Today is the 26th Edition of #WritingWednesday!!!
Remember, #WritingWednesday is an EASY, STRESS-FREE, weekly writing challenge.
- Read the writing prompt below,
- Spend 5 minutes writing (in your own voice or the voice of a character you’re writing) whatever comes to mind,
- DON’T EDIT what you write! IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT!
The goal is 5 minutes of creativity.
Today I am writing in the voice of Stella, one of the characters in the novel I am currently outlining. I’m not sure if this will be a selection in the novel, or just part of my character development journal.
Today’s writing prompt:
Complete this thought: “I wish an alarm would notify me whenever…”
I wish an alarm would notify me whenever it was time to wake up and go to school. I’m twelve years old and I haven’t been to school in almost two years.
I miss it.
It’s funny, when I was going to school every day, I hated it. Sure, I liked seeing my friends and recess of course, but sitting in a class, listening to the teacher talk all day… I can’t say I enjoyed that.
But now, I miss it.
I guess you always miss the things you can’t have; the things that are taken away to early.
You see, where I’m from, if they find out you have powers that can be useful to the government, like mine, you’re carted away to the Operation Atlas headquarters. I’m one of four watchmen with the power of telepathic perception. Basically, it is the ability to receive information from another mind. It’s more complicated than that, but you get the picture.
I have alarms that wake me up, tell me when to eat, when to leave for work, when to sleep, and just about everything else. My movements are monitored and I can’t do anything out of order or without permission. For once, I’d love to sleep late, skip a meal, play outside, or just go to school.
There are times, first thing in the morning before I even open my eyes, that I forget where I’m at. I forget about the ten-foot by ten-foot whitewash room they keep me in. I forget that I’m not just another normal kid. Those first few seconds of the day are my favorite. But lately, they’ve been happening less and less. I think I’ve started to forget… forget my past, my friends, even my family.
© 2019 Nina Soden
Alright, now it’s your turn. I’d love to see what today’s writing prompt inspires in you. So, if you are willing, go to the comment section below and start typing. Take 5 minutes and let’s see what you come up with!
Complete this thought: “I wish an alarm would notify me whenever…”
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Nina Soden 
Today I am writing in the voice of Dan, a character in my upcoming novel, Fleeting Shadows.
What do I wish I had an alarm for? I wish I had an alarm for when there was someone who I could help. I don’t mean on the scale of saving the continent again, but I just feel like I don’t do anything now. I have sought out every job in Wave territory where people are in need of hired muscle, heavy lifters, personal guards. Anything where I could fight and be of service to my tribe, but every single one has turned me away. They tell me, “you saved our continent, you don’t have to work,” and technically, I guess they’re right. My family is well off, me nor my brother will have to work until we move out, but it’s still frustrating. Don’t get me wrong, I love my new life away from the cave is wonderful but I just feel like I never do anything. I am always bursting with nervous energy because I’m doing nothing physical.You know, now that I think about it, there’s probably a lot of soldiers who feel like this. I wonder if I could help them along with myself. Hey, there’s no harm in trying because at least it’ll give me something to do.
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