Writing Prompts

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A Walk in the Woods
Walk through a forest and describe your surroundings. Use all of your senses. Next, walk through the same forest blindfolded. What changes?

Emergency Room
Your character is in the emergency room, conscious and stable, but in need of medical attention. Describe what your character sees and feels. Use all of the senses.

Whoops!
Take a character of your own and walk in on her doing something she should not be doing. Choose any setting and time of day you like. How does this up the stakes? What does this reveal to your readers?

Some of these writing prompts were based on works by Brian Kiteley and Josip Novakovich.