Fiction Friday – The Wedding
Fiction Friday
Friday 30th May 2014.
Fiction Friday is our weekly prompt. The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’ve finished, don’t edit, just post in the comments box below.
Today’s prompt: The wedding. You are back in town for a wedding. You used to live in this place but not been back for a while. Why did you leave? Do you like the couple getting married? Are you seeing a group of friends that you’ve not seen for a while?
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Fiction Friday – When I Grow Up.
Fiction Friday
Friday 23rd May 2014 – When I Grow Up…
Fiction Friday is our weekly prompt. The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’ve finished, don’t edit, just post in the comments box below.
Today’s prompt: We have such big imaginations as children and anything is possible. What did you want to be when you grew up? An astronaut? A fireman? A princess? Write about what would happen if you suddenly got a chance to be what you wanted to be as a child.
by Fiction Friday – Carry On The Story…
Friday 16th May 2014 – Carry on the story.
Fiction Friday is our weekly prompt. The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’ve finished, don’t edit, just post in the comments box below.
Today’s prompt: Carry on the story, using the following line as a starting point.
‘Miranda was sat next to Tim when she saw the article. She quickly snatched the magazine from him.’
by Fiction Friday – Observation.
Friday 9th May 2014 – Observation.
Fiction Friday is our weekly prompt. The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’ve finished, don’t edit, just post in the comments box below. 0
Today’s prompt: Set your timer for a minute. In that minute, write down everything you notice whilst looking out your window – people you see, objects, colours. Do you have the window open? What can you smell? Write down everything that you notice within that minute. Once you’re done, start putting all of your notes into a story.
by Fiction Friday – Superhero School
Friday 2nd May 2014.
Fiction Friday is our weekly prompt. The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’ve finished, don’t edit, just post in the comments box below.
Today’s prompt: You have just found out that you’ve got superhero powers and have been enrolled in superhero school. Write about your first day. What’s your power? Have you been enrolled by accident? Do you earn yourself an arch-enemy? Do you come from a family of superheroes and now have a lot to live up to?
by May – Write a Letter
Writing Room is our monthly online writing group.
Each month, we post a prompt. Once you’ve written your piece, post it in the comments box below. Anyone is welcome to take part and it’s an opportunity to post work plus give and gain feedback.
May’s prompt: Write a letter from you to someone who you’re either angry or in love with. The person in question can be made up if you are worried about it being too personal. If you’re working on a novel or short story, maybe you’d prefer to write it from the point of view of your main character or a secondary character to your main character? What would you tell them? Maximum word count is 500 words.
by Fiction Friday – Transportation
Friday 25th April 2014.
Fiction Friday is our weekly writing prompt. The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’ve finished, don’t edit, just post in the comments below.
Fiction Friday
Today’s prompt: You are transported into your favourite book or movie. Which character are you? What changes in the story now you are there? Do you alter something significant?
by Fiction Friday – Opposites
Fiction Friday
Friday 18th April 2014.
Fiction Friday is our weekly prompt where the internal editor is asked to step out. We post a prompt. Use it as inspiration to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you like. Once you’ve finished, post in the comments below. Don’t edit, just post.
Today’s prompt: Take a story you love. Maybe one you liked as a child or a snippet of a book you’ve read recently. Swap all the characters around. Make the hero the sidekick and the villain the hero? Maybe the adult who offers advice is the nervous and unknowing character? What if the hero’s best friend is actually the villain? Have a go at swapping everyone around.
by The Gate
Writing Room is our online writing group.
Every month, we focus on a specific theme or area of writing. Anyone can take part. Just post any contributions in the comments box below.
For April, study this photo. What does it inspire? What do you think is behind it? How did you find it? Is it a secret garden or somewhere where you shouldn’t be? Is it on an estate where you have been sent to live or being forced to stay? Maybe you are trying to hide and this is where you end up. Write up to 500 words describing what you see and what it makes you think about. Continue reading
by A Fairytale Story
Fiction Friday
Fiction Friday: 11th April 2014.
The idea of Fiction Friday is to write. We post a prompt every friday. Use it as inspiration to write for a minimum of five minutes. Then, keep going for as long as you can. Once you’re done, don’t edit, just post in the comments below.
Today’s prompt: Fairytales.
Write about a cowardly girl who must save a princess, evade an unwanted lover and defeat a tyrant before she can return home. Things become complicated because of a jealous rival. Assistance comes in the form of a magic ring.
by Strange Days
Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: 4th April 2014
Fiction Friday
The aim of Fiction Friday is to shut away your internal editor for a while. We post a prompt. You write for a minimum of five minutes and then, keep going for as long as you can. Once you’re done, don’t edit, just post in the comments box below.
Today’s prompt: In approx 250 – 350 words, describe the strangest day you can imagine. What’s the setting? What’s happening? Who is it happening to?
by The Heist
Fiction Friday: 28th March 2014
Every friday, we post a writing prompt. The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keeping going for as long as you can. Once you’re done, don’t edit your piece of writing, just post in the comments below.
Today’s prompt is that your characters are in the middle of some sort of heist. How many people involved and the scale of the robbery is up to you. The first line is, ‘Just get on with it. We need to get out of here, now.’
Remember, don’t edit, just post.
by Phone Call
Fiction Friday: Phone Call.
Fiction Friday
The aim is to use the prompt and write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’ve finished, don’t edit. Just post.
Today’s prompt: Your character gets a phone call at three am in the morning. It wakes you up. When you answer, do you recognise the voice and know who it is? Is it a stranger?
by Using Your Words
Fiction Friday: 14th March.
Fiction Friday
Using all your words.
Fiction Friday is our weekly prompt. The aim is to use the prompt, write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’re done, post in the comments box below. Don’t edit, just post.
Today’s prompt:
You have six people sat around a table, three men and three women. The reason as to why they are there is up to you. Your first sentence is from one of the women and it’s Continue reading
by Magical Objects
Fiction Friday: Magical Objects.
Fiction Friday
Every Friday is Fiction Friday. We post a prompt. You write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’re done, you don’t edit. Just post in the comments box below.
Today’s Prompt: You come across a seemingly ordinary object. It can be anything – a scarf, shoes, a lamp, a remote for the TV. You almost discard it but then magical things start to happen. When you realise it’s this object making things happen, you decide to keep and use it. What happens next?
by Writing From A Different Perspective.
Writing Room is our online writing group.
Anyone can take part and post their work and this month, it’s all about seeing things differently.
Write about a past family gathering. Write the story in as much detail as possible, explaining what you saw, what you did, and how you felt. Then rewrite the same story from the perspective of someone else who was there. You can keep writing until you think it’s done or you could time yourself?
Once you’re done, post in the comments below.
by The List
Fiction Friday
Which three things would your character like to try?
Fiction Friday: 28th february 2014.
List three activities that you could have your character doing. It could be anything from sky diving to a road trip from one end of the country to the other. Once you have your three things, pick one. If you are working on something at the moment, use your main character and write from the point of view of your character whilst they try this activity. If you’ve not got a character, open the book nearest to you and pick a name from there.
Write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going. Once you’re done, don’t edit. Just post.
by NK Fiction Friday: Money Money Money
Fiction Friday
Fiction Friday – 21st February 2014.
The prompt for today’s fiction friday: You find a money clip on the ground whilst walking down the high street. It contains £10,000. What do you do next? Which problems does it create? Solve?
Write for five minutes minimum and then keep going. Once you’re finished, post in the comments box below.
by Is it Love?
Fiction Friday
Fiction Friday: Friday 14th February 2014: Is it Love?
For today’s prompt, it’s all about love (as it’s Valentine’s Day.) Your two main characters are Lucy and Tom. Have they just met? Are they are at a turning point in their relationship? Is it about to end? That’s all your choice. What will you have happen to Lucy and Tom?
Write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Don’t edit, just post in the comments below.
by If You Go Down To The Woods Today…
Fiction Friday Prompt: 7th February 2014.
Fiction Friday
Today’s prompt: If you go down to the woods today…
What does the picture below inspire? Does it conjure up wonder? Fear? Curiosity? Write down everything that comes into your head when you look at it and then try to craft it into a story. Write for five minutes minimum and then keep going as long as you can.
Once you’re done, Continue reading
by Now For Something Completely Different.
Writing Room: February 2014.
Now for something completely different. For this month’s writing room, it’s about changing history.
Pick an event in history that particularly interests you and that you know a little about or something you can easily research.
Now, think about what could happen if you change the facts. For example, Continue reading
by Who’s Coming To Dinner?
Fiction Friday
Fiction Friday – 31st January 2014.
Today’s prompt: Pick three to five guests that you’d like to invite over to dinner. It could be anyone you like; friends, celebrities, people you admire. Write about the evening starting from the moment your first guest arrives.
Write for five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. When you’re done, post in the comments below.
by Interviewing Your Character.
Fiction Friday
Friday 24th January 2014: Asking your character questions.
The Fiction Friday prompt this week is about getting to know your character. Do you have a piece of fiction you are currently working on? If so, ask these questions about your main character. If you don’t, pick a random name out from a newspaper or a book you’re currently reading.
Ask these five questions:
1. Who is your hero and why?
2. What is your earliest childhood memory?
3. Does your character have a secret? Continue reading
by Snippets
Fiction Friday
Fiction Friday – 17th January 2014.
It’s amazing what lines of dialogue or ideas for books we can get from accidentally overhearing other people’s conversation.
For today’s prompt, try to catch little pieces of information from conversations going on around you. Anything you find interesting, write down. Once you’ve got between five and ten lines, put them into a paragraph of dialogue. Once you’re done, post.
Write for a minimum of five minutes, then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’re done, then post in the comments below.
by The Conversation
Fiction Friday
Fiction Friday: 10th January 2014.
The aim of Fiction Friday is to take the prompt below and write for a minimum of five minutes, then keep going for as long as you can. Don’t edit, just post your attempt in the comments below.
Today’s prompt: Keep this conversation going:
‘Don’t I know you?’
‘No, I don’t think so?’
‘No, I do. Weren’t you the woman who, you know, got involved with all that business a while back?’
What comes next?
by My Writing Room – Julia Williams
I work in a small office next to my bedroom. When we moved into our house seventeen years ago it was billed as another bedroom, but was a bit impractical as you had to walk into our bedroom to get into it. So we decided to turn it into a bathroom and dressing room. Then I decided to go freelance and started writing, so we thought, how much space do we really need for clothes? and turned it into a study instead. My husband is very handy round the house, so he built the desk and shelves himself, and a lovely decorator pal of ours painted it for us.
 Author, Julia Williams |
 Julia’s Writing Space |
I love it because Continue reading
by Fiction Friday: Strange Happenings.
Fiction Friday: 3rd January 2014.
You wake up to find that a household product is having a strange effect on your pets and children and they start to act strange. What happens next?
Write for five minutes minimum and then keep going. When you’re done, post in the comments box below.
by Writing Room – January 2014
Writing Room – January 2014: Write a diary entry.
It’s 2014. A new year. For this month, write a diary entry from the point of view of your character. If you’re currently working on a book, write as your main character or maybe you’d like to pick a supporting character? If you’ve not got anything you’re working on, write from the point of view from a person named Sam.
What would they write about? What are their resolutions for the year?
Write between 500 – 1000 words and post in the comments section. Continue reading
by Fiction Friday: Mistaken Identity
Friday 6th December 2013
The prompt today – you get mistaken for someone else? Who do you get mistaken for? What happens?
Write for five minutes and then keep going. Don’t edit, just post.
by December… Write a Letter to Father Christmas
December: Write a letter to Father Christmas…
It’s the season to be jolly. For this month’s writing room, it’s your opportunity to write a letter to Father Christmas. What would you ask him for? Which questions would you put to him? You could even write it from the point of view of a child if you wanted to. Maximum word count is 750 words.
When you’re done, feel free to post your attempt in the comments below…
by Fiction Friday: Dinner Party
Friday 29th November 2013: Dinner Party.
You are invited to a dinner party by a stranger. When you get there, you find that you’ve been joined by friends and enemies. What happens? Why have you all been brought there?
Write for five minutes and then, keep going if you can. Don’t edit, just post.
by Fiction Friday: Sensitive Information
Fiction Friday: 22nd November 2013.
Today’s prompt:
You are at work and you hit print on a private or sensitive document. However, you send it to the wrong printer and now you don’t know where it’s gone….
Keep writing.
Remember, don’t edit, just post.
by Fiction Friday: Family Celebrations
Fiction Friday: Friday 15th November 2013.
It’s Friday. Every week, we have a fiction prompt and the aim is just to write, not edit.
Today, it’s all about family celebrations. Your character’s name is Mark and he is going back to his family home for a get together for the first time in five years. Who is there? Why has he not been back for so long and what happens once he gets there? Does he bring anyone with him and how are they received?
Write for five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can. Once you’ve finished, post on here. Don’t edit.
by November – Keep The Story Going
November 2013.
As its National Novel Writing Month, I thought it would be fun for all of us to write a story.
I’ll write the first line below and then just keep the story going. Let’s see how far we get. At the end, I’ll tally up the word count and see how many we manage. It doesn’t matter if you go to post the next part and someone gets in before you. It’s all part of the fun.
First line:
He told me to keep it. How was I meant to know what would happen if I didn’t.
by Ghostly Happenings
Friday 25th October 2013:
As Halloween is nearly upon us, today’s prompt has a ghostly theme. Write a ghost story. For example, a relative who has recently passed on is now sitting on your sofa, talking to you.
Write for five minutes then keep going. Don’t edit, just post.
by Close Your Eyes
Fiction Friday: Friday 18th October 2013.
This week, close your eyes. Write about the first thing you see or think about. Add a what if to the mix.
Write for five minutes and then keep going. Don’t edit. Just post.
by Hide Out
Friday 11th October 2013:
Using mostly dialogue, write about someone who finds a person hiding out in their garage or attic. Has your character met this person before?
Write for five minutes and then keep going. Don’t edit, just post.
by Alternative Fairy Stories
Fiction Friday: 4th October 2013
We all know many fairy stories. For this week’s fiction friday, how about you rewrite one. What if it were the princesses who went off to slay the dragon? What if Cinderella was horrible to the ugly sisters? You can pick any fairy story and rewrite it.
Write for five minutes and then keep going. Don’t edit, just post.
by October’s Writing Room
Page 52.
For October’s Writing Room, go to page 52 of the book you’re currently reading. Go to the fifth sentence. That line is either your title or your first line. What does that inspire? Keep writing.
by A Curious Letter
Fiction Friday – 27th September 2013.
Prompt:
A hand delivered letter gets put through your letter box. It’s addressed to your spouse/partner or ex. Do you open it? If you don’t, do you fight not to open it? If you do open it, are you happy with what you find inside?
Write for five minutes and then keep going. When you are done, don’t edit, just post.
by Useful Writing Sites and Tools
I am always trying to find ways to help with my writing and productivity as I am the Queen of Procrastination. There are quite a few things out there that claim to help you but here are three sites/tools that I’ve found most helpful…
I’ve only been using this one for about a week and I’m already wondering how I managed without it. I LOVE IT. I’m not sure how I managed to not hear about it until now. (I overheard someone speak about it a queue for a writing event.)
by Speed Dating
Fiction Friday: 20th September 2013.
Today’s prompt: After getting out of a serious relationship, you get talked into going speed dating. What happens? Maybe your ex is there? Write in the first person. Write for five minutes and then keep going. Once you’ve finished, don’t edit, just post.
by Fact with Fiction
Fiction Friday: Friday 13th September 2013.
Pick your favourite or least favourite historical character and then create a fictional piece around them. For example, what if Elizabeth I did get married? Write for five minutes and then keep going. Don’t edit, just post.
by Empty Room
Fiction Friday: 6th September 2013.
You find yourself sitting in a chair in an empty room and you have no idea how you got there.
Write for five minutes and then keep going. Once you’re finished, post on here.
by September: Random Sentence.
Pick a random page in the book you’re currently reading. The first sentence you read is the title for your piece. Then, pick another random page. The first sentence you read is your first line.
Try and write for ten minutes or 1,000 words. Continue reading
by Time Travel
Fiction Friday – 30th August 2013.
You stumble across an unusual object that then transports you back into the past. What happens next?
Write for five minutes then keep going. Don’t edit, just post.
by Printer Error…
Fiction Friday prompt for 23rd August 2013.
You’ve printed off some sensitive material. Maybe its confidential company information? A private letter? However, you realise too late that it’s been sent to the wrong printer and you don’t know it’s location. Keep writing….
Write in the first person.
Remember, write for five minutes then keep going.
Don’t edit, just post.
by Fiction Friday: Dialogue
Friday 16th August:
This week, write something that’s almost completely dialogue. You can pick the theme, subject, characters etc.
(Write for five minutes and then keep going. Don’t edit, just post in the comments box below.)
by Isabel Ashdown: Forbidden Places
Isabel Ashdown
Remember the ‘Charley Says’ adverts, warning us away from dangerous places and menacing strangers? Despite these warnings, how many of us, as children, would still return to those forbidden locations time after time, in search of longed-for adventure? For me, it was the village dump, an illicit playground of abandoned cars and fridges and rusted bicycle wheels. We all knew it was unsafe, and we knew our parents would go spare if they caught us there. But it was an exciting place, rich and full of possibilities for a seven or eight year old child.
With age, I realise I have developed an ongoing fascination with derelict buildings and land; those neglected places that once rippled with life, but now lie to waste, fading away beneath vines and decay. In Hurry Up and Wait, I became quite obsessed with the abandoned Victorian building that once was my secondary school. I tracked down online photos of the interior in various states of decline, and found myself stalking the perimeters to snap a few shots to help inspire my writing …
by Harper Impulse get in the festive mood…
We may still be in the middle of August but Harper Impulse are already thinking about Christmas time (and I for one love Christmas,) and are launching their wonderful WINTER WONDERLAND competition.
They are looking for novels of any length, which have a Christmas, Hanukkah or New Year theme in them (and, of course, some kind of romance!).
by Know Your Character.
For August’s Writing Room, we are focusing on character.
First, write your character’s name in the middle of a piece of paper. If you’ve not got a character immediately in mind, pick a random first and surname from a paper, some one you know… you get the picture. A writer I heard being interviewed tends to mash up names he’s heard from what he’s watching on TV.
Next, write everything about them. Start with age, birthday, physical attributes and then move on to education and employment. Then, keep going. Write about what makes them laugh, cry, favourite song, film, childhood memory etc.
Then, write 500 words in the first person and introduce your character.
If you like, you can post your 500 word piece in the comment box below.
by Week Nine: Your List.
For this week’s Fiction Friday, choose something you’ve always wanted to do (something on your bucket list,) and then write a story where your character experiences it.
The rules:
Write for the minimum of five minutes and then keep going.
Don’t edit, just post.
(Fiction Friday, 2nd August 2013.)
by Week 8: Music
For week 8, it’s all about music.
Pick one of your favourite songs and use it as your inspiration. Your main character’s names are Katy and Ryan.
Write for 5 minutes minimum and then keep going. Don’t edit and post in the comments box below.
by # Week Seven – Nursery Rhymes.
Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: Week Seven.
This week, write a piece using your favourite nursery rhyme as inspiration. Write in a third person point of view.
(Rules: Write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going. Don’t edit and when you’re done, post below in the comments.)
by # Week 6: A Letter To Your Sixteen Year Old Self.
Your character is post 50’s. They write a letter to their sixteen year old self. What would it say?
(Write and then post. Don’t edit.)
by Writing About Something You Know.
This month, pick a subject you know a lot about and write as much as you can about it. Sometimes this helps if you’re suffering a little from writers block.
by # Week 5: Predicting the Future.
Week 5:
Write in the first person about suddenly having the ability to see into the future.
(Don’t edit, just post in the comment box below.)
by #4: Online Dating.
Week 4.
Your character has just come out of a relationship and is talked into joining an online dating site.
(As usual, write for 5-15 minutes and remember, don’t edit. Just write and post.)
by #3: Losing something important.
Week 3:
Write a story where something important is lost.
As usual, write for 5-10 minutes without stopping and don’t edit – just post in the comments below.
by June – Senses
For June, it’s all about senses.
The scene: a tea shop in a small village in Scotland.
Write one paragraph per sense describing the scene above.
One paragraph on what it looks, smells, sounds, tastes and feel like.
Post work below in the comments box.
by Book Club
