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Welcome to the very first NEWBUILD writing prompt >>>>

Keep the bowl, handmade white-faced figure, colorful buttons, wooden frame, and every foreground detail unchanged. Change only the background behind the bowl to a vivid fluorescent orange, like bright neon orange paint or glow. Do not add wood texture, patterns, streaks, or extra objects. Preserve natural edges and realistic lighting.

October

  1. Have in your mind a sense of extremes — temperature, feelings, opinions and disasters.
  2. Give someone an appointment or event they can’t get out of.
  3. Write their journey to that event as they tell the reader all their extreme thoughts and opinions whilst you also describe extreme weather and disasters happening all around them.
  4. Now make them get to the event which turns out to be a ridiculous waste of time.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN MONTH TO ALL THE WITCHES-SORCERERS-ZOMBIES-GHOULS-FRANKENSTEINS-ALIENS-FULL MOONS-COLD WINDS-LIMINAL SPACES-SCARECROWS-PORCELAIN DOLLS-WEREWOLVES-DEAD FLOWERS-ABANDONED BUILDINGS-NEXT DOOR-NEIGHBOURS-SKULL LAMPS-GRAVEYARDS-CATS-FAIRIES-SPECTRES…