Thursday 31 October 2019

A year of writing prompts: 31 October

How to use these prompts


White a story set in this graveyard.


Prompts

  1. It's Halloween - so write a horror story and/or a ghost story.
  2. Write a funny story about a witch doing everyday things in the modern world, like shopping or going on holiday, in a witchy way. For example, she drives to the shops on a broomstick, and so on.
  3. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." John Keats
  4. "We're going trick or treating. What can possibly go wrong?"
  5. On this day it's said the veil between this world and the next is thinner than usual. Your character decides to try and communicate with someone on the other side.

Character Names
Arto, Artu, Wolfgang, Landon, Audrey, Urban, Aurelia, Edith, Edgar


Character Traits
  • Have the ability to see and converse with supernatural beings. Gift of clairvoyance. Interest in the occult and the mysteries of life.
  • Have a strong need to love and be loved. Faithful in love but can be jealous.
  • Strong ties with home.
  • Creative, with a particular aptitude for drama and mime.
  • Prone to exaggerate and may not always be completely honest with others. Deception is possible.
  • Tendency to worry over nothing and be subject to imaginary fears. However, they may overlook any perceived danger when following a path that they love.
  • Love the simple things in life - flowers, countryside, children.
  • Act poor when they have money and act wealthy when they are poor. May suffer reversals of fortune.
  • Good at matching people to the right tasks in co-operative ventures.
  • Interest in genealogy.
  • Sensitive and empathetic.
  • Actions marked by gentleness and feeling.
  • Possible careers - administrator or arbiter, industry, and difficult vocations.
  • May suffer from asthma or bronchitis.


Possible Themes
Protection and prevention. 
Safety.
Rescue. 
Help in a crisis.
Insecurity.
Reverses.


Objects

A hare; a gun; a scorpion; a lamb; an old, moss covered wall; gnarled, twisted trees.




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