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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…

January 8, 2026
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…

December 9, 2025
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…

December 1, 2025
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…

November 11, 2025
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…

October 27, 2025
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,…

October 13, 2025
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?…

September 29, 2025
Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: J is for Jump (or anything to do with jump)

This week – the prompt is J is for jump or anything to do with jump. There’s jump as in literally jump up and down, and so you can have athletics events – high jump, long jump, triple jump… racehorses can go over the jumps and there’s jumping jacks and jump jets… And then there’s…

September 1, 2025
Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: I is for Iron

This week – the prompt is I is for iron. This prompt can open up lots of areas for you to explore. There’s iron as in the metal – think of all the things that can be made from iron: gates, railings, pans, the trivets on a gas hob, waffle irons, branding irons, golf clubs,…

August 18, 2025
Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: H is for Heavy or Heavily

This week – the prompt is H is for heavy or heavily. This prompt can take you in loads of different directions: It can be as basic as someone or something is heavy. Why is whatever it is heavy? Is it an advantage or a disadvantage that it’s heavy? How does it affect your plot?…

August 4, 2025

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