March Writing Prompt

Smish · Mar 2, 2012

This month's challenge is all about setting! Write a short story/chapter/poem/whatever that takes place at one of the following locations:

1. The subway.
2. A farm.
3. Near water or on water.
4. At a fast food restaurant.
5. The desert.

Remember, this challenge is about setting. Make us feel like we're there.

Have fun!

(Post your responses in Share Your Work. Remember to drop a note in this thread letting us know you've done so.)

Smish · Mar 6, 2012

Come on, guys and gals! Get those brains working and those fingers moving. I think I'm going to try to work on the prompt this week. I'll probably do prompt #3, since I desperately need a vacation, and wish I was at the beach.

Cella · Mar 6, 2012

*subscribes to thread*

I know, I've said I'd try before... I'll say again and see what happens!

Smish · Mar 6, 2012

I look forward to seeing your response, Cella.

Butterbean · Mar 7, 2012

Hello Smish :hi:

I've been popping in but can't remember the last time I had a chance to scribble anything on paper. I like the prompt and the setting ideas and will try and come back with something.

Hope to see y'all soon!

Smish · Mar 7, 2012

Butterbean said:
Hello Smish
I've been popping in but can't remember the last time I had a chance to scribble anything on paper. I like the prompt and the setting ideas and will try and come back with something.

Hope to see y'all soon!

Smish · Mar 12, 2012

Bump.

jilly61 · Mar 13, 2012

I've had a go at the desert setting. Looks like I'm the first, hope I'm not the last

Smish · Mar 14, 2012

jilly61 said:
I've had a go at the desert setting. Looks like I'm the first, hope I'm not the last

Good job setting the scene, jilly. And good job on being the first to tackle the prompt. :Thumbs:

Garriga · Mar 15, 2012

I will give it a try.

Smish · Mar 15, 2012

Garriga said:
I will give it a try.

grandma · Mar 16, 2012

is this for kids or adults or whoever? will give it a try on the farm setting.

Smish · Mar 16, 2012

grandma, the prompt responses should be geared toward kids, since this is the Writing for Kids room. However, if you find inspiration for an adult story, that's good, too! The prompts are just here to inspire.

You'll need 50 posts before you can post in SYW. However, if you post your response in this thread and report the post (click on the little triangle to the left of the post and type in: "Needs to be moved to SYW"), I'll come along and move it to SYW for you. We let everyone participate in prompts, even if they just have 1 post under their belt.

heza · Mar 16, 2012

Prompts make me sad.

I always want to participate because they look like they have so much potential for good stories... but I'm just not a short story writer. I think about something and it just doesn't end, not at a postable length, anyway... I don't have the ability to wrap it up and do the twist and resolve it all within a few thousand words.

Smish · Mar 16, 2012

heza said:
Prompts make me sad.

I always want to participate because they look like they have so much potential for good stories... but I'm just not a short story writer. I think about something and it just doesn't end, not at a postable length, anyway... I don't have the ability to wrap it up and do the twist and resolve it all within a few thousand words.

My prompt responses are often more like chapters. Sometimes, they're first chapters to possible novels. Other times, they're chapters in pieces I'm already working on. It doesn't have to be a short story.

grandma · Mar 16, 2012

Thanks for the answer. I write for children and will definitely (how do you spell that word it never looks right) anyway when I get back to town tonight I will give the farm a try.

heza · Mar 16, 2012

Smish said:
My prompt responses are often more like chapters. Sometimes, they're first chapters to possible novels. Other times, they're chapters in pieces I'm already working on. It doesn't have to be a short story.

Now prompts make me sad because I sense I don't know how to properly construct a chapter.

(I should do one, though. I've been here since 2010 and still haven't gotten any feedback on anything.)

Smish · Mar 16, 2012

heza said:
Now prompts make me sad because I sense I don't know how to properly construct a chapter.

(I should do one, though. I've been here since 2010 and still haven't gotten any feedback on anything.)

Good grief. Stop being sad!

SheilaJG · Mar 16, 2012

I posted mine. It's my best work, I think. Or my worst. I'm my own worst judge.

Thanks for the prompt, Smish. Writing about setting is not my strong point, so it was fun to work on that. I hope more of you post something, too!

Smish · Mar 16, 2012

I loved it, Sheila! Very, very good. :Thumbs:

heza · Mar 20, 2012

So I've decided I'm going to give this a try this month. I've only just started drafting, though (and with less than two weeks to finish). I picked fast food restaurant, and so far, it's possibly the stupidist, least-plausible thing I've ever written. Does it matter if it's awful?

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