I wrote about my “writing prompt exercise” in my welcome post, and here is another one! Enjoy.
Writing prompt
You and your partner are kidnapped on your honeymoon
Writing prompt exercise
We walked into the conference room, surprised at the number of people there. Nearly all of the chairs were full. The grey walls looked slightly stained, and some of the chairs were chipped.
“I’m glad we didn’t book at this hotel,” Rhianna said, looking around as I searched for two chairs next to each other.
“Yeah, this place is a dump,” I commented as my eyes landed on two seats near the front. “Oh, there are some chairs over there. Let’s go.” I headed toward the front of the room, Rhianna following me.
We settled in just as the presenter came into the room. He walked to the podium and tapped the microphone. Everyone stopped talking and looked towards the man.
He smiled when the room quieted. “Welcome, everyone, to today’s presentation. We have some exciting information to share with you. Then we’re all going to go on a little field trip.”
“What is this, school?” Rhianna whispered in my ear. I stifled a snicker. We settled in to watch the presentation.
On a time share.
Fuck.
My wife and I locked eyes; I rolled mine as she closed hers. This was not in the honeymoon plans. This is what we get for a “free cruise.”
Trust me, they’re never free.
I struggled to pay attention as the presenter droned on.
Purpose of this prompt
I wrote about why I’m doing this exercise in a separate post. But what purpose does this writing prompt exercise serve? Well, it serves three purposes by:
- Keeping me in the practice of writing.
- Helping generate story ideas.
- Offering you sneak peeks into what I might be working on next.
This piece is raw and unedited. I have made no changes from the words I wrote long-hand in my notebook. Why would I do that? Because I want to show y’all that what you write doesn’t have to be perfect the first time. Don’t let perfect get in the way of getting things done.
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That’s all for now. Stay fabulous, y’all!