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1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts
Librarian Note: This is an Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00JOVSYC2 - 1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts.
Have you ever wanted to write a story, but you didn't know how? Or are you good at writing stories, but stuck for ideas? Are you currently writing a story, but you have writers block? Well, have I got the book for you friend. I can call you friend because we've just built up a rapport with my rhetorical questions. This is a book chock full of writing prompts. These are little things that will help you along to writing some amazing stuff that spills out of your mind.
You're wondering: "But what kind of prompts are they? I've seen writing prompts before, but they're all lame." That's a good thing to be wondering, friend. I've crafted and homebrewed only the finest of prompts for your pleasure. You won't be confined to any one genre, you'll find a limitless amount of prompts ranging from comedy to serious to horror. I say limitless, but I meant 1,000 prompts precisely. I said 1,000 precisely, but there's slightly more if you count the introduction. Listen, friend, I promise not to fib from this point on.
The book is split into a few sections: Beginners Writing Prompts (it's a super short section, don't worry); Constrained Writing (that's where you are forced into absolutely specific criteria for the prompt); Flash Fiction (either a word count or a time count is imposed upon you); Ripper Prompts (you are given a list of items for "Random Item Prompts"); and the bulk of the book ends with basic writing prompts with which you can write as much as you please with no tricks!
If you're still reading this description, allow me to tell you more uses for this book: Creative writing classes! Yes, teachers, I've done the work for you. I'll even let you lie and say the prompts were crafted in your mind. Corporate synergy teams! That's right, group building exercise makers, you can relax in your fine leather chair and state that you know just how to get the company working together. Present some of these writing prompts and you'll be a hit. Temporarily disenfranchised millionaire authors in waiting! Your hit novel is contained in one of these prompts, I'm certain of it!
Use this book for scripts, for blogs, for journals, for impressing potential clients. Sorry it's not a physical book, otherwise I am sure it would make an attractive door wedge! Have I used enough exclamation marks to convince you? No? Read the free preview then and be dazzled!
Section Information:
Section 1: Beginners Writing Prompts (20 Prompts)
Section 2: Flash Fiction Prompts (80 Prompts)
Section 3: Random Items Prompts AKA Rippers (20 Prompts - List of 26 random items)
Section 4: Constrained Writing (30 Prompts)
Section 5: Writing Prompts (850 Prompts)
Have you ever wanted to write a story, but you didn't know how? Or are you good at writing stories, but stuck for ideas? Are you currently writing a story, but you have writers block? Well, have I got the book for you friend. I can call you friend because we've just built up a rapport with my rhetorical questions. This is a book chock full of writing prompts. These are little things that will help you along to writing some amazing stuff that spills out of your mind.
You're wondering: "But what kind of prompts are they? I've seen writing prompts before, but they're all lame." That's a good thing to be wondering, friend. I've crafted and homebrewed only the finest of prompts for your pleasure. You won't be confined to any one genre, you'll find a limitless amount of prompts ranging from comedy to serious to horror. I say limitless, but I meant 1,000 prompts precisely. I said 1,000 precisely, but there's slightly more if you count the introduction. Listen, friend, I promise not to fib from this point on.
The book is split into a few sections: Beginners Writing Prompts (it's a super short section, don't worry); Constrained Writing (that's where you are forced into absolutely specific criteria for the prompt); Flash Fiction (either a word count or a time count is imposed upon you); Ripper Prompts (you are given a list of items for "Random Item Prompts"); and the bulk of the book ends with basic writing prompts with which you can write as much as you please with no tricks!
If you're still reading this description, allow me to tell you more uses for this book: Creative writing classes! Yes, teachers, I've done the work for you. I'll even let you lie and say the prompts were crafted in your mind. Corporate synergy teams! That's right, group building exercise makers, you can relax in your fine leather chair and state that you know just how to get the company working together. Present some of these writing prompts and you'll be a hit. Temporarily disenfranchised millionaire authors in waiting! Your hit novel is contained in one of these prompts, I'm certain of it!
Use this book for scripts, for blogs, for journals, for impressing potential clients. Sorry it's not a physical book, otherwise I am sure it would make an attractive door wedge! Have I used enough exclamation marks to convince you? No? Read the free preview then and be dazzled!
Section Information:
Section 1: Beginners Writing Prompts (20 Prompts)
Section 2: Flash Fiction Prompts (80 Prompts)
Section 3: Random Items Prompts AKA Rippers (20 Prompts - List of 26 random items)
Section 4: Constrained Writing (30 Prompts)
Section 5: Writing Prompts (850 Prompts)
111 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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January 14, 2015
This was a fun little book to read. I laughed, I got goose bumps, I said ohhh. The ideas were truly brilliant and I will mine ideas for my teaching from here for a long time. You don't have to be looking for writing ideas to enjoy this book it is just stuffed with little one liners that leave open a world of possibilities. You wake and hear footsteps on the stairs, you live alone. You live in a world where humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. You wake up to discover you are the opposite sex, describe your day. Just a good time and the price was free.
January 23, 2015
I loved the different kinds of prompts the book presented. I had a choice of so many different prompts that I was able to always find one that for my creative juices flowing so to speak. If you're looking for something to help escape a writing slump definitely grab a copy.
July 16, 2015
This is definitely going to be part of my English classes this year. Fun and challenging ideas and lots of flexibility.
March 18, 2016
Great idea
This was fun. My imagination had a ball although I've
Never had writers block. I have a motor mouth inclined to run on sentences.
This was fun. My imagination had a ball although I've
Never had writers block. I have a motor mouth inclined to run on sentences.
April 4, 2023
Handy
I think this guide will be helpful to me and there are plenty of prompts for everyone to explore. I have already highlighted a bunch of prompts to get started on.
I think this guide will be helpful to me and there are plenty of prompts for everyone to explore. I have already highlighted a bunch of prompts to get started on.
December 8, 2022
1,000 AWSOME WRITING PROMPTS-RYAN AMDREW KINDER
✒️"You could also just write for you, which is who you should always be writing for to begin with. Write things that you enjoy that you would like to read."
✏️Jako zanimljivije vežbice za sve koji pomalo piskaraju,sa ili bez ambicija da se time ozbiljno bave.
✏️Vežbe su podeljene na pet kategorija
1️⃣Osnove gde se vežba pisanje pišući o sebi,stil i formu biramo sami...o omiljenom jelu,uspomeni iz detinjstva,šta mislimo o...,šta bi bilo kad bismo se našli u nekoj situaciji.
2️⃣Flash-fiction prompts,meni omiljeni.
Data nam je tema,ograničieni smo vremenski ili brojem reči da iznesemo šta imamo.
3️⃣Dat nam je spisak random predmeta,svaki počinje jednim slovom abecede,od A do Z. I onda imamo zadatke da napišemo recimo pričicu na temu-zatvoreni ste i treba da se spasete,a kod sebe imate tri od ponuđenih predmeta. Ili-slučajno ste podigli susedovu poštu,u pismu je bio jedan od navedenih predmeta i priča o tome.
4️⃣Constrained writing su veoma zabavne vežbice gde recimo moramo da napišemo priču o tome kako nas neko izbegava a da izbegnemo slovo "o" u pisanju. Koliko teksta možemo da napisemo na temu a da se ne pojavi nijedno o? 😁 Ili da opišemo uzbudljivu šahovsku partiju a da ne koristimo reči "šah" ni "mat". Ili priču o ubistvu a da svaka rečenica počinje redom slovom A,pa sledeća slovom B....
5️⃣Najveći deo su teme o kojima se može pisati,kako god i koliko god želimo i možemo i u suštini su to teme koje se nebrojeno puta i inače pojavljuju u književnosti,ali ćemo ih naravno opisati na svoj način.
✏️Možda iz ovoga nešto naučite,ali garantovano ćete se zabaviti. 1000 posto 😊
#7sensesofabook #bookstagram #readingaddict #literature #knjige
✒️"You could also just write for you, which is who you should always be writing for to begin with. Write things that you enjoy that you would like to read."
✏️Jako zanimljivije vežbice za sve koji pomalo piskaraju,sa ili bez ambicija da se time ozbiljno bave.
✏️Vežbe su podeljene na pet kategorija
1️⃣Osnove gde se vežba pisanje pišući o sebi,stil i formu biramo sami...o omiljenom jelu,uspomeni iz detinjstva,šta mislimo o...,šta bi bilo kad bismo se našli u nekoj situaciji.
2️⃣Flash-fiction prompts,meni omiljeni.
Data nam je tema,ograničieni smo vremenski ili brojem reči da iznesemo šta imamo.
3️⃣Dat nam je spisak random predmeta,svaki počinje jednim slovom abecede,od A do Z. I onda imamo zadatke da napišemo recimo pričicu na temu-zatvoreni ste i treba da se spasete,a kod sebe imate tri od ponuđenih predmeta. Ili-slučajno ste podigli susedovu poštu,u pismu je bio jedan od navedenih predmeta i priča o tome.
4️⃣Constrained writing su veoma zabavne vežbice gde recimo moramo da napišemo priču o tome kako nas neko izbegava a da izbegnemo slovo "o" u pisanju. Koliko teksta možemo da napisemo na temu a da se ne pojavi nijedno o? 😁 Ili da opišemo uzbudljivu šahovsku partiju a da ne koristimo reči "šah" ni "mat". Ili priču o ubistvu a da svaka rečenica počinje redom slovom A,pa sledeća slovom B....
5️⃣Najveći deo su teme o kojima se može pisati,kako god i koliko god želimo i možemo i u suštini su to teme koje se nebrojeno puta i inače pojavljuju u književnosti,ali ćemo ih naravno opisati na svoj način.
✏️Možda iz ovoga nešto naučite,ali garantovano ćete se zabaviti. 1000 posto 😊
#7sensesofabook #bookstagram #readingaddict #literature #knjige
December 5, 2023
Here are some...
505. Aliens have imprisoned you in a zoo with one other human of the opposite sex. **a Twilight Zone episode . Now just because Serling did them doesn't mean you can't. The idea is to rethink the plot theme and turn it into something of your own. If you really think about it, most of these plots have been done, you just haven't read the book or saw the movie..
506. You are granted three wishes. However, no matter how carefully worded you make them - each wish winds up with a severe downside. **and another
507. You find yourself stranded in the middle of the ocean. How did you get there? What do you do next?
508. You've been told to keep an item secret for years. Then one day someone comes looking for it.
**Again Twilight
509. "If she's so smart, why does she have a fish on her head?"
510. Plastic surgeon figures out a brilliant idea to get new customers, butit backfires.
511. Narrate an illegal journey into a foreign country.
311. All that is in the fridge is some ketchup, batteries and a gun.
312. "They're dead, all dead. I could have saved them, but I chose not to.
====The idea is to work on one and see how far you get.....if you're lucky one turns into a short story, another a novel...either way your got some good fodder to stop saying "I've nothing to write about." Good book.
505. Aliens have imprisoned you in a zoo with one other human of the opposite sex. **a Twilight Zone episode . Now just because Serling did them doesn't mean you can't. The idea is to rethink the plot theme and turn it into something of your own. If you really think about it, most of these plots have been done, you just haven't read the book or saw the movie..
506. You are granted three wishes. However, no matter how carefully worded you make them - each wish winds up with a severe downside. **and another
507. You find yourself stranded in the middle of the ocean. How did you get there? What do you do next?
508. You've been told to keep an item secret for years. Then one day someone comes looking for it.
**Again Twilight
509. "If she's so smart, why does she have a fish on her head?"
510. Plastic surgeon figures out a brilliant idea to get new customers, butit backfires.
511. Narrate an illegal journey into a foreign country.
311. All that is in the fridge is some ketchup, batteries and a gun.
312. "They're dead, all dead. I could have saved them, but I chose not to.
====The idea is to work on one and see how far you get.....if you're lucky one turns into a short story, another a novel...either way your got some good fodder to stop saying "I've nothing to write about." Good book.
July 31, 2017
You pick a question or statement and write your response. There is no rhyme or reason to the order. The author does not provide an index. Use this book for writing class assignments. Use the book to look for a way to add an out of scene twist to your story. There are grammatical errors for some prompt sentences.
January 27, 2021
The prompts are fairly interesting and engaging but honestly some kind of organization beyond just being numbered would be awesome because a lot are not to my taste. But I guess it makes you have to read through all of them, so... maybe bonus points?
June 25, 2023
Great Reference
Very well put together reference material and exercises. Mostly well-edited and proofread. Only a couple of similar prompts and typos to speak of, which was nice. New prompts and different from other references I have reviewed so far.
Very well put together reference material and exercises. Mostly well-edited and proofread. Only a couple of similar prompts and typos to speak of, which was nice. New prompts and different from other references I have reviewed so far.
January 5, 2018
Will be a staple in my English classroom for years to come!
November 1, 2018
Great to use if you are in a pinch for a prompt - although some are a real stretch for middle school writers.
April 20, 2020
1000 Prompts
This is a great resource. I have written several stories using these prompts. I have several others in a notebook to use later!
This is a great resource. I have written several stories using these prompts. I have several others in a notebook to use later!
August 4, 2020
Excellent prompts
I've used some of these prompts to get my creativity jumping. Had fun with the different scenarios. Words flowed once I started
I've used some of these prompts to get my creativity jumping. Had fun with the different scenarios. Words flowed once I started
February 22, 2024
It had some interesting writing prompts
February 10, 2015
This book promises 1,000 awesome prompts and that's pretty well what it delivers. There is little actual text, most of the book consisting of the prompts themselves, but what there is is well and sensibly written, and the uses of the various types of prompts are clearly explained, without any hint of the patronising tone that often mars writers' toolbooks.
These prompts can be used to provide an easy and fun start for the novice writer, or for a 'writer' who imagines himself to be suffering from so-called 'writer's block'. For the developing writer, or one who wishes to work on a particular skill, such as dialogue or visual description, they will be invaluable.
Even for the seasoned writer, this book is a useful item to have in the toolbox. The section on 'rippers' (which I call elements) is beautifully explained and any writer, particularly one working on short fiction, can benefit incalculably from this concept, which of course can be used in an almot infinite variety of ways. For less serious use, there's the potential for fun party games, and with a little thought, even a drinking game could be constructed around the drabble prompts.
There are a few typos, and one or two of the prompts are repeated, but overall the quality is excellent and the book is well organised and presented. I add it to the toolkit section of my library with great pleasure.
These prompts can be used to provide an easy and fun start for the novice writer, or for a 'writer' who imagines himself to be suffering from so-called 'writer's block'. For the developing writer, or one who wishes to work on a particular skill, such as dialogue or visual description, they will be invaluable.
Even for the seasoned writer, this book is a useful item to have in the toolbox. The section on 'rippers' (which I call elements) is beautifully explained and any writer, particularly one working on short fiction, can benefit incalculably from this concept, which of course can be used in an almot infinite variety of ways. For less serious use, there's the potential for fun party games, and with a little thought, even a drinking game could be constructed around the drabble prompts.
There are a few typos, and one or two of the prompts are repeated, but overall the quality is excellent and the book is well organised and presented. I add it to the toolkit section of my library with great pleasure.
February 11, 2015
I am glad I snatched this ebook when I saw it. I feel any writer, beginner or not, may find this a useful tool to the trade. The book is easy to follow, the author does not talk down to you or have that "I am smarter tone" which some non-fiction works have. This put me at ease and more willing to see what tips the author did have.
I have been a writer of poetry and short tales for my own enjoyment for years now. Lately, I have been attempting to build on that to see if I can put together something of novel length. That dreaded term..."hitting the wall"...I totally get what all the other writers mean now! It can happen at the worst moments, can last for days. Productive, THAT is not! Now you see my original interest in this book. I am happy to report that even while reading sections, portions of the dreaded wall came down! It is like I suddenly saw a window that had not been there before. Very cool feeling! :)
What makes Mr. Kinder's book neat is the many avenues for thought he suggests. I think now matter what genre you write in, even if there is not an ACTUAL prompt listed to suit your theme, you learn how to ask yourself the right questions. You learn that the key is just to write, no matter how crazy or nonsensical the idea. Bottom line, I find the book to be encouragement. So big thanks to Mr. Kinder for this one!
I have been a writer of poetry and short tales for my own enjoyment for years now. Lately, I have been attempting to build on that to see if I can put together something of novel length. That dreaded term..."hitting the wall"...I totally get what all the other writers mean now! It can happen at the worst moments, can last for days. Productive, THAT is not! Now you see my original interest in this book. I am happy to report that even while reading sections, portions of the dreaded wall came down! It is like I suddenly saw a window that had not been there before. Very cool feeling! :)
What makes Mr. Kinder's book neat is the many avenues for thought he suggests. I think now matter what genre you write in, even if there is not an ACTUAL prompt listed to suit your theme, you learn how to ask yourself the right questions. You learn that the key is just to write, no matter how crazy or nonsensical the idea. Bottom line, I find the book to be encouragement. So big thanks to Mr. Kinder for this one!
February 25, 2015
A really nice book for all those who were lazy to write (but wanted to write) and their excuse for not writing was a lack of inspiration for a plot idea. The book is even good for that amateur who wants to start writing but facing 'start-up' issues.
This book gives you a thousand (quite literally) prompts .. which can act as a plot line or a starting point for a short or a long story. You could potentially write extremely short flash-fiction, a short story, a novella or even a full length novel using those ideas.
You can basically start small and go large at your own pace ...
Now you cant complain that you are not able to identify a nice plot line or line of thought to write with ...
This book gives you a thousand (quite literally) prompts .. which can act as a plot line or a starting point for a short or a long story. You could potentially write extremely short flash-fiction, a short story, a novella or even a full length novel using those ideas.
You can basically start small and go large at your own pace ...
Now you cant complain that you are not able to identify a nice plot line or line of thought to write with ...
February 6, 2015
Writer's block? I used to tell people I never get it. Welllll, maybe I've had it a little--tiny bit. I'm a big advocate of writing prompts. I used to tweet them, I used to bulk text to friends, I even had a writing prompt writer's group at one point. What Ryan Kinder has done here is put together a vast network of prompts to get those juices flowing. If you're a fan of fantasy, dystopian, apocalyptic you might consider proposing to the book, but even if you're not there is a broad enough spectrum of prompts that you'll be writing away in no time.
July 6, 2016
(Note: I read through these prompts. While reading this book, I didn't actually write with them.) Different things inspire different people. For me, this book had a decent amount of inspiring prompts, a lot of okay ones, and a few offensive/inappropriate ones. However, another person could find all 1000 of these incredibly inspiring. It definitely had some good prompts that I would like to work with though. I liked plenty of these prompts, but there wasn't anything mind-blowing here.
October 4, 2014
A useful book to get you started - especially as I got it free when it was an Amazon special offer. However, some of the 1,000 prompts are rather similar, so it's probably more like 500 prompts. And a lot of them seem to deal with sci-fi situations. Nonetheless, it's a book to dip into if you're short of inspiration.
January 31, 2015
This is a very handy teaching tool. I teach remedial English in college and the wide variety of well thought prompts is refreshing. I enjoy writing as well, and these helped me get some ideas for some short stories of my own. I am going to recommend this to my colleagues to use in their classes as well.
August 18, 2015
Not just topics for writers
Son and I took a road trip. "I'm bored", he said as he was driving. I asked: "What do you think are the best inventions in the last hundred years?" That came from this book and inspired a 5 hr conversation. Thanks to this book, I have lots more conversation starters.
Son and I took a road trip. "I'm bored", he said as he was driving. I asked: "What do you think are the best inventions in the last hundred years?" That came from this book and inspired a 5 hr conversation. Thanks to this book, I have lots more conversation starters.
March 8, 2016
Started reading through these prompts and I could not stop. Now that I've finished, I have almost 40 pages of prompts added to my writing prompt journal. It will be a long time before I run out of ideas! This ebook focuses on different genres, giving many ideas for the writer to work on. Try a few, and see what you think.
November 21, 2014
This collection contains am extensive list of useful and fun writing prompts for newbies and pros. It is also an excellent teaching tool. Give your students a few of these to play with.
January 16, 2016
This was a fun book to work through! I had become a little rusty on my writing, so it was a good exercise, even though it took me a year to finish!
February 13, 2015
I really enjoyed the first part of the book that was more writing exercises as opposed to just prompts
July 20, 2017
In this book I found at least twenty prompts I could adapt and use.
February 13, 2015
Always nice to have these when you are in a slump
August 10, 2015
Wonderful resource to get you writing
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