Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Story Prompts from Newspaper Headlines
    Story Prompts from Newspaper Headlines
    Story Prompts from Newspaper Headlines
    Ebook21 pages8 minutes

    Story Prompts from Newspaper Headlines

    By Shyamala Shanmugasundaram

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Have you always been pressed for time to generate story ideas? Are you looking for story prompts to sustain your daily writing habit?
     Whether you want a submission for a magazine, an anthology or publish your  own bunch of short stories, this book is guaranteed to give you story ideas.
     The key to polishing your writing skills is to write every day.  With this book, you will have no excuse to skip your daily writing.
    The 250 story prompts in this eBook are a mix of happy, sad, funny and tragic newspaper headlines.    The headlines are sure to grab your attention and trigger some creativity to churn out stories. The book will also help you identify genres you enjoy writing and pave a way for your future books.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKataba epublishing
    Release dateAug 23, 2017
    ISBN9781386324652
    Story Prompts from Newspaper Headlines
    Author

    Shyamala Shanmugasundaram

    Shyamala Shanmugasundaram is a children's author, freelance writer and Chief Ideator of Kataba, a consultancy for aspiring, newbie and established chidlren authors.

    Related to Story Prompts from Newspaper Headlines

    Related ebooks

    Composition & Creative Writing For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Strange Deaths

      Nov 5, 2020

      A man is thought to have fallen to his death as he tried to escape from a flat in which he was locked. Monty Chitta, 53, is believed to have slipped while trying to climb through a skylight. His body was found in the Luton flat on Christmas Day 2019,

      3 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines…

      Jan 4, 2021

      Police in Vietnam confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms which had been cleaned and resold as new. After the raid on a warehouse in the southern province of Binh Duong, police detained a woman who explained that the used prophylactics were fir

      5 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines

      Sep 8, 2022

      Three armed wildlife Officers were called to Kinaya village in Kenya after receiving reports of a lion lurking in the village. Approaching the animal cautiously, they found a shopping bag with a picture of a lion on it stuck in a hedge. It had been p

      5 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines…

      Sep 10, 2020

      A Sheffield pub lost its licence after police found drinkers hiding in cupboards during the coronavirus lockdown. The Pitsmoor Hotel in Sheffield was raided by police on 24 April after reports it was still serving customers, and issued with a prohibi

      5 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines…

      Jul 15, 2021

      Rambo the Rottweiler had to be rushed to the vet for emergency surgery after he vomited a surgical glove. On being given an endoscopy his stomach was found to contain 29 more that had to be removed during a three-hour surgical procedure. His owner, D

      5 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines…

      Jan 28, 2021

      A conman stole over $100,000 from customers at casinos in Michigan and Kansas using a prosthetic mask. John Colletti, 55, disguised himself as an elderly man to evade suspicion, targeting his victims by illegally obtaining personal information and us

      5 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines…

      Feb 24, 2022

      According to a witness, a 19-year-old woman in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who had been drinking, picked up a handgun, “turned on the laser sight and was pointing it at the floor to get the cat to chase it” when she shot a male friend in the thigh. She told

      5 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines…

      Feb 24, 2022

      According to a witness, a 19-year-old woman in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who had been drinking, picked up a handgun, “turned on the laser sight and was pointing it at the floor to get the cat to chase it” when she shot a male friend in the thigh. She told

      5 min read

    • Article

      You In The News

      Apr 7, 2023

      You In The News
      4 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines

      Jul 14, 2022

      Sidelines
      5 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines

      Jun 15, 2023

      The high court in Kolkata, India, has finally concluded the country’s longest running legal case after 72 years. The case, a challenge to the 1948 ruling liquidating the debt-ridden Berhampore Bank, was filed in 1951 and almost all the original litig

      5 min read

    • Article

      THE Warm FUZZIES

      Mar 9, 2022

      Cheryl Becker and Linda Rinaldi always knew they shared a special connection. The pair met while working at a hospital more than 30 years ago, but lost touch after Linda moved away. When Cheryl’s husband Ralph gifted her a DNA testing kit for her bir

      1 min read

    • Article

      Felines Make The Headlines

      Jan 5, 2022

      Felines Make The Headlines
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Truth Hurts

      May 14, 2020

      The Truth Hurts
      4 min read

    • Article

      THE Buzz

      Feb 23, 2022

      THE Buzz
      1 min read

    • Article

      THE Buzz

      Jan 26, 2022

      Ballarat, Vic, will be bursting with beautiful blooms when the Begonia Festival returns for its 70th year. Being held from March 11-20, the free event will embrace the city’s creative community, transforming the town centre and garden precincts into

      1 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines

      Nov 30, 2023

      Sidelines
      5 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines…

      May 19, 2022

      Fairview, Oregon, is seeking a Guinness World Record for the tallest fork, having installed a 37ft (11m) one outside a new food truck plaza. “We wanted something on the corner, and then one of the design teams said, let’s just put a fork here and we’

      5 min read

    • Article

      Much Ado About Nothing

      Jul 9, 2019

      Much Ado About Nothing
      3 min read

    • Article

      Alkali Attack Victim Just Wanted Safe Home For Her Girls, Friends Say

      Feb 8, 2024

      The woman left severely injured after being doused with a corrosive chemical in south London is a devoted mother who only wants a safe home for her children, close friends have said. A major manhunt is under way for suspect Abdul Ezedi, 35, who is ac

      3 min read

    • Article

      7 Days

      May 29, 2023

      Eurovision winner to tour later in the year Eurovision 2023 champion Loreen announced last week that she will tour the UK and Europe later this year. The Swedish star, 39, became the first woman, and second person ever, to win the international singi

      3 min read

    • Article

      Strange Deaths

      Jun 16, 2022

      Kim Taylor, 73, spent her spare time volunteering at the Cultivate Care Farms, near Boston, Massachusetts, which kept animals for mental health therapy. While she was alone in a pen with some sheep, one of the animals charged and repeatedly rammed he

      3 min read

    • Article

      Sidelines…

      Mar 24, 2022

      Over 100 homing pigeons caused problems in Florida after the crate carrying them fell off a truck, setting them free. Rather than flying off and heading home though, the birds sat tight and refused to leave the road so the authorities had to close In

      5 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Story Prompts from Newspaper Headlines

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Story Prompts from Newspaper Headlines - Shyamala Shanmugasundaram

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      List of story prompts

      Feedback

      About the author

      About the cover designer

      Acknowledgements

      Explore your creativity

      250 Story Prompts

      From Newspaper Headlines

      Shyamala Shanmugasundaram

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      List of story prompts

      Feedback

      About the author

      About the cover designer

      Acknowledgements

      Explore your creativity

      Introduction

      Inspiration for stories comes from different sources. Sometimes it’s a picture, a dialogue or a photo. Curiosity is what gets one started. With the advancement in technology, not only do we have easy access to news at the click of a button, but we are also bombarded with intriguing headlines.

      If you are browsing on the internet, strange and funny headlines

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1