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writercises2022-03-19 03:30 pm
mbarker) wrote in writercises2022-03-19 03:30 pm
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EXER: 6x6 Prompts?
Original posting March 1, 2019
(Let's see... start writing this weekend, and aim at Sunday, March 10 as the deadline for the first 6x6 tale? Sounds good to me!)
I have a random generator that basically cranks out a character, a problem, a genre, a scruple, an RPG plot, and a oddball element (something in something). So I just ran it six times, and kind of put together the elements in a little prompt about the story. Feel free to use as much of it as is helpful, dropout pieces, change pieces, or whatever. But I thought I would provide you with some seeds to help in writing your short stories.
In a story about that old black magic wish fulfillment, a pilot who is having trouble with his/her boss sets out on a quest to break in and steal money in the living room. Along the way, he or she has to deal with the moral dilemma of knowing that a friend has a terminal illness, but the family has begged everyone to keep it from the patient. When the friend asks, will the pilot tell them the truth or not?
So, genre is old black magic wish fulfillment.
Character? A pilot.
Problem: trouble with his/her boss.
RPG plot: quest, break in and steal something.
Element: money in the living room.
Scruple: a friend has a terminal illness. The family has asked everyone to not tell the friend. The friend asks you about it. Do you tell them or not?
Lots of bits and pieces there that might spark something in your story telling soup. Have fun!
(Let's see... start writing this weekend, and aim at Sunday, March 10 as the deadline for the first 6x6 tale? Sounds good to me!)
I have a random generator that basically cranks out a character, a problem, a genre, a scruple, an RPG plot, and a oddball element (something in something). So I just ran it six times, and kind of put together the elements in a little prompt about the story. Feel free to use as much of it as is helpful, dropout pieces, change pieces, or whatever. But I thought I would provide you with some seeds to help in writing your short stories.
In a story about that old black magic wish fulfillment, a pilot who is having trouble with his/her boss sets out on a quest to break in and steal money in the living room. Along the way, he or she has to deal with the moral dilemma of knowing that a friend has a terminal illness, but the family has begged everyone to keep it from the patient. When the friend asks, will the pilot tell them the truth or not?
So, genre is old black magic wish fulfillment.
Character? A pilot.
Problem: trouble with his/her boss.
RPG plot: quest, break in and steal something.
Element: money in the living room.
Scruple: a friend has a terminal illness. The family has asked everyone to not tell the friend. The friend asks you about it. Do you tell them or not?
Lots of bits and pieces there that might spark something in your story telling soup. Have fun!