It’s Friday which means it’s time to start writing some fiction.
Fiction Friday is our weekly writing flash fiction prompt.
The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can.
Don’t edit, just write. Once you’re done, you’re welcome to share in the comments but there’s no obligation.
Today’s prompt – The Sound Only You Can Hear.
For the past week, you’ve been hearing a faint humming sound that no one else can perceive—not your friends, family, or doctor. It’s constant but varies in pitch depending on where you are.
Today, you traced it to its source: it’s coming from inside your own body.
When you finally figure out what it is, you realize you have to make an impossible decision about whether to tell anyone or keep it secret.
It’s Friday which means it’s time to start writing some fiction.
Fiction Friday is our weekly writing flash fiction prompt.
The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can.
Don’t edit, just write. Once you’re done, you’re welcome to share in the comments but there’s no obligation.
Today’s prompt – The Lighthouse Keeper’s Secret
You inherit your grandmother’s remote lighthouse on a rocky peninsula, expecting a quiet retirement project. But on your first night, you discover a hidden room beneath the lamp chamber—one that doesn’t appear on any blueprints.
Inside, you find dozens of journals dating back decades, all written in your grandmother’s hand. The entries describe strange lights appearing in the fog offshore, always on the same night each month. The final entry, dated three weeks ago, reads simply: “They’re coming back. I won’t be here to guide them this time. Will you?”
Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today, we are writing about ‘an object’.
Pick an object from your desk or the area surrounding your writing space.
Round 1: Freewriting (10 mins).
Write continuously about your object without stopping. Don’t worry about grammar or making sense. Explore:
Round 2: Record & Listen.
Record yourself reading your piece out loud and then listen back to it. Don’t make any notes this time around. Just listen. Then leave your work alone for at least 10 minutes. A good excuse to go and make a cup of tea and then come back.
It’s Friday which means it’s time to start writing some fiction.
Fiction Friday is our weekly writing flash fiction prompt.
The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can.
Don’t edit, just write. Once you’re done, you’re welcome to share in the comments but there’s no obligation.
Today’s prompt – Connecting the lines.
Create a story using the following prompts. Each one is the inspiration for the next paragraph –
. Your character tells a lie for the first time in their life.
. They run into someone they knew from school but pretend not to know them.
. They call for a taxi, but it takes its time getting to them.
. There is a celebration, but it’s quickly ruined.
Have fun.