Monday, November 7, 2011

Story Starters - Get that Pen Moving!

I've always thought that it's difficult to come up with ideas for free writes.  So as a way to help all of you who do read my blog who write I thought I'd challenge myself to come up with a few story starter ideas to help get those pencils moving.  So following are five story starter ideas, you can write a paragraph, go with the story, or write for a time instead of a length.  Totally up to you, if you want to share your writing in the comment section awesome, I'm always glad to hear from my loyal readers!  (and if anyone new wants to post I'd be glad to hear from you too!)

1.  It was late.  The sky wasn't dark though.  Little dots pricked it like holes in a skirt, light shining through and making the clearing as bright as day...

2.  "Aaaaaaah!"  She screamed with every last iota of her strength.  The sound was so intense that there would be nothing left when she was finished.  There was no way she would ever eat that broccoli...

3.  Hungry, hungry, gunna get a bite to eat, hungry, hungry...  The thoughts swirled around in his head as he strode down the street to the beat of them.  It was about time...

4.  He yawned, but he didn't bother covering his mouth.  "Careful."  She smirked at him.  "If you don't cover your mouth a fly'll go in."  He opened his mouth wider and aimed it at her, yawning again.  She...


5.  There was this bush.  It was round and puffy.  Yes, a bush can be puffy!  It had flowers speckled over it and peeking through the greenery.  They were a peculiar shade of...


So there you go, five story starters to get your brain working.  You can change them, use them, whatever you'd like with them and I reserve the right to do the same at a later date!  Lol!  Enjoy :)

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