A Year of writing prompts: 2 September

How to use these prompts

What is happening here?
An attack? A rescue?
A VIP arriving for a meeting?
Tell the story.

Prompts

1. "Never laugh at live dragons." JRR Tolkien
2. John Howard, the prison reformer, was born on this date in 1726. Write a story set in a prison.
3. The Great Fire of London began on this date in 1666. It started in a bakery in Pudding Lane and spread across the whole city. Your character was in the city that night. Tell their story.
4. The Partridge Family was first broadcast in 1971. Write a story about a singing family.
5. One of today's themes is active determination. Write about someone who is actively determined.

Character Names

Adela, Rebecca, Dorina, Eliza, Elise, Ingrid, Lynne, Lynette, Linda, Lindsay, Stefan, Julian, Callista, Justus, Justina

Character Traits

• Strong characters with leadership ability.
• Able to judge situations and adapt to them without compromising their principles.
• Often found in dangerous vocations like the military or operating large machinery.
• Good business ability.
• Flexible and adaptable and can turn their hand to many professions including science, astrology, photography.
• Strong willed and energetic. Usually achieve what they set out to do.
• May struggle with pride and ego.
• Passionate with an admiration for the opposite sex, which can get them into trouble.
• Intelligent, confident and self-sufficient.
• Follows customs but has little respect for them.
• Ability to retain a sense of wonder and novelty even as they grow up and gain experience.
• Possibility that their individuality may be suppressed and free will restricted.
• Practical but with an artistic sense.

Possible Themes

Self control.

Aspirations.

Projection.

Inheritance and family lines. Family resemblance, DNA.

Inherited values.

Destiny.

Objects

A galloping horse; a red pyramid on an open plain; a king in a chariot; four year old girl dressed as a nurse; coins; peasants.