writing prompts
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It’s a week to go until the big day, so this time you have two weeks to get your stories in. Can you tell a story in 100 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 31 words using the following three words in it somewhere:
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Your new prompt word is GIVING Christmas should be a time of giving. Yes, there are presents that come into it. But it can also mean giving of your time, your love, your thoughts to others. What does the prompt mean to you? Fact or fiction, prose or poetry, I would love to read your
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I hope your week is going well. Two weeks until Christmas Day! It’s scary how quickly it’s coming round. Anyway, time for your new story challenge. Can you tell a story 31 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 80 words using the following eight
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Your writing prompt this week is RESPECT I was always brought up to respect my elders and to be polite. I’m not sure the same goes for today’s youngsters. Who do you have respect for? And whom don’t you respect? The word is also used to convey a polite, formal greeting, or in reference to
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Can you tell a story in 80 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 54 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your brilliant stories: Nicola Daly: ‘Why is there a husky pulling a spaceman in a wheelbarrow?’ ‘It’s a locals’
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Your writing prompt word this week is: PROMISE I remember when I joined the Brownie Guides and made my Brownie Promise. I rehearsed it so many times I can still remember it! We make promises all the time – do you keep them? Or perhaps someone hasn’t kept their promise to you. You might like
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Your writing prompt this week is ANGEL The first thought that comes into my mind when I see this word is ‘guardian angel’ and, for me, that’s my cat, Lexi. She’s with me all the time and if I’m feeling a bit low, she’ll know and reach out a paw to let me know she’s
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It’s Thursday and time for a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 61 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your brilliant stories: Nicola Daly: ‘Here I am at an
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Your writing prompt this week is SAVE What does this week’s word bring to mind for you? To save money or a goal in soccer? To save face or something previous? What about to rescue someone? Or you can look at it at a deeper level – to be saved from sin. It’s over to
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Your writing prompt this week is FISH You may think of physical fish, swimming in the sea, or being part of a delicious meal. But it’s another word with multiple meanings. We sometimes use it to refer to a person who is a little strange, seeing them as ‘an odd fish’. It can be used
Esther Chilton 