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Prompt #6: Do the Twist
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The good folks over at Writer’s Relief publish a newsletter with some cool ideas for writers. Today’s quote is actually a prompt from their web site. I love this one!
Take something ordinary and make it unusual. Write a story about something terribly boring but with a twist—your toaster oven comes to life, or something incredible happens when you open your mail.
Read the entire article at Writer’s Relief
Writing Prompt: see above
Journaling Prompt: Write about a time when an ordinary day turned suddenly extraordinary.
Art Prompt: It’s alive!
Nonfiction / Speechwriting Prompt: Write a humorous piece that contains a final twist that plays for big laughs.
I hope you’ll share your extraordinary work in the Comments section!
Photo Credit: Oran Viriyincy on Flickr
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