Monday Writing Prompts & Creative Flow
Start The Week with Some Fun Mental Exercises, Pitch Prompts, and Trivia
As I continue my adventures into Substack, I find myself really enjoying coming up with various ways to not only support my Story Farm community, but to also have fun! God forbid we actually have a laugh while toiling over our creative projects. Since Mondays can tend to be, well, Mondays, I thought it would be fun to present more than just a couple basic writing prompts to help you get your week started. Enter “Pitchstorm” and TV & Movie Trivia.
Our brains tend to be a bit slower on a Monday, so to help you keep your mind fit, your creativity at a high level, and again, to just have a little fun, I am sharing two videos - a pitch prompt, and trivia - as well as two basic writing prompts for you to delve into today. The pitch prompt will always be made available for free every Monday, but you will need to be a paid subscriber to access the writing prompts and trivia questions.
The Story Farm’s paid subscription to Substack is only $8.50/month or $80 for the annual subscription. Here is what you get with a paid subscription:
Writing & pitch prompts + trivia on Mondays
A scene breakdown video on Tuesdays
Specific writing exercises and tools on Wednesdays
An inspirational post on Thursdays
This is all followed by my Screenwriter’s Almanac Saturday post that wraps up the week with screenwriting and industry news, available gigs from the ISA, and a little more.
So if you haven’t subscribed yet, dive in! It’s only $8.50/month to be a part of the community, and maybe learn a thing or two along the way. We’ve created a fun community on Substack! I’m eager to see the comments and your take on how to pitch the story prompt that I share in the video below.
Pitch Prompt
I play a game called “Pitchstorm” with my Story Farm retreaters in Wisconsin during our annual retreat. You get a character prompt and a plot prompt, and then need to pitch the story idea using those elements in 45 seconds or less, PLUS attempt to implement a terrible and ridiculous note from a fictional development executive in the middle of your frantic pitch. It’s loads of fun and lots of laughs. So let’s try it out here. Comment on this post with your best take on the pitch prompt.
What’s your take on this pitch?
Trivia Time!
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