Day 295 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: Write about a nightmare.

Erin: I have a reoccurring dream where my friend pushes me off of a ledge. Normally I wake up mid fall. This time I didn’t, and I’m starting to worry it wasn’t a dream.

Shannon: I had a bad dream the other day where I was trying to get away from a dark figure that was chasing me. I couldn’t lose him and he got better at hunting me down as the dream progressed. I was making all of these illogical moves until I was finally caught. Then I woke up, before I could even see what he wanted.

Let’s write a bad dream.

Day 294 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: What is your character’s dream job?

Shannon: Professional Organizer

Erin: She’d like to be the person that comes up with commercial ideas.

How does your character want to make a living?

Day 293 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: What are your character’s favorite art supplies.

Erin: Crayons and puff balls.

Shannon: Oil pastels, crayons, a sketchbook, and glitter, lots of glitter.

Time for your character to get artistic.

Day 292 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: Your character believes they are being followed.

Shannon: Lately I’ve felt weird like there’s this presence that’s following me. I don’t think it’s a person, because if it is I never see them. Maybe it’s a ghost, or a guardian angel. Either way I never feel alone, and that’s not bad feeling.

Erin: When I was younger I just had a feeling that I was always being watched over. It wasn’t until I was older that I started to see her. My mother. She was gone and I wasn’t denying that. But her spirit was with me. No one would believe me, so I kept what I saw and heard to myself. For all they knew I was a motherless child, but at least I was sane.

Follow the leader.

Day 291 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: What does your character do right before falling asleep?

Erin: Prays.

Shannon: Runs through a list of everything she has to do tomorrow.

Bedtime. 

Day 290 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: What does your character do right after waking up?

Erin: She presses the snooze button and goes back to sleep.

Shannon: She cuddles her dog for a bit then drags herself out of bed.

Time to get up. 

Day 289 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: What trait did your character loose as they grew up.

Erin: Blind trust.

Shannon: Courage.

Explain the change. 

Day 288 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: Write one character from seven perspectives…today is his/her pet. 

Shannon: I love Jake. He let’s me sleep in the bed with him, he takes me on walks, and feeds me food under the table. He never calls me a bad dog, and he gives the best belly rubs. I can’t wait until he comes home.

Erin: I don’t think he loves me very much. He always leaves and when he does come home he’s always talking and playing with that little black rectangle he has. The little one with the brown hair pays me much more attention and feeds me most days when he forgets. I think she’s my new owner. I at least hope she’s my new owner.

What does human’s best friend have to say about things?

Day 287 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: Write one character from seven perspectives…today is his/her enemy.

Erin: He’s little Mr. Popular now. He wasn’t always that way though. He used to be a little shit, and making friends did not come easy at that stage. I was his friend though. I made an effort. I tried to see good and I did. In fifth grade though he started dating Emily and all of the sudden finding friends was no longer so hard. Neither was losing one. When he abandoned me, I saw a side I really didn’t like and was unable to get over. I went from being one of the only ones who likes him to one of the only ones who dislikes him.

Shannon: The kid needs to be stopped. He not very bright and I don’t see him amounting to much. I told his parents they could consider military school, but they didn’t do it. Now I wonder how long it will take before their decision.

Let’s get a negatively bias opinion. 

Day 286 of 365 Days of Writing Prompts: Write one character from seven perspectives…today is his/her significant other. 

Shannon: I don’t know, I guess this is bad timing, but I’m thinking about breaking up with him. He’s been kind of dull lately. We used to have fun together. We used to mess with people and we were always getting into some kind of trouble. He made every day one to remember and now they’re one big boring blur. It’s like someone sedated him, and I can’t sit by and watch it anymore.

Erin: He tries to please everyone. For the most part he does. Only I’m his resting place, his guard goes down and at times I’m the one who faces the wrath of the stress everyone else causes him. The spurts are short lived and the good is so very good, but sometimes I wish he would be half as vulnerable with others as he can be with me.

Let’s here from their love.