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Writing Prompt #40

4/12/2017

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            PROMPT 40 – SAY AGAIN
 
            Take a common phrase and imagine someone saying it to you during a conversation. Then work through a list of uncommon responses until you find one that really ignites your imagination. Develop a story based on that response.
 
            For example: the phrase, “Go to blazes/Hades.”

Imagine what kind of story you could write if the response was, “Nope. I can’t go there. Satan still has a restraining order on me.”
 
            Or for the phrase, “Would you like a hand?”

The response might be, “Sure, but where would I put it?”
 
 
            Here are a few phrases I found especially ripe for story-mining:
 
            - The best of two worlds.
            - Add insult to injury.
            - A blessing in disguise.
            - Costs an arm and a leg.  
            - You’re playing the Devil’s Advocate.
            - Every cloud has a silver lining.
            - You let the cat out of the bag. 
            - Steal someone’s thunder.
 
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    My wife calls me the StoryMan because everything around me is material for a new story. All of us are surrounded by story ideas and it just takes a little practice to find them. In this section of the website I present writing exercises known as writing prompts that can help you generate new and interesting story ideas. Try a few and see if you don't end up with more stories floating around inside your head than you have time to write.

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