EPISODE · Nov 21, 2019 · 35 MIN
Roll-A-Prompt Writing Journals
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Good Adventures, Writers, is your imagination stuck? Tired of staring at a blank page? Looking for a new way into your stories? You're in luck! Roll-A-Prompt Writing Journals, which I co-authored are the topic today. Sets of elements plus the roll of a dice = more than 6000 writing prompts per book.6 in all. 5 genres, plus a mashup. Three authors have bravely joined us today. They'll each roll for a prompt from the same set of elements and then write while Lisa and I chat about the books. At the end, you'll get to hear what they came up with. Comment over on our YouTube channel. And you can join in the fun. Below, I've included the set of elements we used. Give it a try and let us know what you think. Melissa & Lisa Links: Roll-A-Prompt books on Amazon (On other retailers soon) My co-author Lisa Mahoney Our guest writers: Crys Cain's website. Kayla Dawn Thomas's website. Kayla's books on Amazon. Terri Collica's website Terri's Sunny McBain series Today's set of elements. Grab a six sided dice and play along: Character Roll 1 number Even = MC is alone Odd = Roll again for a companion Birthday party clown Tree trimmer Ambassador Fishmonger Gatekeeper in purgatory Romance novel writer I F the MC is alone, add an object Roll 1 Number Hard boiled egg Cowbell Mirror Stuffed hedgehog Oxygen tank Nose-ring Scenario Roll 1 number Called for jury duty Abandoned cart at the supermarket Screams echo through the ship Lost in a passageway Unmanned horse and buggy Dog is found in a tree house
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Good Adventures, Writers, is your imagination stuck? Tired of staring at a blank page? Looking for a new way into your stories? You're in luck! Roll-A-Prompt Writing Journals, which I co-authored are the topic today. Sets of elements plus the roll of a dice = more than 6000 writing prompts per book.6 in all. 5 genres, plus a mashup. Three authors have bravely joined us today. They'll each roll for a prompt from the same set of elements and then write while Lisa and I chat about the books. At the end, you'll get to hear what they came up with. Comment over on our YouTube channel. And you can join in the fun. Below, I've included the set of elements we used. Give it a try and let us know what you think. Melissa & Lisa Links: Roll-A-Prompt books on Amazon(On other retailers soon) My co-author Lisa Mahoney Our guest writers: Crys Cain's website. Kayla Dawn Thomas's website. Kayla's books on Amazon. Terri Collica's website Terri's Sunny McBain series Today's set of elements. Grab a six sided dice and play along: CharacterRoll 1 number Even = MC is aloneOdd = Roll again for a companion Birthday party clown Tree trimmer Ambassador Fishmonger Gatekeeper in purgatory Romance novel writer I F the MC is alone, add an objectRoll 1 Number Hard boiled egg Cowbell Mirror Stuffed hedgehog Oxygen tank Nose-ring Scenario Roll 1 number Called for jury duty Abandoned cart at the supermarket Screams echo through the ship Lost in a passageway Unmanned horse and buggy Dog is found in a tree house
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