Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: The Shadows
Welcome to Fiction Friday, our weekly flash fiction challenge.
Here’s how it works:
Set a timer for five minutes and start writing
Keep going for as long as you can once the timer goes off
No editing allowed—raw writing only
When you’re finished, feel free to share in the comments (but there’s no pressure.)
Today’s prompt: The Shadows.
At sunrise, every shadow in the city points toward the same locked door.
By noon, people have gathered around it, carrying keys they do not remember owning.
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Novel Kicks Writing Room: Word Association List
Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today’s writing room task is one I think can be quite fun. That is building a piece of writing from word association.
Write down the words below. Then, set a timer for 30 seconds and make your way through the list. Write down the first thing that comes to mind with each word. Don’t overthink it.
Lantern
Velvet
Thunder
Marmalade
Compass
Whisper
Glacier
Bicycle
Cinnamon
Meadow
How did you find that?
Here’s my attempt –
by Novel Kicks Writing Room: Things Left Behind
Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today’s writing exercise is all about “the thing left behind”.
Write a short piece of fiction inspired by this sentence:
When they opened the door, everything was exactly as they had left it—except for one thing.
Write for 20 minutes.
Use either first person or third person.
Set the scene in one location.
Include at least one object that carries emotional significance.
Let the reader discover what has changed gradually.
End with a revelation, decision, or unanswered question.
by Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: The Collector
Welcome to Fiction Friday, our weekly flash fiction challenge.
Here’s how it works:
Set a timer for five minutes and start writing
Keep going for as long as you can once the timer goes off
No editing allowed—raw writing only
When you’re finished, feel free to share in the comments (but there’s no pressure.)
Today’s prompt – The Collector
You inherit your uncle’s apartment and discover the walls are completely covered with photographs. Not hung or framed, but taped, pinned, and glued in overlapping layers that go back decades. Each photo shows a different person, none of whom you recognize.
On the kitchen table is a single notebook. The entries are cryptic:
by Novel Kicks Writing Room: The Art Of The Free Write
Hello. Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Having concentrated on the process of editing last Wednesday, I wanted to keep it fairly simple this week.
Today, the task is to free write. The genre, setting, POV, characters – all of that is down to you. My only rule is that you try to reach 750 words. This is roughly three, one-sided pieces of A4 paper (or so I’ve been told.)
Maybe you’ve got an idea you’ve been thinking about for a while? Or, if you’re not sure what to write, there are some suggestions below that you can mix and match.
Grab that drink and snack and head to where you like to write. As always though, have fun.
Genre –
Historical Fiction
Horror
Romance
Comedy
Sci-fi
Dystopian
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