Whispers of the Muse - Prompts

WRITER'S BLOCK

Writer's Block: a psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece
_{courtesy of: Merriam-Webster.Com}

We know that Inspiration can only go so far; and that every now and then, writers need a little prompting - a word or a phrase to get the creative juices flowing again.

Prompt-a-Day keeps Writer's Block at bay!
PROMPT OF THE DAY
Prompts:
Nov 5--English Rose
Nov 6--The paint on your hands
Nov 7--marionette
Nov 8--Lost & Found
Nov 9--The Black Balloon
Nov 10--my backpack
Nov 11--Silence in the Night
Nov 12--All the colours of light
Nov 13--fighting dreamer
Nov 14--Bulletin Surprise
Nov 15--Pillars like one-legged giants
Nov 16--rational feelings
Nov 17--Paper Roses
Nov 18--head lost

Here's a fun exercise if you have writer's block (or just want to write more!): pick a word (you can use a dictionary of you need to) & a number. then using that word, search for a deviation on dA & the number of deviation you picked, write about.  Create a story around the image, describe it, whatever, just get your words out!
For example.
Word: "Magnate"
Number: 13
Image: medievalcommunity.deviantart.c…
I would probably end up writing a short story about the two people and the dog.
note: If you post your piece, please link back to the image that inspired you!  And let the deviant know you've written something about their piece & where they can find it!

Starting Date: Thursday, Nov 4
*Ending Date: Wednesday, Nov 18
*_{The prompts will be changed sometime in the early AM (any time between 12:01am - 10:00am Central), so be sure to get those submission in!}

Deviation Length
1000 word limit on Prose pieces
No limit on Poetry pieces

*Author's Note: Far be it for us to staunch creativity when it gets to flowing, but for the sake of the club members and other readers to grace our pages, we ask that deviants keep to the aforementioned guidelines.  Not everyone wants to read a 50,000 word novel in one sitting.  (That's for NaNoWriMo in November!)


SUBMITTING
To submit your piece - send a NOTE to Prompt-A-Day with:
"Prompt: <enter prompt here>" in Subject line
the link to your deviation

This is bound to flood our inbox - please be patient while we shift through the messages!

PAST PROMPTS
If you see something that strikes your Muse's fancy, but we've already done it, still feel free to tell us about it!  We'd still love to read it!

Prompt Archives
In The Beginning... Sun and Moon, They Sing a Tune The Dark Is My Drug A Cup of Lust, Beauty, and Affairs Rock-Star Revelations Day of the Duck (Donald Duck's 75th Birthday Celebration)Coffee Grinder Lady of the Lake Twilight Rose Castle(s) in the Sky My Reign Rules Fathers & Sons/Daughters Crappy Computers Little Red Zombie Hood Bolted and Screwed Sorry I'm Late I Don't Want to Sell My Soul Yet Worth Fighting For Magic Scorching Love Wisps of Joy Falling Shards of Glittered Stars In My Day Up The Down Escalator You'll Sleep with the Fish Playground Rules Sunlight and shadows Whispers in the Breeze I want to sing of silence Butterfly Kisses Menagerie Octopus Pancake All The Colors Of The Light Muses As the Waves Crashed Victorian Victories Overflowing Fragments The Twilight Bird's Song Clubs & Spdes Titans Across the Street by the Window
The Feast will Soon Begin Of mice and men Scarlet letters Let your innocence breathe the 7 deadly sins (pick one or use all of them) Wasteland Hot fudge Sundae


The Suggestion Box
If you think there is a prompt we should use - send us a NOTE with "Suggestion Box" in the title.

We need prompts peoples!  Please send us your ideas!  We will credit you for providing us with it unless you request otherwise.