Char's Challenges: Writing Prompts Galore!

[FedoraChar]

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Challenge II: Music To My Ears

For me, one of my greatest source of inspiration is music—and I’ve had a few short-stories that I’ve written based around one particular song. In fact, I’ve been working on one for the past few months. Yes, months. Yes, it is only a short story. But, you know how it goes.

Anyway, this is my challenge this week! Select one of your favorite songs (or maybe even one you’ve never heard before) and write a story from it. And here’s the catch: your story must feature a line from that song, or, if it’s solely instrumental, you must feature one of the main instruments somewhere. You can get creative with how you want to feature it, and it can come from the theme of the song or the general feel of the song.

HAVE AT YE!

[EmeraldSky]

Here you are: Shambala Under the Stars

[FedoraChar]

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Challenge III: A Mile in Their Shoes

When you’re stuck with a problem, it’s always handy to step back and look through things in a new perspective. For this week’s challenge, you’ll take that to an even higher level. Whether you use an existing story, using existing characters, or you write up a completely new story, your challenge this week is to switch shoes.

Approach this however you’d like to; you can literally have your characters switch bodies, or have them merely switch roles. Your villain suddenly becomes the hero, or your main character suddenly wakes up in the body of their Pokemon/friend/mother. Or, you can simply write through the eyes of a side character—someone who isn’t prominent in your main story. What are they thinking about the circumstances of your story? How do they see your main character?

Somehow, some way, someone will be looking through someone else's eyes.