Thursday 23 May 2019

A year of writing prompts: 28 May

How to use these prompts


Who has drawn this heart in the sky, and why?



Prompts

  1. "The last rose of summer, left blooming alone; all her lovely companions are faded and gone." Thomas Moore
  2. On Ian Fleming's birthday, write a spy story.
  3. In 1742, the first indoor swimming pool opened. Write a story set at a swimming pool.
  4. It's Whale Day. Write a story about a whale.
  5. About this time, Clear Rain Day is celebrated in Scotland. It commemorates two people who discover something that gives them special powers. Rain also fell from a clear sky. Write the story behind this celebration.


Character Names
Emil, Minnie, Liam, William, Willie, Bill, Billie, Will, Wilhelmina, Willis, Wilson, Velma, Willa, Augustin


Character Traits
  • Beautiful and graceful. Good sense of harmony and balance.
  • Clever and articulate.
  • Have excellent memories but tend to lack original thought and imagination.
  • Pleasant, affable and treat everyone fairly - so will have many loyal friends.
  • Likely to have a happy marriage, and happy lives relatively free from suffering and unpleasant surprises.
  • Women will have a particularly close tie with a sister, possibly a twin. They may also give birth to twins.
  • Kind and generous.
  • May bemoan the fact that their social lives get in the way of their projects.
  • A lot of travel is likely.
  • Tend to be a soothing influence and are well respected.
  • May choose medicine, writing, linguistics, musician, craftsman, engineer or diplomat as a career.
  • Tend to judge by appearances, often wrongly.
  • May be affected by droughts (figurative or literal), stagnant water, poisons or moulds.
  • Horizons may be limited.

Possible Themes
Friendship and mutual understanding.
Natural wisdom, relationship to the deep source of life.
Gentleness.
Grace and harmony.
Reliable things.


Objects

A well with a bucket and rope; a lake; a swan; a sailing ship; a table which comes to life and runs away.


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