Sunday 14 July 2019

A year of writing prompts: 20 July

How to use these prompts

What has this seagull got its beady eye on?



Prompts

  1. On the anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969, write a story about people on the moon. A future lunar colony perhaps - what is its purpose? what made the people want to go and live there? Perhaps they had no choice.
  2. Astronauts visiting the moon make a startling discovery.
  3. It's Fortune Cookie Day. Your character reads the prediction in their fortune cookie. They dismiss it as harmless fun until the prediction comes true in an unexpected way.
  4. "The road has its own reasons and no two travellers will have the same understanding of those reasons." Cormac McCarthy
  5. In 1804, Sir Richard Owen was born. He's known for coining the word "dinosaur" meaning "terrible reptile". Write a story featuring a dinosaur.


Character Names
Ramona, Roxane, Gilbert, Elias, Elijah, Margaret, Megan, Greta


Character Traits
  • Lovers of nature, who love to spend time outdoors. They draw their strength from nature and want nothing more than to live simply and in harmony with it. Occupations involving the soil, trees, nature, horticulture or farming will suit them.
  • Dislike unnatural things.
  • May have a gift for healing with plants and herbs.
  • They also have a gift for making money, politics and administration. While they have no desire to be rulers, they will step up and do it well if required.
  • Can become miserly or stingy. Men in particular are cautious and frugal.
  • Want their relationships to be harmonious. They are kind and affectionate.
  • Mature outlook, able to see differing points of view.
  • May suffer from digestive problems.
  • Need to beware of prejudice and hidden motives.
  • Intelligent, peaceful and patient.
  • Prefer to be observers than participants.
  • Driven by an overwhelming force of will.


Possible Themes
Inspiration from the past.
Peace, understanding and harmony.
Crossing ethnic barriers.
Art and music.


Objects
A tree; a pool; an old mill wheel; a cave; a river.





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