Improbable Press Blog — Writing Prompts
Into the Light (Writing Prompts)
To celebrate the release seven days ago of our latest novel—Ghost Story by G.V. Pearce—I'm going for eerie in this week's writing prompt. And I've decided the photo doesn't get its own word any more. There were too many words and not enough breathing room so if you find yourself inspired only by the photo, write toward that. Don't ever feel you have to use the words, just…the purpose of these is to fire you up. Ready? From Babs to Ibiza: What Hath the Writing Prompts Wrought? So last week's prompt inspired itself some interesting things from Barbra Streisand to...
Can You See Me? (Writing Prompts)
You should see me when you write. It's like there's two of me. There has to be, because I'm constantly beside myself. Completely on the other side of myself. I love that you're finding inspiration in these prompts. I love that for some of you you're writing now for the first time in a little while. Please…keep going. I'm ready. Space Stories and Writing Inspiration Only a few words here, just saying do it. Give me wonderful quotes for next week's writing prompt. Please. Write anything. Any length. Tiny. An ode. A poem. Let it be just for you or...
Con Job (Writing Prompts)
It has been a day of no significance so far, right up until the point when my village chose me as sacrifice. And thus begins one of the wonderful stories from last week and weren't each of them a gem? Rhetorical question because yes, yes they were. Find out how Anarion's tale from burnt offerings finishes, while you look at the writing prompt for this week and begin mentally excavating your own jewel. Happy Thursday my friend. Before You Write About Planets or Pulling… …here are a few more tiny tastes of what happens when writers think of piercings, kohl,...
Burnt Offerings (Writing Prompts)
Loaded phrases. The ones offered in white on these writing prompts.They're a bit harder to come up with than you'd think. My favourite so far has been black water, maybe because it just sounds creepy-cool, or because I, like you, are mostly water and the phrase calls to some swimmy, old part of us down deep. Anyway, what I was saying is the sayings…they're tough. Maybe you've no desire to fill this writing prompt but maybe you have something that sounds…creepy-cool? Two to four words for the white bit there? Inspire me won't you? Be Careful Writer…and Write Us Something...
Be Careful… (Writing Prompts)
I'm glad goosebumps are not in short supply or I'd have to start rationing mine. You and your stories are making me go through in inordinate number of these little things, because you persistently insist on writing wee bits of magic when prompted with little more than some colours and an obscure image. Thank you. Will you do it again? On Space Chickens and Lonely Lochs—Inspired Writing Below are some quotes from last weeks lovelies, inspired by "Sudden Silence," and of course I'd love to include yours in next week's. ~ She is as old as this world, born in...