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Story Share Topic: Follow your nose!

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Join in the fun! Write your story and send it in for a chance to have your story shared on the site!

This Week’s Story Share Topic:

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Write a story about someone who followed their nose!

Perhaps the character followed a strange smell and fell into trouble, or maybe his/her nose sniffed out an adventure! What was the smell? Why did the character want to follow it? What was at the end of the smell, if there was one? What is the problem (conflict)? How is it solved?

To share: Send your story next Friday to Fridaystoryshare@gmail.com

FAQ: If you don’t want to share your story, can you still write one? Absolutely!
Do you have to write a story on this particular topic? Nope! Writing stories is a great creative writing exercise, no matter what the topic. The topic is a prompt to get you started!

Writing with little ones? Read this post about how to include young children in writing activities.

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Story Share Topic: Laugh!

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This Week’s Story Share Topic:

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Write a story that makes people laugh!

What does the character do that’s so funny? What does he/she say? Or perhaps the situation they’re in is funny and the character gets swept away in it!

To share: Send your story next Friday to Fridaystoryshare@gmail.com

FAQ: If you don’t want to share your story, can you still write one? Absolutely!
Do you have to write a story on this particular topic? Nope! Writing stories is a great creative writing exercise, no matter what the topic. The topic is a prompt to get you started!

Writing with little ones? Read this post about how to include young children in writing activities.

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Story Share Topic: Unlikely Friendship

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This Week’s Story Share Topic:

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Write a story about an unlikely friendship between two characters. 

Why do they want to be friends? What makes their friendship unique? What happens as a result of their friendship? What problem (conflict) arises and how is it solved?

To share: Send your story next Friday to Fridaystoryshare@gmail.com

FAQ: If you don’t want to share your story, can you still write one? Absolutely!
Do you have to write a story on this particular topic? Nope! Writing stories is a great creative writing exercise, no matter what the topic. The topic is a prompt to get you started!

Writing with little ones? Read this post about how to include young children in writing activities.

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Story Share Topic: Desert island

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This Week’s Story Share Topic:

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Write a story about a character who is stuck on a desert island with only a kitchen pot, half a bottle of sunscreen, and a mirror.

How does your character survive? Does he/she ever get off the island? Who or what does the character meet while there? Keep it between 100 and 1000 words and send in your awesome stories!

To share: Send your story next Friday to Fridaystoryshare@gmail.com

FAQ: If you don’t want to share your story, can you still write one? Absolutely!
Do you have to write a story on this particular topic? Nope! Writing stories is a great creative writing exercise, no matter what the topic. The topic is a prompt to get you started!

Writing with little ones? Read this post about how to include young children in writing activities.

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Story Share Topic: Feelings

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This Week’s Story Share Topic:

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Write a story about a character who travels to the Land of Feelings.

What does it look like? What happens there? Who does the main character meet? What is the problem? How is it solved? How does the character change because of the trip? Your creativity is the limit!
(Please keep it between 100 and 1000 words.)

Need at alternate topic?
Write a story about a character who feels sad. Why is he/she sad? What happens that eventually makes them happy again?

To share: Send your story next Friday to Fridaystoryshare@gmail.com

FAQ: If you don’t want to share your story, can you still write one? Absolutely!
Do you have to write a story on this particular topic? Nope! Writing stories is a great creative writing exercise, no matter what the topic. The topic is a prompt to get you started!

Writing with little ones? Read this post about how to include young children in writing activities.

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Story Share Topic: New Country

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Join in the fun! Write your story and share by Thursday night, July 12, for a chance to have your story shared on the site on Friday, July 20!

This Week’s Story Share Topic:

Your country or this one?
Write a story 
about someone who wakes up every morning in a new place.

Why does this keep happening? Is this a problem? Where do they wake up? Do they want it to stop? How do they use it to benefit themselves or others?
(Please keep it between 100 and 1000 words.)

To share: Email me at Fridaystoryshare@gmail.com

FAQ: If you don’t want to share your story, can you still write one? Absolutely!
Do you have to write a story on this particular topic? Nope! Writing stories is a great creative writing exercise, no matter what the topic. The topic is a prompt to get you started!

Writing with little ones? Read this post about how to include young children in writing activities.

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Friday Story Share Topic: New Country

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Join in the fun! Write your story and share by Thursday night, July 5, for a chance to have your story shared on the site on Friday, July 13!

This Week’s Story Share Topic:

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Write a story about a character who just moved to a new country.

How is this country different from his/her old country? What struggles does the character have in the new country? How are these struggles overcome? The new country could be a real country you’ve studied or visited in the past, or it could be completely made up! Maybe the new country isn’t even on this planet! Let your imagination take off and send in your stories! (Please keep it between 100 and 1000 words.)

FAQ: If you don’t want to share your story, can you still write one? Absolutely!
Do you have to write a story on this particular topic? Nope! Writing stories is a great creative writing exercise, no matter what the topic. The topic is a prompt to get you started!

Writing with little ones? Read this post about how to include young children in writing activities.

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Friday Story Share Topic 2

Ready for next week’s Story Share Topic? Join in the fun and send in your story by next Friday, June 29, for a chance to appear on the website on Friday, July 6.

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Write a story about a summer adventure.

Some questions to ask yourself: Where does it take place? Who are the characters? Try to make the Summer an important part of the story. Write between 100 and 1000 words and share away! I feel warm and summery just thinking about these awesome stories.

As submissions allow, I will share three stories on my website next Friday, one from each age category! The age categories are:
12 years-old and under
13-18 years
19 years +

I will do my best to reply to each of your stories.
Stories should be 100-1000 words and should be appropriate for all audiences.
Please include your name and age (or age range!) in your submission and send to:

FridayStoryShare@gmail.com

Okay, now go write a story!

Story Share Topic!

Friday Story Share Topic

Ready for this week’s Story Share Topic? Join in the fun and send in your story by this Thursday at midnight! I will draw a story out of the pot to share on this website next Friday!

Send to: FridayStoryShare@gmail.com

Write a story in which the character can only eat one type of food.

Some questions to ask yourself: How did this happen in this character’s life? Why is this a problem? Who or what eventually solves the problem? What happens as a result? Keep your story between 100-1000 words. I absolutely can’t wait to read these!

Rules:
Stories should be 100-1000 words and should be appropriate for all audiences.
Keep your own and others’ privacy in mind. Don’t share anything that would embarrass you or the people you know! You also don’t want to share part of a story that you plan to publish some day, and don’t share someone else’s story!

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