Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: By The Roll Of The Dice

Published October 3, 2025 | By Laura

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.

3 – Your character is sat in an armchair alone in the house. Their cat or dog suddenly says hello.

4 – The waves crash against the shore but your character knows they have to walk into the sea. Why?

5 – Your character has sworn off love but then meets a person who triggers alsorts of feelings.

6 – Your character has to go undercover to seek out a potential criminal.

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.

Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: By The Roll Of The Dice

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