Muse Mugging Monday
Writing Prompt: You have received a package in the mail which contains a pocket watch that runs counterclockwise. You discover the watch allows you to go back in time. Who sent you the watch and why? How do you make the most of your extra time?
Inspirational Quote: “Clocks slay time…time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.”
-William Faulkner
Muse Mugging Monday
Writing Prompt: You’re in a beautiful outdoor garden and come upon an angel statue. It comes alive and gives you an urgent message about something that has been on your mind. Write a short story about the life-changing angelic encounter.
Inspirational Quote: “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”
-Michelangelo
Muse Mugging Monday
Writing Prompt: Opening lines set the tone for your story and signals the reader to expect something frightening or funny. Use the scene of two grave robbers in a cemetery to write opening lines for a horror story and a comedy story.
Inspirational Quote: “The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.”
-T.S. Eliot
