Second Prompt

This is by no means compulsory, but it is a good little practice exercise and only takes 30 minutes.

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Pick one of these sentences as the starter:

It all started to go wrong when …

She/He would have never believed it possible in a thousand years but …

If she/he lived to be one hundred she/he knew that the sight of …


AND/OR


Use these five words in the story:

Mystery
Obligation
Biro
Sapphire
Sellotape


Use one of the following three emotions as a central theme:

Despair
Hatred
Excitement

And write for a maximum of 30 minutes (it doesn’t seem like much but you’ll be amazed at how much you can do).

There is no limit on length (some people can write upwards of 500 words, some struggle with 200) and there is no right or wrong. Do not go back and edit after you have finished, no matter how strong the desire may be to change something. The point of this exercise is to trust your instincts.

Your time starts now!

As I mentioned in the meeting, if anyone wants another prompt after using this one, email me and I will see what I can do (w.writersgroup@googlemail.com).