Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: By The Roll Of The Dice
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: By The Roll Of The Dice.
Find a dice. There’s plenty of free dice apps on the various app stores if you can’t find one.
Roll and use the first line that corresponds to the number you throw.
1 – When walking down an alleyway, your character finds themselves in another time.
2 – Your character is lost in a forest and reach a crossroads. They go left instead of right and end up at an isolated farm.
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Novel Kicks Writing Room: Your Project’s Roadmap
Welcome Back To The Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today, it’s all about our WIP’s. I know I need to focus on mine. If you’re in-between projects, think about an idea you’ve had for a while and been meaning to develop.
First, write down everything you do know about your plot and story.
Write the title of your WIP in the middle of an A4 piece of paper. Then write about what you do know about your main plot, sub-plots, characters, setting, genre, what it needs to meet in terms of beats? Are any elements of it connected to another – for example, if you’re doing a suspense novel, does part of your reveal at the end rely on one of the side characters?
Once you’ve filled in as much as you can with in terms of what you know, try and fill in the gaps. Remember, the novel you write is a living, breathing thing and subject to change but I’ve found this exercise helpful in giving myself a clear overview of the shape of my story.
Here’s an example I made earlier (excuse the handwriting).
by Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: A New Position
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: A New Position.
Pick two of the following people –
. A police officer.
. A teacher who has just started their first job.
. A volunteer in a charity shop.
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Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today, it’s about getting out and getting some fresh air. If you can get out to a park, a beach or take a walk, that would be great.
Now I know you may not have access to an outside space but don’t worry, just opening the window will do too. It’s all about just feeling the air on your face.
Set a timer for about 10 minutes, observe the things around you. What can you hear? Smell? Feel?
What’s the weather like and how is that affecting the scene in front of you? What’s your relationship with what you can see? Make notes as you sit. You could also record the sounds via your phone if you like.
Once you’ve finished observing, write a short story incorporating everything you’ve written down. Do it from a fictional character’s point of view. Maybe it’s their first time in this area? Maybe they’ve never seen a neighbourhood like yours?
Write up to 1,500 words.
Have fun.
by Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: Universal Message
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 – Universal Message.
Your character gets a job with a space agency. When an error is made, they are accidentilly sent into space.
Wanting to get a message to earth to be rescued, the message ends up getting broadcasted throughout the universe.
Write about what happens next.
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