Thursday 23 May 2019

A year of writing prompts: 29 May

How to use these prompts


What are these two women celebrating?
How do they know each other?
Where are they?



Prompts

  1. "An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly conceived." GK Chesterton
  2. On Pink Flamingo Day, write a story featuring a flamingo.
  3. When this date falls on a Sunday, it's Mad Sunday on the Isle of Man. Write about a mad Sunday.
  4. The pop up toaster was patented on this date in 1919. What does your character do while waiting for their toast to pop up?
  5. Mount Everest was first climbed on this date in 1953. Write a story about some people who set out to climb the world's highest mountain. Do they make it?


Character Names
Maximilian, Maxine, Magdalena, Rosalind, Spencer, Kennedy, Jean


Character Traits
  • Acute sense of honour and duty.
  • Can be intense and seem overbearing.
  • Ambitious and impatient.
  • There may be catastrophes in their life, but they will get up, dust themselves off, and carry on.
  • Marriages may not be happy - their spouse may not be supportive.
  • Can be happy working in an undemanding office job, but could also be inclined to prompt action and be rough and reckless, possibly even violent. Channelling this energy into an exercise regime may help.
  • They are fond of their homes, but their tendency to be irritable, irascible and touchy can make home life difficult. It's possible a sudden outburst will shatter their domestic life completely.
  • Aptitude for language and writing. They may choose a career requiring eloquence and creativity such as crafts or construction. An interest and aptitude for the occult may lead them to astrology.
  • May be attracted to careers related to iron and fire - fireman, blacksmith, etc. A career in the military or aviation is possible, as is surgery, politics, public service or administration. Possibility they will be overworked and under paid.
  • May suffer from heart trouble.
  • There is a danger they will suffer heavy losses from fire.
  • Can be greedy and obsessive.

Possible Themes
Inequity.
Fighting for freedom.
Strikes and demonstrations.
Bosses and workers.


Objects

A factory; a burning house; a blacksmith; an office; a ledger; a winged horse; a chandelier with lit candles.

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