Friday 6 September 2019

A year of writing prompts: 6 September

How to use these prompts


Who does this boat belong to?
What do they use it for?


Prompts

  1. Princess Diana's funeral was on this date in 1997. Write a story set at a funeral.
  2. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Joseph Kennedy
  3. In the French Revolutionary Calendar, today is the Day of the Sack. Write a story featuring a sack.
  4. In 1757 Marquis de Lafayette was born. He was the youngest Major General ever in the US Army. Your character is the youngest person ever to hold a particular position or job.
  5. It's Fight Procrastination Day. Write about someone whose procrastination is adversely affecting their life, and what they do about it.


Character Names
Zacharia, Magnus, Terrell, Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alyssa, Eve, Eugenius


Character Traits
  • Timid and shy, which means they do not always get the credit due to them.
  • However, if they are used and taken advantage of too much, the work will turn and they could become quite treacherous.
  • Always willing to lend a helping hand, even in quite small ways.
  • Charming people who can bend others to their will.
  • Tender, gentle and humane.
  • Tend to be fortunate.
  • Admirers of the grandeur of nature.
  • Will probably travel a lot.
  • Interest in science and the mysteries of life.
  • Avoid unpleasant situations and troublesome people as much as they can.
  • Possible careers: soldier (especially as an officer, planner or disciplinarian), designer, business, acting, writing, scientist, administrator.
  • A romance with a married person could cause their downfall.
  • Down-to-Earth.

Possible Themes
Transformation.
Versatility.
Complicity.
Closeness, understanding, tenderness.
Gallantry.


Objects

A fine lace handkerchief; two doves; a quiver full of arrows; a rainbow; a crystal bottle of perfume.





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