The Writers' Society
Writers' Room
Writing Prompts
You’ve been playing cards with your friend at a Las Vegas casino for a couple of hours now and he’s up big. Suddenly, a pit boss grabs you and your friend and hauls you both off to a back room, where several rough-looking guys are waiting for you. “What’s going on?” you ask. “Your friend has been counting cards, and we don’t approve of that here.” Write this scene.
You receive a mysterious email and the subject line reads “Everything you know is a lie.” You open the email and read further: “Act calm as to not alert anyone, but everyone around you is not who they say they are. You need to quietly get out of there and meet me at the spot where you had your first kiss. You know the place. My name is Mark.” Write this scene.
Prompt 1
Prompt 2
There are two prompts below. We encourage club members to choose one of the two prompts, write the scene/short story, and then submit it to themccwriterssociety@gmail.com. The Officers will read and choose two scenes from the pool of entrants. The chosen writers will be highlighted on the website and published in our club zine "Voice of the Woods."
The prompts will be changed each month, giving members new opportunities to submit their stories. Each submission should not exceed 500 words. Include the scene/story as a Word document or in the body of the email, along with the title, word count, writer's name, and contact information.
