Welcome to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
Today, we are going to be doing a little mixing and matching.
I’ve posted four pictures below. Your task is to pick the picture that you’re instantly drawn to:

Pictures created using AI – Adobe Firefly.
Once you’ve picked a picture, pick one of the following combinations of genres:
- Historical Fiction and Sci-Fi
- Dystopian and Comedy
- Romance and Thriller
- Magical Realism and Suspense
- Young Adult and Mystery
- Western and Horror
Once you’ve got your picture and genre combination, set your alarm for 20 minutes and write as much of a story as you can, using the elements you’ve chosen.
Have fun.




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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.
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