INKsters Competitive Writers Literary Salon 
Daily Writing Prompts for September 2008
Use these prompts to develop a portfolio of your unique vision as an author. Share your results with others and brighten their lives by publishing them on the INKsters blog and by entering them into the INKsters daily contest. Topics are written to "YOU," but you may find creating a character to respond to the topic more appropriate. Choose only ONE prompt each day and submit your 500 word (maximum) assignment in Second Life before midnight. Daily topics and images from Second Life posted here are free to you to use, copy and revise as you wish. All other items posted here are for private study, scholarship, or research only. Clicking on images will enlarge them. Click HERE for a text-only version. 
Comments and criticisms regarding the topic lists are gladly accepted and considered.

R&D
You have been assigned to research something. What is it and what do you find out? 

Tricycling
She mounted her tricycle, and ...

 A Better Office
If you could redesign your workplace in any way, what changes would you make?

Humpty
He was sitting on the wall, and oh my did he take a great fall, and then ...

On Top
Where do you rank on the food chain of (Second) life?

Mushroomville
The clouds finally broke and she went out into the toadstool patch to see the rainbow when ...

Anger
How do you use your anger, or any strong emotion in your writing?

The Deep
She could see it lurking just below the surface of the water and she knew her magic wand would ...

Recycling
How are you saving the environment? Who would you like to recycle?

Glowing
It had been a long time, but she finally could sit and bask in the yellow glow because she'd ...

Sentient
What in your (Second) life has suddenly become far too alive?

Picnic
She loved feeling his warm body next to hers, and she knew somebody was watching them from the a distance, so she decided her next move would be ... 

Jump
What is the most memorable dare you've ever attempted and what was the result?

Laundry
Sitting there listening to the washing machine clunk-a-clunk-a-clunk gave her and idea and she ...

Needs
What are the differences in needs between your mom and dad?

Gaudy
Nothing good could possibly result from the FairyLand Architectural Gazette calling the King's new tower "gaudy," but they had done just that and ... 

Mosh
Describe the best concert you've ever attended.

Big Bear
The giant stuffed bear had never spoken to her before, but ...

Vows
What things in your (Second) life would you like to leave out simply because they're too dark?

Librarian
Alone again on a Friday night, the librarian took out his ...

Toxic
What do you do that you know is bad for you but you just can't stop doing it?

Volcano Food
She might have been the chosen virgin, but she wasn't going to be tossed into the volcano without first doing ...

Easy
What do you do the easy way? What do you do the hard way?

Cafe
Sitting there in the cafe he knew one thing for certain ... 

Theory
What are you in theory?

Pirate
After reading about pirates in school that morning, she went out to the dock and boarded her little raft and ... 

Creeps
Who is the creepiest person in your office?

Greeters
The two massive stone sculptures sitting at the entrance ...

Fonetic
What is your grammar pet peeve?

Pillow
As she ate chocolate bon-bons against a pink pillow under a tree, she ...

Talking Car
If your car could talk, what story would it tell?

Drunk
Listening to the waves, his drunken mind tried to ...

Smoking
You've just won the Nobel prize for literature and you're going to smoke a cigar and enjoy a scotch with the Princess of the Galaxy in celebration. Describe that scene.

Yike
When the dragon attached itself to the outcropping, she had to admit things seemed to be going from bad to worse, but ... 

Caveman
You're a caveman. What's that like?

Little Yike
The tiny dragon waited outside his lair and tapped his foot ...

Wrong
In your life who is always right and who is always wrong?.

Explanation
She knew the paper work associated with wrecking the ship in spite of the lighthouse would be unbearable, so before she began work on it, she thought she would ...

Tea Party
You've decided to host a tea party in your office. Who is invited?

Tree House
Up inside that giant tree, he made two important decisions ...

Alternative
What have you chosen to do in (Second) life that is way different than other people might have chosen to do?

Escape
He could think of only one way out, so he fired up his hot air balloon and ...

Onions
Where is your onion? 

Church
Just like every Sunday, she wore her best green dress, but as she entered the church, she felt ...

Frappuccino
What are your favorite uses for your favorite desserts?

Harp
She brought forth the music she'd been writing for years and as the sounds filled the ocean, she could see ...

ARM
You owe money for buying something crazy, and now you can't pay it back. What happens?

Couch
She stared into his eyes and tried to look smitten, but he kept talking and talking until ...

Now
From this day forward, you're going to live your (Second) life "in the now." What exactly do you mean?

Waiting
We arrived at the suspension bridge and could see the famous yellow fairy waiting on the other side and so we ...

Hypochondria
What disease are you just positive you have right now?

Locker
She heard the noise and then looked and couldn't believe what she saw inside her locker because ...

Shawl
Everybody has a great shawl story. Tell us yours..

Gotcha
She chuckled to herself as he leaped from the chair and stared at her ...

Regrets
Who should suffer?

Skateboard
He sat on the edge of the skateboard park and watched her from afar and he hoped he could  ...

Prepared
How prepared are you for what is about to happen next?

Rehearsal
He imagined how the night would go and he could even picture her sitting there next to him on the couch, and then the doorbell rang, and he ...

Heads Up
You've been given a gift certificate to the New Head shop. You stop by to replace your current head. Which celebrity head will you select for you?

Hyacinth
Her mom told her to wait by the muffin shop, but the giant hyacinth bushes seemed to be calling her name and ...