I was destined to save the world but I overslept

Like the person who refused the call to be the chosen one, you were the chosen one but you were too busy sleeping. Now what?

I was destined to save the world but I overslept

• In what way did the world need saving?
• How did you manage to sleep through that?
• Did you try staying awake all night and then nod off?
• What will happen now?
• Can someone else save the world?
• Can you still make things right?
• Are we all doomed?

Let us know if you write something to this prompt. We would love to read it.

Platform building starter prompts

Earlier this year we had a little competition. Twelve weeks, twelve prompts. While we are still making a new plan regarding picking the final winners the topic of “what were the prompts?” has been asked in our Facebook group.

While we are still making a new plan regarding picking the final winners the topic of “what were the prompts?” has been asked in our Facebook group. That got me thinking that 12 prompts to kickstart your platform might be a good topic to post about.

So here they are.

12 prompts to kickstart your platform

• What gets me writing?
• If I had a time machine…
• If I invented my own religion
• Why I write in my genre?
• Who do I admire?
• If I had wings and could fly
• What stops me writing?
• The one piece of advice I feel qualified to give
• My favourite book ever
• What mistake do I make most with writing?
• The thing I love most about Thanet Creative Writers
• Plotting or Pantsing: What is best for me?

What other prompts would you add?

My mum is a vampire hunter

My mum was the last person I expected to save us. She’s just so timid and small. Who would have thought that she, of all people, was a vampire hunter?

What happens next?

I’ve always been a fan of unlikely heroes and it seems, from that introduction that this mum is the least likely vampire hunter ever.

• How did you get into danger to start with?
• How does mum save you?
• What’s your reaction to being saved by your mum?
• What happens next?

Do you ever find out…

• How long has she been hunting vampires?
• Why she hunt vampires?
• How she kept this a secret from you?

So many questions raised by this prompt. I can’t wait to see what you make out of it. Drop a link back to this post so I can read your work.

I was the chosen one but I said “no”

The trope of “the chosen one” is so common that I think we all know what it means. So what would happen if the chosen one took a long look at the call to heroism and then said “nope“?

That’s what this week’s Fiction Friday prompt is all about.

I was the chosen one but I said “no”

• How did you know you were the chosen one?
• What were you chosen to do?
• Why did you say “no”?
• What form did your refusal to be the chosen one take?
• What happened as a result?

As always, we’d love to read what you write. If you link to this post, and your system supports sending pings or trackbacks, we will get notified and can come and read it.

This pen is too dangerous to use

For this week’s (slightly very late) Fiction Friday prompt we have a pen that is too dangerous to use.

For some reason, this prompt got caught in draft and I never hit publish. Sorry.

They say that the pen is mightier than the sword and in this case…

As always, we have some initial questions that come to mind for this prompt.

• Why is this pen so dangerous?
• How did you find out?
• What happened?
• Where did this pen come from?
• What are you going to do now?

If you write to this prompt, we’d love to see what you make of it. Drop us a line so we can read your work.

I think I might be a god

You have reached a startling conclusion – maybe you are a god.

This week’s Fiction Friday prompt is what do you do if you think you are a god?

Each week I post a prompt I also try and post some of the obvious questions that the prompt raises. Here are the ones that this one raises for me.

• When did you first suspect you were a god
• What makes you think that you are a deity?
• What sort of god or goddess are you?
• Do you have god powers and if so what?
• Are you a metaphorical god?

If you write to this prompt, please link back to this post so we can read your creation. I cannot wait to see what you come up with.

My grandfather had over nine-hundred children

What would happen if you were related to almost everyone in your town? If your grandfather had over nine-hundred children that might be your reality.

Oh, the questions this raises.

• Are they all his children or did he adopt?
• Did he have many wives?
• Is this tied to the person with the immortal daughter?
• Did that many people come to see the man as “father”
• Is this a cult, a hero, or something else?
• What was it like having such a grandfather?
• Is this the secret your wife had?
• This could make dating a problem…

I cannot wait to see what you do with this prompt. This is not a competition theme although if the Blog Train author decides to treat it like one there could still be a “winner”.

I wake up, everything is different

You open your eyes. It is a new day. Everything is different. What now?

This week for Fiction Friday our prompt is all about waking up to change.

As is our custom, here are some muse triggering questions that occurred to us (well, to me anyway) while writing this prompt.

• What has changed?
• How soon do you notice?
• How do you feel about the change?
• Is this a good change or a bad change or a bit of both change?
• Do you ever find out why things are different?

Enjoy writing to this prompt which I honestly hope causes you to enjoy a visit from The Muse. If you write a story based on this prompt and post it online please consider linking out to us. Have fun with this and I hope I can read what you write.

Bonus points if the picture we used somehow ties in with your story.

I am in love with a woman who does not exist

Today’s writing prompt for Fiction Friday has love with a big twist.

• Who is this person?
• How can they be in love with someone who does not exist?
• What is happening here?
• Why is it happening?
• What happens next?

We would love to read your stories that you write based on this prompt. Please do drop us a link, if you write something. Wishing you many happy hours with The Muse.

Is my daughter immortal?

In this week’s Fiction Friday Writing Prompt someone has a daughter that they think might be immortal.

Wow. How did that happen?

As always, here are some obvious questions to ask yourself.

• Who is this person with an immortal daughter
• What has caused them to ask that question?
• Is the daughter immortal?
• Who have they told?
• What happens next?

Please have fun and we hope this prompted causes a visit from The Muse. If you write a story based on this prompt and post it online please consider linking out to us. Have fun with this and I hope I can read what you write.