Changing places

Whoever our narrator becomes, what we write is often 'lived' in a certain way, through a certain character and therefore with a certain subjectivity.

Take something you've (ideally) already written, something where the sentiments or viewpoint of a particular character or narrator is quite strongly felt. Imagine it from another point of view, a point of view that was overlooked in the original text, perhaps another character, a second narrator... you decide. Let your words live the telling from that other point of view. Change places.

If you feel like playing along, then post up what you've written on your blog and leave a message in the comments here - one (or both) of us will be over to read what you've written.

If you have any ideas for future prompts then let us know, we'd love to hear them and would of course credit you with it should the prompt be used.

Prompt 7 ~ A box of titles

This week’s prompts are titles of some of the books on my shelves.  This is something you can do for yourself at home, especially if you don’t fancy any of the ones I picked.  Write up a list of book titles, song titles, movie titles, cut them up and put them in a box, hat, cup.  When you’re in need of a prompt, pick one out and go.

Here’s what I chose…

I haven’t dreamed of flying for a while

One Day

Here is where we meet

~

Respond to the prompt however you wish – free writing, poem, story, letter, haiku, flash.  Whatever it brings up is fine, we’re not pernickety.  If you'd like to share what you've written, however rough or polished, post it on your blog and leave a comment below with your post's url.  At least one of us will come over and read it.

Thank you.

(If you’d like to know who wrote the above books, I’ll be happy to give you the author’s names.  I didn’t want to post them up here because I wanted the titles to stand alone as prompts in themselves, and also because I don’t want you getting distracted by looking them up on Amazon ;-)

Prompt 6 - 'somewhere'

This week's prompt is the word 'somewhere' as a title or the first word of your writing.

See where it takes you...

If you feel like playing along, then post up what you've written on your blog and leave a message in the comments here - one (or both) of us will be over to read what you've written.

If you have any ideas for future prompts then let us know, we'd love to hear them and would of course credit you with it should the prompt be used.

Prompt 5 ~ going minimal

No instructions this week, only two prompts for you to choose from. 

1) I remember....

or

2) an image (taken by me a few years ago)

Respond to the prompt(s) however you wish.  If you'd like to share what you've done, however rough or polished, post it on your blog and leave a comment below with your post's url.  At least one of us will come over and read it.

Thank you.