Wednesday 21 August 2019

A year of writing prompts: 22 August

How to use these prompts

Who are these three women?
What are they celebrating?
Does the picture behind them represent anything?



Prompts

  1. "Music is the space between the notes." Claude Debussy
  2. It's Tooth Fairy Day. Your character is a tooth fairy.
  3. Today in 1851 was the first America's Cup. Write a story about yachters taking part in a race.
  4. In 1995, one of the Tower of London ravens was killed by a dog, leaving seven ravens. It's said if the number falls below six, the British monarchy will end. One morning, the Beefeaters wake to find there are only five.
  5. The Lost People.

Character Names
Miriam, Nadina, Seigfried, Macy, Wilbur, Timothy, Henrietta, Henny

Character Traits
  • Leadership ability. May achieve a position of power or military honours.
  • Tend to be natural complainers, who can get into a habit of moaning and complaining but never taking action to improve things.
  • Courteous and well mannered.
  • Keep their homes and possessions tidy.
  • Love travel and are happiest when on a journey. May become a pioneer or explorer.
  • Good intellect - thinkers who analyse and plan on a big scale. However, their experimental work may never get finished.
  • Strong will and mature judgement.
  • Usually fortunate in life and have plenty of friends.
  • Lucky in competitions involving horses. Could become a horse breeder.
  • Can be detached and indifferent to the point of carelessness. Not overly worried about things. Tend to ignore problems which are under their noses. This can result in them becoming victims of circumstance.
  • There is a danger of disgrace and a disastrous fall from a prominent position, imprisonment and being a victim of violence.
  • Possible careers: agriculture, astrology, musician, magician, careers connected with shipping and transit in general, scientific investigator.
Possible Themes
Trust.
Shared thoughts and feelings.
Confidences.
Diaries, journals and letters.


Objects

An unsealed letter; a scrawny dog; a bowl of white lilies; rose water; a horse.




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