Saturday 19 October 2019

A year of writing prompts: 19 October

How to use these prompts


What might someone do if they stumble across this spider?


Prompts

  1. Today is Evaluate Your Life Day, Look Back on Your Life Day and Change Your Life Day. Your character looks back on their life and realises something drastic has to change. What is it, and what do they do?
  2. "Good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are."Philip Pullman
  3. Today was the birth date in 1859 of Alfred Dreyfus, who was famous for being falsely accused of treason and exiled. Write about someone who is falsely accused of a serious crime.
  4. The Miracle Worker.
  5. In 1967 Roger Patterson shot film of what many believe to be Bigfoot. Your character manages to get film or photographic evidence of the existence of a mythical creature. What do they do with it?

Character Names
Michaela, Elina, Laura, Tina, Christian, Christiane, Christine, Christina, Christy, Christobel, Piotr


Character Traits
  • Will most likely follow the career their parents want for them rather than their own aspirations.
  • Work well with the public and may be drawn to teaching or nursing.
  • Fatalistic and not very ambitious.
  • Happy to let others lead.
  • Creative, and will use artistic pursuits as an escape from dull routine.
  • Devoted to their family. Will have a busy home with lots of children around.
  • Good listeners.
  • Interested in nutrition.
  • Believe that hard work will solve most problems.
  • Usually popular and well-liked, but on occasion find it hard to communicate their ideas to others so people may think they are strange or unusual.
  • Short attention span, but capable of multi-tasking.
  • Can be careless or forgetful.
  • Indecisive.
  • Tend not to question their beliefs or values. Conservative, traditional and stubborn.
  • Will find the best in any role they are required to take up in life.
  • May suffer from digestive troubles or lung disease.



Possible Themes
Tenacity.
Obsession.
A moral crossroads.
Guardian angels; spiritual help in time of need.
Unexpected good fortune.



Objects
Angels (good and bad); a donkey; a windmill; a man digging; quartz threaded with gold; a single white swan swimming through grey mist; a crossroads.

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