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Monday Mash-Up #1
Story writing prompts to spark your creativity
Writing prompts can offer a great means to spark creativity and really get the gears turning. I would like to take the writing prompt a step further and turn it into a fun writing challenge.
This week’s main theme is: (Worth 2 points)
“A family moves into a suburb inhabited solely by ghosts.”
Or
“A messenger delivering letters between a dwarven prince/king and elven princess/queen on opposite sides of an ongoing war.”
In addition to the main writing prompt, I encourage you to include as many constraints as possible. Each one is worth an additional point.
How many points can you make your story worth?
Constraints: (Worth 1 point each)
- A rubber duck
- Someone is blind
- Someone is followed
- A tree falls
- A bloody knife
- 4th wall break
Rules:
- Write a story based on one of the main prompts.
- Include as many of the constraints into your story as possible.
- Keep your story between 100–1000 words.
- Use the tag “Mashups” if you like.
- Tag me so that I can read it, please!
- Challenge your fellow writers.
- Publish where ever you want but consider The Kraken Lore.
I hope this inspires you to write something amazing! I would like to challenge Sweet Chaos to get the highest score possible.
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