The Fortune Cookie

Use the writing prompt below to inspire you.

You’re eating dinner with friends at a Chinese restaurant. At the end of the meal, you open your fortune cookie and read the following message: “My life is in danger. Help!” Who sent this message, and how do you find them?

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.