Happy Writing Prompt Wednesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We’re so excited to get back to this series and hope you are, too.
In case you missed it, we hosted our first Lit Pup Tuesday yesterday, including writing prompts for children and teen writers. All responses to those prompts will be considered for features on our site, as well as in our inaugural issue of Lit Pup Magazine. Submit those prompts here!
Today’s writing prompts will be considered for features on our site, as well as our next issue of Lit Shark Magazine: The SHARK DOG Edition, Issue 7 of Lit Shark: The SHARK WEEK Edition, or Issue 8 of Lit Shark: The Spooky (TEETH) Edition, depending on which themed issue the pieces seem the most appropriate for! We hope you’ll write and submit! You can submit today’s prompts here!
We love this reminder from Cassandra Lipp about the power of inspirational sparks. Let these writing prompts be just a starting point for you, in any genre you want, and let your poetry or prose unfold!
“Just like using a suggestion from the audience can give improvisers the setup to begin a scene, a small kernel of an idea is all I need to nudge me in the direction of a productive first draft of a short piece of writing.”
Some Fun Fiction!
Write about what happens when your character just can’t catch a break! What difficult things happen to them in quick succession? How do they respond?
A Story with a Twist
Every week, Tessa bakes a new batch of cupcakes, each more delicious than the last. Her friends and family can’t get enough of her baking, and neither can her next-door neighbor. Write a romance with a twist… or maybe something with a more sinister edge?
A Story within a Story (So Meta!)
What if the reason writers ‘know’ their characters so well is because they knew them in a past life? Who was this person to them? How did they meet? And what about them made them so unforgettable?
The Ugliest Poetry
Write an ode to the ugliest thing you know. Or write an ode to something you love that others may not. Consider writing an ode to the parts of yourself that you may have named ugly. Rewrite them all in a new light.
Something to Look Forward To
What’s one of your favorite plants, animals, foods, etc., that you commonly see in the upcoming season? Write them into a poem.
It’s a Good Question!
Use this as a starting point: How to Become a Shark
We hope you enjoy these prompts as much as we do! Don’t mind us—we’re inspired and going to go write to one of these prompts now… Don’t forget to submit!
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