Writing Prompt: Nobody Knows

Take an opportunity to flex your writing muscle and exercise your skills.

The goals of the writing prompts are:

Exercise your writing skills

Get feedback for improvement

Show potential readers what and how you tell stories

Use the provided prompt to create a short piece of fiction.

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Writing Prompt:

First line of the story: Nobody knows I …

Writing Prompt: An Ending

Take an opportunity to flex your writing muscle and exercise your skills.

The goals of the writing prompts are:

Exercise your writing skills

Get feedback for improvement

Show potential readers what and how you tell stories

Use the provided prompt to create a short piece of fiction.

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Writing Prompt:

The story ends “and I never looked back” Now write the beginning and middle

Promotion Week 6

52 ways to promote your book:

Each week we will look at one way to promote your book. In the comments, discuss ways to use this promotion technique in new and unique ways. Post what you did and how it worked in the comments. Or, give advice on how to use the suggested promotion effectively.

Don’t forget to leave your contact information in the comments. We need to make connections with one another to build a strong community!

Do a Goodreads Giveaway and ask for reviews.

First Line: Time

A strong opening line can make or break your story. Use the first line story prompt to write a short story (or the opening for a novel.)

As always:

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers’ stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Start your story with the following opening line…

The clock struck nine

Writing Prompt: Alternate Universe

Take an opportunity to flex your writing muscle and exercise your skills.

The goals of the writing prompts are:

Exercise your writing skills

Get feedback for improvement

Show potential readers what and how you tell stories

Use the provided prompt to create a short piece of fiction.

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Writing Prompt:

Your character accidentally slips into an alternate universe

Writing Prompt: All Alone

Take an opportunity to flex your writing muscle and exercise your skills.

The goals of the writing prompts are:

Exercise your writing skills

Get feedback for improvement

Show potential readers what and how you tell stories

Use the provided prompt to create a short piece of fiction.

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Writing Prompt:

Write about a character who wakes up in a space ship alone….

Writing Prompt: Dying World

Take an opportunity to flex your writing muscle and exercise your skills.

The goals of the writing prompts are:

Exercise your writing skills

Get feedback for improvement

Show potential readers what and how you tell stories

Use the provided prompt to create a short piece of fiction.

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Writing Prompt:

A character whose world is dying. The actual earth is sick and killing all the plants and probably life as they know it.

Writing Prompt: Finding Something Odd

Take an opportunity to flex your writing muscle and exercise your skills.

The goals of the writing prompts are:

Exercise your writing skills

Get feedback for improvement

Show potential readers what and how you tell stories

Use the provided prompt to create a short piece of fiction.

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Writing Prompt:

Write about a character who finds an odd-looking egg in the forest. What happens when they take it home?

Writing Prompt: Loss

Take an opportunity to flex your writing muscle and exercise your skills.

The goals of the writing prompts are:

Exercise your writing skills

Get feedback for improvement

Show potential readers what and how you tell stories

Use the provided prompt to create a short piece of fiction.

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Writing Prompt:

What is one thing you can’t live without? Write a story about losing the one thing.

Writing Prompt: Moving

Take an opportunity to flex your writing muscle and exercise your skills.

The goals of the writing prompts are:

Exercise your writing skills

Get feedback for improvement

Show potential readers what and how you tell stories

Use the provided prompt to create a short piece of fiction.

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Writing Prompt:

Your character is about to move away from the only place they have ever known.

Writing Prompt: Discoveries

Take an opportunity to flex your writing muscle and exercise your skills.

The goals of the writing prompts are:

Exercise your writing skills

Get feedback for improvement

Show potential readers what and how you tell stories

Use the provided prompt to create a short piece of fiction.

Post your story in the comments of this thread.

Once you have posted your story read a few of your peers stories and provide feedback on their work.

Feedback:

Say what you liked about the story.

Say what needs to be improved about the story.

Be specific in your feedback.

No general comments like: It's good or this story needs improvement. Let the author know specifically what you liked or didn't like.

Make sure to include your Author Name and a link to your Author Page at the end of your post.

This is a clean site so NO EROTICA!

Writing Prompt:

You’ve discovered a new planet. Describe what you see.