"So, write some more," I say to Myself.
"Good idea," Myself says to I.
And a day goes by. Two days. Three. Then it's a week later. Plus a day or two.
Sigh.
The time allotted to creating daily poetry prompts has passed and there was no more time to create and post. I've been struggling to keep up with my weekly prompts, Razor's Edge, on Fridays at The Writing Vein. But it was such a good idea and I loved having them ready.
I will build some time into my schedule to post prompts ahead, like I did for NaPoWriMo. But, for now, I have another solution.
In my blog reader today was another installment from The Internet Writing Workshop. I've seen them before, read most of them. One of their features is a weekly writing practice. The title of today's is "Wake Up".
And I thought, "ah ha! This is my temporary answer."
Myself replied, "Yes, why re-invent the wheel when you're still driving the old one? Let those who've been doing this for many years help out a bit."
I said, "Deal!"
So here is the first of their weekly prompts here. Well - not THEIR first, but my first posting of their prompt! With a space to add your stories in the comments below. One prompt a week. And make sure to click on over to their website to check out previous posts. Good stuff there, including some interesting historical information.
Thank you productive members of The Internet Writing Workshop.
Without further ado, here is this week's prompt:
Wake up
Prepared by: Charles Hightower
Posted on: May 16, 2010
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Exercise: In 400 words or less, your character awakes in an unexpected location and you must show how the character reacts.
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Your character comes to consciousness and is surprised by the surroundings. Show your readers what the character experiences, how he/she behaves.
The tale should begin the moment the character wakes up. Remember, this is not to be a story about a dream, but about a real event in your character's life.
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Return here to post your story in the comments!
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