Dragons Make Everything Better... And Other Writing Prompts: Non-Fiction @ Ronel the Mythmaker

By Ronel Janse van Vuuren

"Write every day." That's what writers are told to do to become excellent. But what happens if you have no inspiration?

 

Writing prompts are excellent for when you get stuck. They help you think "what if?".

 

This collection of prompts has helped the author in her own fiction writing, going from meh to marvellous. And they can help you too – no matter the genre you write in.

 

Focused on everything dragons, you can use this to spark your next fantasy novel – or replace the word "dragon" with whatever is pertinent to your genre and go from there.

 

Go and write your heart out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ronel Janse van Vuuren
• Release date: Feb 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215709016

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Introduction

The most common piece of writing advice out there is write every day. But sometimes the Muse is on holiday and nothing seems to inspire you. So how do you write every day if you cannot string a couple of words together to save your life?

Writing prompts.

They might be ridiculous. They might have nothing to do with your current work-in-progress. They might seem pointless.

But they will get you to ask what if?. And what if? makes for great plots.

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How to use the prompts:

Start a story with it.

Use it as the theme.

Use it to describe your main character.

End a story with it.

Use it somewhere in the middle.

Use it as dialogue.

Write a flash fiction piece with it. (Make it 300 words.)

Write a short story with it. (Make it 2000 words.)

Write a drabble with it. (Exactly 100 words.)

Base an entire series on it.

Write a novel inspired by it.

The possibilities are endless!

The Prompts

1

Dragons make everything better.

2

You people will be answering to him.

3

You are being watched.

4

A pound cake has a pound of