INKsters Virtual Literary Salon Competitive Writing Daily Prompts
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INKsters November 2008

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Date Inspiration from New Yorker Cartoons Inspriation from First Life Story Starters
1st
It's All About Me
If somebody wrote a story about you, how would it go?
ABSORBING
The most absorbing thing I wrote today is:


Jazz
The musicians played on despite ...
2nd
Typist
Describe your evolution as an author.
BEGUILING
The most beguiling thing I wrote today is:

Pondering
She stared up at the sky from her lilypad thinking ...
3rd
Suffering
What do you love about being an author? What do you hate?
CHARMING
The most charming thing I wrote today is:

Fountain
Playing in the fountain at the mosque seemed ...
4th
Revisionist
What facts do you like to distort?
DISTURBING
The most disturbed thing I wrote today is:

Park
As she snuggled in his arms, she would never suspect ...
5th
Unwritten
Give a plot synopsis of the novel you were going to write
way back in the day and haven't started it yet.
ENCHANTING
The most enchanting thing I wrote today is:

Escape
Using his ability to time-travel, the captive angel ...
6th
Trickle Down
It's raining money. What will you buy?
FASCINATING
The most fascinating thing I wrote today is:

Skulls
The collection of skulls appeared to ...
7th
Bad Boy
Describe a time when you confronted a moral dilemma?
GLORIOUS
The most glorious thing I wrote today is:

Breeze
She threw her clothing off into the breeze and ...
8th
Toes
What fetish do you have?
HUMOROUS
The most humorous thing I wrote today is:

The Monk
The tiny companion on the monk's shoulder warned ...
9th
Organic
Describe a modern phenomenon that was complete
different when you were a kid.
IMPASSIONED
The most impassioned thing I wrote today is:

Telephone
Alone on the plaza, she dialed ...
10th
Erotica
Write us some purple prose.
IMPRESSIVE
The most impressive thing I wrote today is:

Sludge
The robot ascertained the green slime would ...
11th
Seating
What's the flimsiest excuse you've ever given?
INTERESTING
The most interesting thing I wrote today is:

Entrance
Walking down the tunnel, she expected ...
12th
Presidential
How do you dress for success?
IRRATIONAL
The most irrational thing I wrote today is:

Library
Architectural awards or not, he felt the new library ...
13th
Expounder
You're standing on the soapbox, what sayest thou?
LOVELY
The most lovely thing I wrote today is:

Spaceport
The spaceport's size meant ...
14th
Parrot
You're a bird. What do you want?
MOVING
The most moving thing I wrote today is:

Coffee
He'd been going to the same coffee shop for years, but today things turned crazy when ...
15th
Wind Power
What kinds of shortcuts do you take?
NERVOUS
The most nervous thing I wrote today is:

Blue Ant
The crowd in the bar would never have guessed that ...
16th
Hungry
Your favorite politician is using a new, more honest,
approach to the election. What is he telling you?
OUTSTANDING
The most outstanding thing I wrote today is:

Secret Garden
She stood in the garden waiting for ...
17th
Monster
What's your biggest worry these days?
PATHETIC
The most pathetic thing I wrote today is:

Valley
When we headed into the valley, we passed through ...
18th
Futbol
When is it okay to give up?
PERFECT
The most perfect thing I wrote today is:

Temple
Alone at the entrance to the temple, she ...
19th
Smallest
When is small better? What do you want reduced?
POIGNANT
The most poignant thing I wrote today is:

Relaxing
She'd never been good at relaxing, and today ...
20th
Colors
If you stereotyped yourself, what pigeon hole would you fit into?
RELAXING
The most relaxing thing I wrote today is:

Hologram
The hologram sauntered toward him and said ...
21st
Patience
During your last journey, what caused you the most stress?
SEDUCTIVE
The most seductive thing I wrote today is:

Pink
When they turned their space suits on, he discovered the engineers gave him the pink suit, and he ...
22nd
Ouch
What's your favorite dirty word?
SENTIMENTAL
The most sentimental thing I wrote today is:

Cute
Even though she was just a base unit robot, she still made
his electrons buzz with excitement as she ...
23rd
Needs
What one thing would improve your life?
SPONTANEOUS
The most spontaneous thing I wrote today is:

Cow
She stared into the cow's eyes and said ...
24th
Charity
What will you do to make the world a better place?
TERRIFIC
The most terrific thing I wrote today is:

Ideas
Her eyes twinkled as she remembered her plan ...
25th
Plastic
What body part do you need to fix?
THRILLING
The most thrilling thing I wrote today is:

Beach
She found herself naked and drunk on the beach, and ...
26th
Police
Are you a good cop or a bad cop?
TRANSCENDENT
The most transcendent thing I wrote today is:

Swingers
They were an unlikely pair to be found swinging, but ...
27th
Escape
What's the least amount of work you could do to make
the biggest change of your life?
UNRIVALED
The most unrivaled thing I wrote today is:

Easter Island
The rock face decided staring at the skies bored him,
and so he detached himself from his base and ...
28th
Moose
If you find something to do other than vote, are you bad?
WINSOME
The most winsome thing I wrote today is:

Frank
The monster strolled through town unaware ...
29th
Withholdings
You're playing hard to get. How do you do that?
WITCHING
The most witching thing I wrote today is:

Fairyland
She knew the rainbow couldn't be trusted and so ...
30th
Lumberjack
Compare yourself to a lumberjack.
WITTY
The most witty thing I wrote today is:

Jungle
Out on safari, without warning they ran into ...