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Writing Prompt:

Your charater wakes up and the world is upside down. How did they get there?

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Writing Prompt:

A toxic couple are trapped on an island.

Do they escape?

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Writing Prompt:

Write a story about falling out of love. What would the last lines be?

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Writing Prompt

There is one day for your character left to live. How would they realistic spend it?

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Write a story that takes a cast of characters(new or existing,Fanifciton is a great writing exercise)  and puts them in an office.

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Writing Prompt:

Write about a character who has to look at a personified version of their greatest fear, but it's not so scary once they lay eyes on it.

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Writing Prompt:

Write about a time traveler who loses his memory and has to figure out why he feels out of place.

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Aristotle’s 3 Principles of Writing

1.Writers are imitators

2.Writers are borrowers

3.Writers aren’t bound by societal morals

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Crush Writers Block

With one simple question:

why did you start this story?

Remember what event, emotion, or person acted as the catalyst for the story you are writing. Write it down somewhere that you can go back to it. I keep mine in my google keep.

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Where to Start Writing your Story?

In Media res...Your story should always start in the middle of action whether internal or external. Your character will exist before your story and after (hopefully).So even if nothing is happening externally, something is happening internally.

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Your Character’s Past Determines your Book’s Future

Lisa Cron, in her book Story Genius, said:

“The deeper you dive into your protagonist’s past, the clearer his future — aka your plot will become.” pg 71

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Writing is a piece of you, don’t try to make it a piece of someone else.

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Question to ask your Characters

If your character was stuck in an elevator, what is their first reaction?

Who would they call? Why?

How do they calm themselves down?

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Story structures to help you get started

Hero’s Journey

The Fichtean Curve

Story Circle

Kishotenketsu

Thre Act Sotry Stucutre

Save the Cat

7 point structure

Now, go forth and write. I believe in you!

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Tips to conquer your first draft

Put away distractions

2. Before starting write what inspired you to write this story in the first place

3. Try not to read it, forge ahead

Now, go forth and write. I believe in you!

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Check out my longer-writing articles!

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How to get Stories Ideas

Okay throwing everything out the window, write down what you like. Start with things that already exist: And dive deeper and figure out what you like about those things. You can come up with.

Emotions

Themes

Tropes...Etc.

Get your ideas following and you'd be amazed what will come from that.

Now, go forth and write. I believe in you!