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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: T is for Track
This week – the prompt is T is for Track. As a noun, there’s track as in a footpath, a track as in a running track, or track as in an individual song an LP/CD. Animals leave tracks through the woods or in the snow. Railway tracks criss-cross the country, and it used to be…
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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: S is for Stand
This week – the prompt is S is for Stand (or stood). So, you can stand as in literally ‘rise to’ or ‘be on’ your feet. It’s also a way of saying someone’s height – Journeyman Tom stands 6’ 7”. Your hair stands on end. It can mean ‘to place something’: on the top table…
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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: R is for Rest
This week – the prompt is R is for Rest. There’s rest as in repose or taking a break from something – having a rest. There’s rest as in to put something down for a short while – rest your hand on someone’s shoulder… or rest a burden or a piece of work on something……
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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: Q is for Question
Asking a question is a great way into a story, because it gives you endless possibilities. It doesn’t have to be a momentous question. Think of how an innocuous question such as – ‘What time is it?’ or ‘Who did you see in the Post Office?’ – has given vital information to Miss Marple or…
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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: P is for Pot, Plant or Prism
This is in honour of our late friend Sue in Beeston Regis, a valued member of Writing Club. Sue left some wishes for ways to remember her: one was to buy a nice autumnal pot plant for the windowsill, and another was to enjoy the colours produced by a prism refracting light. So, your prompt…
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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: O is for Out
This could be something as simple as in ‘I’m just going out for a walk.’ Or maybe your characters have been out somewhere and they’ve just returned. Where’ve they been? What’s happened while they were out? Out could be a warning – hostile: ‘Get out of my pub!’ or danger: ‘Get out – the roof’s…
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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: N is for Noise
The world is full of noise – some good, some bad, some irritating but necessary. What kind of noise is in your story? Is it the presence or the absence of noise that’s important? Think about how you would describe it – or how you would describe whatever it is making the noise. Is it…
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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: M is for Money
This week’s prompt is – M is for Money. You can go anywhere you like with this prompt. Modern or pre-decimal or ancient money? If everyone is using pre-decimal currency, that would instantly let your readers know that this is not a modern story. Wage packet or salary? Wage packet is a good way to…
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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: L is for Light (or lights)
This week – the prompt is L is for light or lights. So you can have light as in illumination – ‘Put the light on!’ And think of what words can go before light to make different forms of illumination: daylight, moonlight… and also think about where the light is coming from – the sun,…
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Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: K is for Key (or keys)
This week – the prompt is K is for key or keys. Is it a single key or a bunch? What does the key unlock? A door? A box? A padlock? What’s the story once the thing has been unlocked? Or is the key for a clock, or a tin of sardines or a car?…