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donutsweeper ([personal profile] donutsweeper) wrote2012-05-01 11:44 am

Help!! I need prompts!

Appealing for help here. I need to kick my writing muse into gear so I went looking for a prompt table/bingo card to use as a jumping off point and failed miserably. I found plenty of prompt communities/tables/cards but all were depressing, angst ridden prompts or romantic (mostly gen writer here) or violent or or or....

None of it was what I was looking for. I want prompts for little (100-300 words most likely) fluffy/cracky/sweet oneshots, not deep complicated plotty stories.

So I decided to make my own card, but I need help. I'm looking for happy, fluffy prompts of one or two words along the lines of puppies, sea breezes, free hugs, dandelions, etc etc etc. With luck I'll get between 20-25 together in some sort of card/table and then use them to kick off the muse and write.

Even if the resulting fics aren't crossposted anywhere nor shared with anyone but my flist, it will be nice to be writing again, so help a frustrated writer out?

And no, my Merlin fic I mentioned earlier isn't abandoned, it's just... proving difficult.

[identity profile] nakeisha.livejournal.com 2012-05-01 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
An autumn day.

Music.

Dining out.

Blue skies.

Friendship.

Are any of these helpful?

[identity profile] singer-s-lament.livejournal.com 2012-05-01 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Hand holding.
The little things you do that say 'I love you.'
Random acts of kindness.
Surprising gestures.
The birds chirping.
The wind blowing.
Cars.

[identity profile] awanderingbard.livejournal.com 2012-05-01 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Giggles
Fancy Dress
Holiday
Sparkles
Karaoke
Snuggles
Fairy Tale

Hope that helps!

[identity profile] haldane.livejournal.com 2012-05-01 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Include the phrase:

"That's not what it's meant for."

"I was saving that for lunch!"

This was the third time in a week.

Finally the box gave way.

"Not in the begonias!"

"Did you really mean for that to happen?"

Unfortunately, the door won.

"No, actually it's Chinese."

[identity profile] taffimai.livejournal.com 2012-05-01 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Accidentally green hair.

Rescuing a puppy.

Going to the movies.

[identity profile] aeron-lanart.livejournal.com 2012-05-01 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
new hat

puddles are fun

man's best friend

fire

rug

cherry blossom like clouds

raindrops on roses

*off the top of head*

[personal profile] kcscribbler 2012-05-01 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Shared umbrella
Photo album
Post-it notes
Extra sweater
Fuzzy socks
Sleeping in
Gag gifts
Iced coffee
Stealth hugs
Cupcakes
New job
Happy tears
Old books
Grandma's stories
methylviolet10b: (plot bunny)

[personal profile] methylviolet10b 2012-05-01 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Onion.

Poodles.

Antediluvian.

Titter.

You're welcome. ;-)

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/ 2012-05-01 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Quiet days
Road Trip
Traditions
Picnic

[identity profile] rustydog.livejournal.com 2012-05-02 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Bubbles
A cat washing its face
Sunbeams
Sprinklers (or Playing in sprinklers or an open fire hydrant)
Sticker collection
Pigeons
Mismatched socks
Orange peel
Whiskers
Pawprints
Demoted planets (or demoted dinosaurs)
She neglected to mention it would be this much fun

<3

[identity profile] karaokegal.livejournal.com 2012-05-03 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
If you like song-lyric prompts the posts of Song Lyric Prompt A Day are still up: http://karaokegal.livejournal.com/tag/song%20lyric%20prompt%20a%20day

I've also unscreened the replies from my drabble a day project and you're more than welcome to grab some from there.
http://karaokegal.livejournal.com/1108250.html