Writers Prompts

“Nobody ever committed suicide when reading a good book, but many have while trying to write one.” Robert Byrne

Another great site for newbies

Ever notice how writing is a lot like driving down a highway? We just cruise on along, words flowing like scenery flashing by. All is well, then suddenly, “BANG” we get a flat. In my case a flat is a time when anything and everything I think of by way of stories, stinks. I can’t get a handle on anything. I write a few tentative words based on an idea for a story, then find that the words, like me, are flat. That’s when I cast about on the internet, looking for inspiration. I search for any little tidbit that I might use as a prompt. That’s what led me to this absolutely great site. Rather than try to paraphrase what it’s about, here’s an excerpt from their site.

“Most on-line sites for writers contain long and rather uninteresting lists of topics a person could write about. WritingFix has taken this idea to the next level; we've transformed good writing ideas into interactive on-line word games.”

Interactive Writing Prompts; Lessons for better writing skills found on our interactive pages. WritingFix, we believe, is the only site of its kind. It was designed by writers, teachers, and students...to spark the imaginations of writers, teachers and students…of all ages.

First, locate any of our interactive on-line games! There are over 200 of them now, and they can be found by clicking those links over on the left-hand side of this screen.

The 21 most popular games can be found in the right-hand column, just a little lower on this screen. When you've located a game that sounds interesting, read its "Instructions for Writers." Then...start clicking the buttons below each game, and be sure to laugh out loud at the crazy choices that may pop up. But...get serious too...eventually, you will discover a combination of ideas that sparks an idea in your writer's head. That spark is your interactive writing prompt.
We hope you're inspired enough by our prompts to write more.

I’ve used this several time now and have created two new short stories using their prompts. My recommendation is, if you’ve got a flat, this is the best place to go to get it fixed. You will find them at http://www.writingfix.com/ Regards… Aelf


Sites to see, places to go and groups to join

My Writing Friend: writingfriend@yahoo.com
Nick Daws Writers Circle: Click link on this page.
Online Writing Workshop: http://sff.onlinewritingworkshop.com/
Newbie Writers: http://www.newbiewriters.com/
Writers Prompts: http://writingfix.com/

I’ll be adding to the above list as time goes on and I find more newbie friendly sites.