Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #39

Here's the latest collection of prompts from my Tumblr. Enjoy!

#267 It’s a beautiful, warm evening, what’s your character’s pleasure: dinner al fresco; a hike; taking the children to the park; ignoring the weather and turning on the TV or something else entirely?

#268 Is your main character a talker or a listener?

#269 And then, once the bill had been totaled and she had paid, the guilt set in.

#270 Happy Earth Day! Does your main character recycle? Drive a non-polluting car or take mass transit? Or maybe he is just the opposite–throws trash in the recycling bucket and roars around town in a Hummer? Whichever the case, write about their green, or not-so-green habits.

#271 Write about your, or your character’s first kiss.

#272 What’s the worst thing your character has ever done? Murder, adultery, theft? Does the world know about this thing or does your character keep it secret?

#273 What is the best thing your character has ever done? Raise a child up right, write a book, run a business, take care of an ailing parent, what?

How's your writing going? And, as always, if you get inspired by one of these prompts and want to share in the comments, feel free.

Charlotte

Charlotte Rains Dixon mentors creative writers from passionate to published. Charlotte is a free-lance journalist, ghostwriter, and author. She is Director Emeritus and a current mentor at the Writer's Loft, a certificate-writing program at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Spalding University and is the author of a dozen books, including The Complete Guide to Writing Successful Fundraising Letters, and Beautiful America’s Oregon Coast. Her fiction has appeared in The Trunk, Santa Fe Writer’s Project, Nameless Grace, and Somerset Studios and her articles have been published in Vogue Knitting, the Oregonian, and Pology, to name a few. Her novel, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior, was published in 2013, and she is represented by Erin Niumata at Folio Literary. Learn about her annual writing workshops in Europe at letsgowrite.com, and visit her blog at www.charlotterainsdixon.com, where you can find all kinds of tips and techniques on writing and creativity.

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J.D.

04/25/2015 3:20 pm

#268 Listener. He loves it when someone just goes off, talks about something deep in their core. He wants to know what they feel, what motivates them, the edges they sometimes visit. With the bits and pieces they give him, he hopes to piece together a schematic of his own soul.

Dyoung

04/27/2015 6:11 am

#273….resonates with me more than my character. So if I may share the spotlight…
I think my kids have done pretty stellar so far…(17&21yo) my biggest dream is to write a book (which is why I hang out here)….I have lots of ideas for my own business. (Again- it’s just DOING it)…..and my mom- I now have time to dedicate to her and help her as her eyesight begins to deteriorate.

funny how my main character is so different from me.
No children (reason marriage fell apart)
She never writes. But loves art.
She helps run a business that is not hers.
I haven’t given a thought about where her parents are….

I guess I have work to do:)

Charlotte Dixon

04/27/2015 6:29 am

Sorry to hear about your Mom, but how wonderful that you now have time to take care of her. I am sure she appreciates it. And now that your kids are doing so well, it is time to devote to the book! Yay!

J.D.
04/25/2015 3:20 pm
#268 Listener. He loves it when someone just goes off, talks about something deep in their core. He wants to know what they feel, what motivates them, the edges they sometimes visit. With the bits and pieces they give him, he hopes to piece together a schematic of his own soul.
Dyoung
04/27/2015 6:11 am
#273….resonates with me more than my character. So if I may share the spotlight…
I think my kids have done pretty stellar so far…(17&21yo) my biggest dream is to write a book (which is why I hang out here)….I have lots of ideas for my own business. (Again- it’s just DOING it)…..and my mom- I now have time to dedicate to her and help her as her eyesight begins to deteriorate.
funny how my main character is so different from me.
No children (reason marriage fell apart)
She never writes. But loves art.
She helps run a business that is not hers.
I haven’t given a thought about where her parents are….
I guess I have work to do:)
Charlotte Dixon
04/27/2015 6:29 am
Sorry to hear about your Mom, but how wonderful that you now have time to take care of her. I am sure she appreciates it. And now that your kids are doing so well, it is time to devote to the book! Yay!

Charlotte Rains Dixon