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Writing Prompt #8

11/12/2015

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         PROMPT 8 – STORY STREAMING
 
            Although I haven’t tried this, I know that some authors use a stream of consciousness method to generate story ideas. For this prompt you find a spot to sit, place a pad of paper in front of you, and then write down whatever comes to mind. At some point one thought will lead to another, which will lead to another, and another. When you think you have enough ideas in front of you stop and look them over. Most of it will be a jumble of words, but a pattern should emerge that you can form into a story.
 
            Here are five words/concepts to start the stream of consciousness flowing.
 
            Death
            A doodle of a daisy
            Zzzzzzzzz
            An arrow pointing up
            Sound of a clock ticking
 
            Based on the sound of a ticking clock I generated the following pitch.
 
Clockwork War – Anthony has less than a month before he musters out of the army. Then during a routine patrol he runs across an enemy that makes a strange ticking sound when it moves. This strange mechanical army is marching towards the village where he lives. He must find a way to stop a seemingly unstoppable foe before everything he loves is destroyed.
 
(This was my train of thought that led to this story. Clock – clock in croc from Peter Pan - creatures/people walking with clocks in them.)
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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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