The following prompt is a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
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November 9 Prompt – Tiptoe Among Friends
The following prompt is by Maria Locatell, a Writers in the Grove member, and a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
You or your character tiptoe around personality conflicts in groups of friends.
Why?
November 8 Prompt – The Excuse
The following prompt is by Paula Adams, member of Writers in the Grove, and a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
You (or your character) is a clerk at a local store like a laundry, hardware, or drug store.
A customer has been promised their repair or service due two days before.
She says to you, “all right, give me the most off-the-wall, creative excuse you can think of. Make me laugh and I won’t make trouble.”
What is your excuse?
NOTE: This is inspired by a Robert Fulghum story.
November 7 Prompt – The History of a Place
The following prompt is by Patti Bond, member of Writers in the Grove, and a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
How does the history of your story location influence your characters or story?
November 6 Prompt – Diagnosis
The following prompt is by Diana Lubarsky, member of Writers in the Grove, and a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
Diagnosis:
I have what?
The day I received my diagnosis.
How has the world changed or has it?
November 5 Prompt – The Land
The following prompt is by Writers in the Grove member Anne Stackpole-Cuellar and a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
How has the land, the landscape, where you lived influenced your life or that of your character?
November 4 Prompt – The Cat
The following prompt is by Chuck, a member of Writers in the Grove, and a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
What happened when the cat came home?
November 3 Prompt – Uncomfortable
The following prompt is by Marilyn Schmidlin of Writers in the Grove and a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
Uncomfortable shoes.
November 2 Prompt – The Answer is Blue
The following prompt is from Shannon of Writers in the Grove and is a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
The answer is blue.
Write the question.
Prompt 1: The Planet
The following prompt is a part of our Prompt-a-Day project to support NaNoWriMo during November 2015. Each prompt was generously donated by our Writers in the Grove members. You are welcome to take this prompt in any direction you wish.
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