Most of us use wikipedia just to look up something very specific but a great way of using it as a writer is to go to the home page. There they have a featured article which though not something you would normally read can lead to some fantastic story ideas or give you unexpected facts […]
Trembling I realised I was once again panting, and stood to break the seal on our little bubble. The water was down to just over half way but it was still a mighty river thundering past. Cracking the seals was nerve racking, they structures were still untested and no one had been really sure if […]
It all started when I went on a caving exploration to some small Eastern European country, I can’t even recall the name now but if was a fun trip. If I recall rightly I had been trying to pull the guy who was running the expedition, as in sleep with him, it never happened of […]
As I mentioned last week – this is the fifth year of The Muse Monsters and I am attempting to wrap up lots of almost there for publication projects! So here is the ‘draft’ list of projects: Jan: The Poetry Monster Card Game Feb: Muse Monster Writing Inspiration Mar: Ballads of the Scientifica Apr: The […]
Friend Jupiter (first published on Turquoise Monster) Jupiter Sitting there Protector Shielding us from rocky storms Or Sinister betrayer Sling-shoting armageddon Towards us A Projectile wraith For your rocky brethren Nestled near the sun What will the maths show Which way will the simulation swing Gaseous Giants – Benevolent gods Or Destroyers of Worlds Wrapped […]
I slept fitfully, the cold of the bare stone floor partially moderated by my lecturers warmth eating into me. None of us three dared take the sedative as we would most likely come around after the group in general and that would be dangerous. Panicking people do not think properly. The medic had stimmed herself […]
The area was out of bounds, it was more than that, it was a death zone but Andrea no longer had a choice, she could hear the dogs barking behind her. There was no where else left to go. The fence metal was cold and rusted, chunks of paint cut into her fingers but she […]
Writers feel free to use this image to help spark ideas for stories 🙂
I was in the second inflatable airlock thinking about how I needed more Stim, I had set them all going and was about to head back to sort out a rota, one that would involve most people in some fashion, the big dig had started, we would get out! But then I heard it, a […]
Story starters are there for other writers to share and/or use as they wish – the idea is that they will help get the old juices flowing! 1) The coat was lost, she had left it draped over the seat and now no one would admit to finding it. What was she going to do? […]