Novel Kicks Writing Room: What Ifs?
Hello and welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today, it’s going to be free writing but with a prompt to start things off. Those prompts are going to focus on what ifs?
Pick one of the following and write a story based around it. Write for as long as you can.
Your prompts are –
What if Greek Gods walked the earth and they are back?
What if your character’s nee stepparent is really them from the future?
What if your character’s past and present began to merge?
What if your character could suddenly hear everyone’s thoughts?
What if the three bears wouldn’t let Goldilocks leave?
Have fun.
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Novel Kicks Writing Room: Titles and Acknowledgements
Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today, it’s all about titles and acknowledgements.
Have you been stuck when it comes to beginning your work? Are you in the middle of writing it and have maybe hit a block? This activity could be a fun thing to do to get out of the writing rut or simply give you five minutes away from your WIP for a break.
First, let’s look at titles –
Set a timer for five minutes (even if you already have a title for your WIP),
Write down as many words or titles you can think of when you think about your WIP.
Once this is done, pick the title you like the most or go with the original title you had if you didn’t find one you preferred.
Now put your mind to the time where you’re at the stage where your book is finished and you’re about to publish. The only thing you have to do is to write your acknowledgments. If you’d like, you could also write some pretend endorsements from other writers.
If you’ve been struggling to write, I hope this exercise makes you feel better about your WIP.
Have fun.
by Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: Monday and February
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 – Monday and February.
‘All my mornings are Mondays stuck in an endless February.’ – Fortnight – Taylor Swift.
Your character wakes up on a Monday morning in February. It’s the same as every other morning. They follow their usual routine.
This time however, instead of Monday afternoon arriving, the morning repeats. After some denial and panic, they start to analyse their morning and realise that there is something within this time frame that they need to change in order to stop their Monday mornings repeating and for Monday afternoon to arrive.
The only problem is that they don’t know what that is.
Write their story.
Have fun.
by Novel Kicks Writing Room: Scenarios
Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today, it’s about building possible scenarios.
Set the timer for five minutes. In this time, write down as many life changing events that a character could face. A divorce? A bereavement? It could be something like their house is robbed or an illness. Anything and everything you can think of, write it down.
Then, pick someone from the list below –
Jenny (29) – lives in London
Alan (60) – lives in Edinburgh
Michael (18) – lives in Brighton
Leah (50) – lives in Cornwall
Yasmin (46) – lives in Newcastle
Connor (80) – lives in Birmingham
Pick one of your scenarios from your list and write a scene for a story for one of the characters above.
Have fun.
by Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: Pick Up From The First Line
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 is – pick up from the first line.
Using the first line below, create a story. The genre, the character and setting is up to you. The only rule is you have to use this first line…
‘Well, this is where I live.’
I am so excited to see what you do with this line. Remember, don’t worry about what you’re writing. The aim of this is to get the words down onto the page and to see where it takes you.
Have fun.
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