, helpful and obliging.
  • Tend to coast if left to themselves.
  • Peacemakers who are good at patching up quarrels.
  • Like home comforts and nice things.
  • Likely to be dazzled by glitter, power and show.
  • Likely to travel for business.
  • May be risk takers.
  • Prone to self-sabotage.
  • May become farmers or servants.
  • Danger of becoming trapped in a career limited in education or opportunities.
  • Their health is more fragile than it appears.
  • May be victims of domestic violence.
  • Roadblocks, reversals and fiascos may feature in their lives.

Possible Themes
Concealment.
Escalation.
Martial arts.
Emotional confrontations.
Bad weather.


Objects
A violent storm; a bridled horse; a pear tree; a moth; a flame; a cow.






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