Inspire
The entire purpose of this club is to get young aspiring authors to start working and writing. We do many activities to get their creativity going and their pens flowing. Here you will be able to find a collection of prompts for them.
Music
Put on a obscure, unique, or favorite song, then start writing whatever comes to mind as you listen.
Short film
Watch a short film and then write whatever comes to mind afterward be it completely random, new ideas, ideas for your story, what you think happens next after the short ends, etc.
Here is a link to a great website to find shorts to watch: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/
Picture
Find a fun picture or a random picture and about whatever the picture inspires you to write.
Subject
Pick a genre or something else about writing and focus about writing that aspect
Writing Dice
Pick a few Story Dice throw them down and see what they say. Let chance tell you what to write.
We suggest Rory's Writing Cubes, here's a link to get the Complete Set on Amazon:
Writing Prompt
You can find an infinite amount of writing prompts online, on blogs, and even on Pinterest. Pick one you like, and start letting the words fly out!
Dialog prompt
You can also find a bunch of these on the Internet, or you can make one up yourself! Start with the same dialog and see where it will take you!
Other Ideas
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Write from the point of view of a person who has impaired vision.
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Write about an emotion without saying the emotion or any synonyms for it.
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Pick two of your Characters and write as if they were trapped together, but they dodn't know each other and they can't understand each other.
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Make either a list, time line, "what if" list or bubble map (this is more help full for plotting then writing).
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Fill out a Character Profile. This one is our thorough Profile Sheet: (Blank Character Profile Sheet)
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Pick a character and write different points of view about them. I.E first person POV (how they view themselves) Third person (how others see them, you can use, enemies, friends family, etc.) and so on. Or write in a way that makes you like the character and then in a way that makes you hate them. (Example)
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Write in a way that makes the hero bad and the villain good.
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