Friday 20 September 2019

A year of writing prompts: 25 September

How to use these prompts

Where are these people going in their canoe?
What will they do when they get there?



Prompts

  1. "You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." William Faulkner
  2. Phyllis Pearsall, creator of the London A to Z was born in 1907. Write a story about someone trying to find their way around London (or other city you're more familiar with), or a mystery in which the A to Z is a significant clue.
  3. On National Ask A Question Day, your character asks someone a very important question.
  4. "The boy stood on the burning deck, whence all but him had fled..."
  5. The famous Sherlock Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles, began on this date in 1888. Write a story about a mysterious giant dog.

Character Names
Roderick, Raul, Rodrigo, Carey, Aurelia, Ladislaw


Character Traits
  • Excellent dexterity with edged tools; therefore highly skilled at anything involving cutting - surgery, wood carving, sculptor, tailor/dressmaker.
  • Farming or painting are also possible careers.
  • Probably a good cook.
  • Miss opportunities through being indecisive or trusting the wrong people.
  • May have to resort to menial work below their ability in order to make ends meet.
  • Concerned with how they compare to other people.
  • Kind and obliging, possibly excessively so. May give too much.
  • Home lovers who make good friends.
  • Have a talent for drawing people together and dispelling confusion and despair.
  • Can be confrontational.
  • Tendency towards idle dependence on others.
  • Their artistic talents will have a long lasting influence.
  • Danger of getting lost in the wilderness.

Possible Themes
Refinement.
Sharp or clearly defined edges.
Straight lines.
Group identity.
Oriental philosophies and art.


Objects
A camp fire; a broken plough; a broken wedding ring; a lemon; a guitar; a knife.







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