The Stranger

Use the writing prompt below to inspire you.

It’s Christmas Eve. Your family is getting ready to settle in for an evening of watching movies, eating cookies, and drinking hot cocoa while you await Santa’s arrival. Suddenly, the doorbell rings. A haggard-looking man stands on your doorstep. His car has broken down, and he’s lost his way. What happens next?

It’s up to you to decide if this is a heart-warming story…or a horror story!

Thanksgiving Dinner with Your Characters

Use the writing prompt below to inspire you.

Write a scene in which the characters in your novel or work-in-progress have Thanksgiving dinner together. Describe the exchanges between the characters, especially those with competing or opposite goals, and how each reacts to the Thanksgiving traditions presented.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Use the writing prompt below to inspire you.

You’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner at your house this year. What will you make? Who’s coming to eat with you? How will you decorate? Describe the preparations leading up the big day as well as the dinner itself.