IntShoWriMo 2015 Prompts: Day 3

1. You are going on a blind date for Valentine’s Day. In case the date is a dud, you have your best friend on standby. Your friend is to call you at 9:30 on the dot. If the date is going well, you answer and use the phrase “I already took care of that.” If it’s not, you answer and claim your friend has an emergency. The date is going well and your friend calls at 9:30 as planned— only problem is, the friend calls with a real emergency. What is it and what do you do? — WritersDigest.Com

2. Sit in the rain with your eyes closed. Describe the setting based on hearing and smell. — Writing.Com

3. Do you have a buddy that also enjoys writing? This week, write something in the voice of your friend. Ask her for a particular topic to focus on, or just let your imagination run wild. It may be fun to have your friend do the same for you and swap stories once you’re both finished. — Poets&Writers

4. Use this plot in a short story: Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. — (From Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”)