Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: An Unusual Commute
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: An Unusual Commute.
Every morning, you take the same train at 7:42 AM. Same seat. Same routine. One day, you notice a passenger across from you is reading a book with your name on the spine as the author—but you’ve never written a book. The cover shows a publication date from three years ago and your face is on the back.
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Novel Kicks Writing Room: Resolution
Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room and the Plot Challenge.
Over the next few weeks, we will be focusing on plotting a piece of fiction, one task at a time.
These will potentially help you master plot structure by writing all major plot points, then analysing how each element builds toward a cohesive story.
Task 6: Resolution –
With this task, it’s about showing the aftermath after completing the climax exercise from last week. This is your chance to answer lingering questions. This is also the place to reveal what your protagonist has learned or how they’ve changed.
Things to consider whilst completing this…
- What is the new normal?
- What has your protagonist gained or lost?
- What have they learned?
- What does the future hold?
This closing section is showing your character’s life after the climax. This doesn’t have to be long but it should feel earned. The reader should see how the protagonist is different now.
by Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: The Unfamiliar
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 Unfamiliar –
You wake up in an unfamiliar room with no memory of how you got here.
by Novel Kicks Writing Room: Climax
Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room and the Plot Challenge.
Over the next few weeks, we will be focusing on plotting a piece of fiction, one task at a time.
These will potentially help you master plot structure by writing all major plot points, then analysing how each element builds toward a cohesive story.
Task 5: Climax –
This task is all about bringing the central conflict to its peak. You ideally want to force your protagonist to face what they’ve been avoiding.
When you’re doing this task, answer these questions –
by Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: The Stranger
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 Stranger
You wake up to find someone making breakfast in your kitchen. They move through the space like they’ve lived here for years.
When you ask who they are, they smile sadly and say, “I’ve been waiting for you to finally see me.”
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