Blooming Twig

PROMPT: Your main character comes across this cabin during their travels. Who lives here? Will they reveal information that will help or hurt your character?

"Breaking it down to one line, one sentence, that’s how to start." — Valerie June

(And don't do what we do, , which is write one sentence and then take a break to check Facebook or Instagram 🙃)

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Want our best self-editing tip? Read everything out loud.

You'll catch things that look fine on paper, but sound weird when said aloud.

(This isn't groundbreaking advice, but it does really work. Also, it'll save you time in the long run if you do this before you plug everything into a grammar checker ✅)

PROMPT: Trying to get their thoughts in order, your protagonist is walking down this street late at night. What's bothering them? Is it something in the past? Or are they anxious about something that may happen in the future?

“So long as you write what you wish to , that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.” ― Virginia Woolf