500 Club (12/15)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by S. C. Green

Let’s get into the holiday spirit with some special holiday writing prompts. So get out from under that mistletoe and put down the wrapping paper for a while. We’ve got some prompts that need your attention.

Here’s what to do:

Write 500 words based on one of the two prompts below.
Post it to your blog.
Give us a small taste in the comments below along with a link to the full text.

And now on to the prompts:

1. Stolen from my coffee cup, but makes for a great opener: Dear Santa, Let me tell you the whole story…

2. In 500 words write why these five items are on Johnny’s Christmas List: A bag of plastic army men, two piranhas, paper cone cups, a tuft of koala hair, and a foam dart gun.

*Feel free to change the name or sex of the characters as needed.

500 Club (11/24)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by S. C. Green

Whether you’re ducking out from under your relative’s noses or taking a break from gorging yourself on turkey and stuffing, here’s something to kill a few minutes. A little positive stimulation or creative venting can help you make it through the day.

Here’s the gist:

Write 500 words based on one of the two prompts below.
Post it to your blog.
Give us a small taste in the comments below along with a link to the full text.

And now on to the prompts:

1. Body language can tell more about what a person is thinking or feeling than their own words. In 500 words create a scene with two or more characters where their body language reveals more than what they are saying.

2. *Wendel’s jaw dropped, allowing a dry bite of turkey to fall back to his plate. Cousin Lyn just stood and announced…

*Feel free to change the name or sex of the characters as needed.

500 Club (11/3)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by S. C. Green

The weather is finally starting to change here in the desert. For me, new seasons brings on new ideas. What you say we explore them in today’s prompts?

Here’s the recap of the rules:

Write 500 words based on one of the two prompts below.
Post it to your blog.
Give us a small taste in the comments below along with a link to the full text.

And now on to the prompts:

1. *Finish this opener: She could either let him back in the car or use what was in the glove box. Either way, it was going to hurt…

2. Time to test those senses. Focusing on your sense of sound and touch, paint a scene harking the beginning of winter.

*Feel free to change the sex of the characters as needed.

500 Club (10/13)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by S. C. Green

This is the month to get your spooky on, wear your superstitions on your sleeve, and give a little scare to the kids down the street. A good scare can be a healthy thing, right? So use this week’s writing prompts to help get you in the Halloween spirit.

Rules aren’t scary, but necessary:

Write 500 words based on one of the two prompts below.
Post it to your blog. No blog? Paste it in the text box in the side widget, conveniently labeled “500 Club”.
Give us a small taste in the comments below along with a link to the full text.

And now on to the prompts:

1. Finish this opener: No one would believe me that I had no intentions of reading the old book. None at all. But when I held the graying cracked leather in my hands, it pulsed…

2. Superstitions make people do odd things, avoiding ladders, cracked sidewalks, black cats, and the like. Write 500 words on a superstition you create that has your character acting strange.

500 Club (9/22)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by S. C. Green

Let’s take a break from this week’s Round Robin story and see if we can’t help spark some of your own original shorts. Relax and let the story take you where it wants. Just hold on and enjoy.

First those pesky rules:

Write 500 words based on one of the two prompts below.
Post it to your blog. No blog? Paste it in the text box in the side widget, conveniently labeled “500 Club”.
Give us a small taste in the comments below along with a link to the full text.

And now on to the prompts:

1. Take Western and flip it on its ear. Blend in some science, steampunk, werewolves, or whatever you like. Make it fresh and fun in 500 words.

2. Finish this opener: In one hand Paul held a knife, dull and pitted with rust. The other held a jar of copper liquid, mercury-like in nature. If only he didn’t have to make the choice…

500 Club (9/1)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by S. C. Green

This Thursday marks the end of summer for a lot of us. Our children are back in school. The coming Labor Day weekend sends the barbecue industry soaring. Here in the desert the temperature dips from a scorching 115 to a mere blistering 110.

Good times.

So let’s put pen to paper, so to speak, and write about it in today’s prompts.

First the rules:

Write 500 words based on one of the two prompts below.
Post it to your blog. No blog? Paste it in the text box in the side widget, conveniently labeled “500 Club”.
Give us a small taste in the comments below along with a link to the full text.

On to the prompts:

1. Relief in Change: In 500 words, show the relief that is found in a change in the environment. A change in weather, graduation, release from captivity, day to night, the change is up to you.

2. Finish this opener: Life was different in Oppoton County. For one, kids didn’t go back to school. School came back for them…

500 Club (8/25)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Amy McLane

Hello Beautiful Thursday! Let’s get our prompts on!

New to the 500 Club? Here are the rules:

Choose one of the two prompts below and write 500 words on it.
Post your brand new flash to your blog. (If you don’t have a blog, copy your story and paste it into the handy text box over yonder —-> See it? Keep scrolling down. Ok, cool.)
Finally, post the first line or two of your story here in the comments and link back to your blog so we can finish reading your freshly-churned brilliance.

Green? Super green. And now, today’s prompts are…disoriented???

1. Where am I? Your character wakes up to find he/she has been shanghaied. A pirate ship, a stage coach, an interplanetary express, or just an old white Chevy Astro (eek!)- it’s your call.

2. Where did it go? Your character wakes up to find something crucial missing. Her hair, his money… their child. Again, it’s your call.

Happy writing! Go nuts!

500 Club (8/5)

Posted on August 5, 2010 by S. C. Green

Hello and Happy Thursday to you. What better way to celebrate than to throw out another couple of 500 Club writing prompts. First the fine print:

Choose one (or both) of the prompts below and write 500 words based on it (them).
Post the end result to your blog. (Don’t fret on revisions. This is for fun and creative sparking.)
Paste the first few lines in the comments along with a link to the full text.

No blog? No worries. Paste your 500 in the text box in the side bar. We’ll take a look at your effort. Now on to the prompts.

The Butterfly Effect
Connect these two seemingly unrelated situations: Pouring a fifth cup of coffee and a LARP battle gone wrong.
“Who’s on First”
Write a conversation between two or more people where neither party is talking about the same thing, but both think they are.

Have fun and let’s see what you come up with.

500 Club (6/10)

Posted on June 10, 2010 by S. C. Green

Another Thursday brings us yet another 500 Club. The rules remain the same.

Write 500 words based on one of the two prompts.
Post it to your blog.
Copy the first couple of lines in the comments below with a link to the full text.

But, wait! There’s more!

If you don’t have your own blog or website, and you’re just dying to play along, now you can. In the sidebar on the right you’ll find a text box where you can paste your 500 words and submit it straight to us. We will congratulate you with a virtual pat on the back and a “job well done!” all in your favor.

So without further ado, here are this week’s prompts:

The Switch: Inside the linen closet, hidden behind the towels and bed clothes, is a switch. Why is that switch there, and what does it do?
P.O.V. Challenge: Write something clearly in first person, but limit yourself to using the word “I” only twice.

As always, I can’t wait to see what you come up with. Good luck and have fun.