The A-Z Of Writing Ideas – C Is For…

This is the third installment in my new weekly series. Each week, I’ll be bringing you an idea – whether it’s a magazine to write for, a theme for a short story, the opening line of a poem…Here are the first and second in the series.

This week, it’s the letter C‘s turn. And C is for Competitions. On a Wednesday, I always post a Markets For Writers blog, usually detailing a short story or poetry competition. I know some of you find it difficult to gain inspiration and to get ideas. Here are some prompts to get your creative competition juices flowing:

Themes:

• The Seasons
• Night-time
• Deception
• New Beginnings
• The Sea

Opening Lines:

• When she woke up that morning, she knew she was going to kill someone.
• The young woman shrank back in her seat, her jagged nails chewing into the cheap cloth.
• I always knew there was something sinister about the cupboard under the stairs.
• “What on earth are you doing?”
• He knew he shouldn’t have taken it.

Titles:

• The Surprise
• Escape
• The Journey
• The Secret Garden
• Watching

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