Writing prompts–Where do they come from?

1. We saw no reason why he poured that stuff in the tank, but it seemed to work.

2. “Quick. Tell me two good reasons why we should be together!”
   “Uhhh, two?”

3. The 80’s came and went, but left this guy on our doorstep.

4. “Right about now would be a good time to buck up and tell the truth.”

5. We were ju-u-uust about there…

6. “You really don’t see the problem here?”

7. “Let’s get a little less selfish here.”

8. In this case, patience would not be the solution.

9. “Your behavior was more than a little provocative.”
   “You’re blaming me instead of the guy with the gun?”

10. “You’re going to need someone to help you navigate these waters.”
    I smirked. “And I assume that someone is you.”

Where do these ideas come from?
Some of my sources…

• Listening to [eavesdropping] on others’ conversation.
• Reading novels.
• Reading the newspapers.
• Listening to TV dialogue.
• Looking through lists of nouns and verbs.

For more ideas how these warmups might help…How to use writing prompts by Emily Wenstrom.