Discover Prompts, Day 4: Street

September 20, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hi everyone and welcome back to writing prompts on The Broken Quill. Today’s discover writing prompt is “Street”… Writing Prompt #4 – Street There was a killer dog that walked my street. It was a “demon” dog; aggressive, angry and looking for someone to bite or kill. Yes, knowing this dog lived on my street […]

Six-Word Story Series #4

September 19, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

It has been a while since I did one of these, but I really like them, and I love reading them on other people’s blogs also. It’s quite fun to think of what you can come up with using only six words. Do you write something that is completely self-contained? Or do you prefer to […]

Lost Youth

September 18, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

The exuberance of youth! Children laughing, shouting, talking It’s painful to think that one must be a child To feel that alive Was I like that once? Did I shudder with excitement at the thought of anything and everything? Will I ever feel that alive again? Perhaps… And then again, perhaps no… © Julie Gray If you’re […]

100-Word Challenge and Neil Gaiman

September 17, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

I have seen various other writers on WordPress using this type of writing exercise as a way to hone their skill and tighten up their writing. I’ve decided that I want to do this and I won’t make a habit of doing one every day as yet. I want to see how well this works. […]

Discover Prompts, Day 3: song

September 16, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hi everyone and welcome back to writing prompts on The Broken Quill. Here’s what I came up with for “Song”… Writing Prompt #3 – Song I sing a song in my head almost every day. I don’t know why that is but I seem to wake up with certain songs in my head. And it […]