Day 10: Only a Fool Believes He's Dreaming Before He Wakes Up

IntShoWriMo 2015: Day 10 Prompts:

While you dig the soil for a flower-bed, you find a magical dragon bone. — Writing.Com

You had that dream again. The one where the beast with the drooping hands and wicked fangs stares you down from your window. Except the windows open this time—and you’re awake! What happens next? — WritersDigest.Com

Akpan

IntShoWriMo 2015 Prompts: Day 10

1. While you dig the soil for a flower-bed, you find a magical dragon bone. — Writing.Com

2. You are granted each wish in the form of an enemy. — REDDIT

3. You had that dream again. The one where the beast with the drooping hands and wicked fangs stares you down from your window. Except the windows open this time—and you’re awake! What happens next? — WritersDigest.Com

4. Use this cliché anywhere in your story: the raw end of the deal. — CreativeWritingPrompts.Com

Day 9: The End of One Episode

IntShoWriMo 2015: Day 9 Prompt:
During your trip to Turkey, you check into an old hotel. After settling yourself you notice a weathered chest in the corner. Upon opening it, war relics from the First World War and the Ottoman Empire lay before you. What stories do you find? — WritersDigest.Com

Word Count: 2k+

Akpan

Day 8: When Daylight Leaves

IntShoWriMo 2015: Day 8 Prompts:
You cut a deal with death, you will die in 200 days but until then you will have unlimited fortune and happiness. It's day 180 and you've just met the love your life. — REDDIT

Word Count: 2k+

Akpan

IntShoWriMo 2015 Prompts: Day 9

1. During your trip to Turkey, you check into an old hotel. After settling yourself you notice a weathered chest in the corner. Upon opening it, war relics from the First World War and the Ottoman Empire lay before you. What stories do you find? — WritersDigest.Com

2. It doesn't matter whether the chicken or egg came first because... — Writing.Com

3. The more you investigate a serial killer, the more it seems apparent that the killer is your childhood imaginary friend. — REDDIT

4. What story can you come up with this quick plot: Secretary has a weird way of classifying files? — CreativeWritingPrompts.Com

Day 7: Survival is a Business of the Mind

IntShoWriMo 2015: Day 7 Prompts:

Marian Bartsch and Joey Costagli meet on his first day at work. One of them had a rough childhood. Write their story. — CreativeWritingPrompts.Com

Word Count: 2k+

Akpan

IntShoWriMo 2015 Prompts: Day 8

1. You cut a deal with death, you will die in 200 days but until then you will have unlimited fortune and happiness. It's day 180 and you've just met the love your life. — REDDIT

2. Write about geography. Pick a random place on a map and write about it. If you haven't been there, imagine what it would be like. — Writing.Com

3. You’ve been out of work for a few months and respond to an unusual ad online that reads: “Team seeking full-time associate who isn’t afraid of ghosts.” They call and tell you to come in. Intrigued (and desperate for work), you go to their office and get hired on the spot. Moments later, there’s a call—and you have your first assignment. Write about what happens. — WritersDigest.Com

4. Write about 15 minutes in the downfall of love. — CreativeWritingPrompts.Com

IntShoWriMo 2015 Prompts: Day 7

1. After noticing the kitty picture as your desktop wallpaper, your cat becomes jealous of your computer. — Writing.Com

2. The ocean is a vast and beautiful thing. Taking a quick peak off the side of your boat you realize something strange. The tentacles slowly creeping up the hull aren’t your imagination and the captain’s nowhere to be found. Where do we go from here? — WritersDigest.Com

3. The Predator homeworld receives a transmission of The Dark Knight. Believing it to be real they send their best warrior to Earth to defeat Christian Bale. — REDDIT

4. Marian Bartsch and Joey Costagli meet on his first day at work. One of them had a rough childhood. Write their story. — CreativeWritingPrompts.Com

Day 6: Chalk-Writing in a Storm

IntShoWriMo 2015: Day 6 Prompts:
You are a private investigator who can travel through time and to parallel universes. You are hired by people who want their "what if?" scenarios answered. — REDDIT

Word Count: 2k+

Akpan

IntShoWriMo 2015 Prompts: Day 6

1. You are a private investigator who can travel through time and to parallel universes. You are hired by people who want their "what if?" scenarios answered. — REDDIT

2. Use this plot in a short story: His whole life was dominated by fear. — (From Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”)

3. A detective and his dog communicate telepathically while they try to stop the criminals from taking over the food industry. — Writing.Com

4. Start your story with this line: Alice tried to remember who had given her the key. — CreativeWritingPrompts.Com