Gothic Novel Prompts

Everyone got a written prompt and a pictorial prompt (see the charts below).

We rolled a 6-sided die twice, counting first across, then down on the chart of Kathleen Jenning’s fairy tale art chart. Then we rolled a 20-sided dice for a sampling from Kathleen Jennings’ “Girls Running from Houses” prompts.

Use them together to make something. It doesn’t REALLY have to be a novel! >.>

Christa Carmen
6-sided die roll X2, 3 across, 6 down: Locked Book
20-side die roll: 4

“The house has been infested by libraries and moths. The girl, like the false bride, dances alone.”

Zig Zag Claybourne/Clarence Young
6-sided die roll X2, 3 across, 2 down:
20-side die roll: 6

“She discovers that the house collects trapdoors. But in addition, there is a legend of a brooding mannequin, who digs holes in the lawn and who slams doors.”

Dr. Kathleen Jennings
6-sided die roll X2, 5 across, 3 down:
20-side die roll: 8

“It’s all happening inevitably, just as she dreamed. One girl runs from the house; another arrives on a Tuesday, seeking peace and quiet.”

Jessica P. Wick
6-sided die roll X2, 4 across, 6 down:
20-side die roll: 15

“The girl was long ago contrary, and she will become sarcastic. She is goose-eyed; she is what the house dreaded.”

Mike Allen
6-sided die roll X2, 2 across, 3 down:
20-side die roll: 2

“In a thunderstorm, the girl is escaping the house. But the house longs.”

Kenesha Williams
6-sided die roll X2, 6 across, 2 down:
20-side die roll: 20

“The girl was recently restless, and she will become peculiarly gifted. An ancient tree curses fate in the garden.”

Juliette Wade
6-sided die roll X2, 2 across, 4 down:
20-side die roll: 5

“The house is beloved of death, and the housekeeper is lark-hearted, and the girl is star-tongued.”

Rob Cameron/Cameron Roberson
6–sided die roll X2, 5 across, 1 (stays):
20-side die roll: 14

“When she flees the house, she will wear the mark of the house. The girl, unlike the house, is hound-swift.”

Dr. Lisa L. Hannett
6-sided die roll X2, 4 across, 2 down:
20-side die roll: 16

The house labours to discover whether the girl is amenable. The girl was recently morbid, yet she will become stubborn. The feared translucent lady, who leaves ice on the counterpane, turns out to be the groundskeeper.

For You, The Chat
6-sided die roll X2, 5 across, 4 down:
20-side die roll: 18

“In the sickroom, the girl sings to herself. Even so, a beetle undulates in flashes of lightning. When the girl arrives, the house is beset by spiderwebs. Just before she leaves, it will be afflicted with mirrors.”