Write a scene that starts exactly at 8:33 am. Mark the time in 15-min increments as you build the story

Include the line, “…but if anyone asks, tell them we’re fine.”

Write a scene that takes place on the subway. There are 5 stops in the scene.

Write a scene at a funeral from the viewpoint of the dead person.

Write a story that starts with the line, “He waited for her.”

Include the line, “The secret door opened to my perfect world.” Describe that world.

Tell this story: “And it was at that exact moment that the power came back on…”

He looked at me and growled, “A talking wolf is the least of your concerns.” Finish the story.

Write a scene that starts with the line, “Darling, stop.”Write a scene that starts with the line, “Where did

you find that?”Write a scene about what she found in the notebook

on the seat next to her.Write a story that starts with a word you pick out of

the dictionary at random.Write a story that involves a countdown. Start the

story at 10 and end the story at 0.You and he agreed on 3 meeting places in the event of

a disaster. You’re about the enter the last one.“It was just a job. 3 years watching her through the

machine. I wished she knew who I was. Until she did.Please stop putting things in my microwave.

A strong-willed Southern Belle who works as an assassin against the forces of darkness

Life was good until the stranger came to town.

After being happily married for 17 years, a woman’s husband admits to using a love potion.

You are brought to the future to stop an evil dictator. The evil dictator is you.

Write a scene that starts with the line, “But we’re supposed to be in this together!”

“Look, I don’t think you understand- we open those doors, we let them in.”

Describe what it feels like when someone is staring at you. Avoid clichés like “creepy” or “goosebumps.”

“I haven’t told anyone this before, but I’m going to tell you now.”

To escape a zombie attack, you have to go live in the woods by yourself. Make a packing list.

What would life on Earth be like if dinosaurs were not extinct?

Write a scene that feels intentionally hazy. Use language and syntax to create haze.

“It was less than a second, maybe half a second, but it changed everything.”

Write a scene that involves a milkshake.“He dragged himself through the door, feeling much

like roadkill…”“By the time they found her….” “He suddenly realized his survival depended on…”

‘”This is what the darkness promised…” “She stood abruptly. “I’ve had enough!”What is the best advice you have ever been given? I love the sound of_______. Why?

Things on my bucket list What is the best advice you have ever been given?If you could be a character from a book, who would

you be and why?Draw a monster. Write a plausible backstory for the

monster that makes it a sympathetic character.If you could have any fictional character as a best

friend, who would you chose and why?Design a dream vacation home down to the very last

detail.What major would you pick right now if you were

going to college?If you could pick one mentor, living or dead, fictional

or real, who would it be and why?You’re surrounded by bears in the woods. Write a story that starts with a screech.

The light goes out.Write about the dragon who rescued the princess

from the knight.Would you rather be a pirate or a ninja for the day?

Why or why not? Explain your choice.You enter a dark alleyway and something

wonderful happens.Cupid hit the wrong person with a love arrow. Who

did he make fall in love? What happens next?Write about being stranded in a strange city.

Place you’d like to visit and why?If you had to eat the same meal your whole life,

what would it be and why?

Write a letter to you 10 years from now. What is your favorite book and why?

If you could have any skill in the world what would it be?

If you could have 2 super powers, what would they be and why?

Write a non-political letter to the president. What kind of work do you like best?

The first step nothing happens, the second someone screams, third they can’t breathe. What’s going on

Pick a historical character and describe a day in their life.

You interview a knight of the round table. The biggest lie I ever told is…

Three things you want in a relationship. Romantic or platonic.

Fire alarm goes off in the middle of the night. What do you grab?

What would you do if money were no object? Describe your perfect day.

It doesn’t happen all at once.Strange doesn’t begin to describe the day that I’ve

had.

And then I smiled. In a moment of weakness…

And no backup plan. I think you have mistaken me fore…

I was doing you a favor. Wrong place, wrong time.

I swore I would never say… There is only up or down.

You are the main character in the last book you read. Who are you.?

He pointed towards the tree. “I’m sure you’ll be pleased. It’s quite large once you’re inside.”

Imagine a future where everyone has a robot servant. What is yours like? What does it do?

Create a brand new holiday. What is it? What are the traditions, food, activities etc?

Well, I thought it was going to be a regular summer doing all our regular things….

Because that’s how we’ve always done it.

Write about someone who has no enemies. What animal lives beneath your human skin?

I was so mortified I wanted to crawl into a hole.There it was. Our island. Our own island. It was

beautiful. But why did they sell it for $5?You get to guest star on a TV show? What show is it

and what do you do once you’re there?When I stepped outside the world smelled like….