Daily writing prompts for the second week of May

Having spent almost a year in a deep writing funk, I can and do truly stand by the use of writing prompts. There are of course other ways to kick start your imagination but when i've have been lost in writers block for several months I personally found the use of the old fashioned writers prompt to be more than just useful in getting me writing again, they have sparked by next novel idea. So please don't hesitate to try some of these writing prompts below you never k ow where a simple idea will take you

Daily writing prompts for 14th of May

Choose one of the following writing prompts

Daily story starters

Write a short Horror story of least 750 words using one of the opening lines from below

The moment she stepped into the house she knew it had been the wrong choice…

It never mattered how hard he tried to resist…

Writing theme

Write a poem or a story, based on one of the following themes

Death calls

Moon song

Picture prompt

Write a short story of at least 750 words inspired by the picture prompt below

Take your writing seriously- tips for new writers

For some reason a lot of starting out writers can be very shy, about telling others what it is that they do or really want to achieve. For years I was like this, Hiding my writing away like a naughty little secret, until over time I stopped writing altogether, instead spending time on more important things like raising my kids and looking after my house.

Every now and then I would buy a new note book and pen, for a few weeks in the grip of inspiration I would write, until after a while life and its drama would distract me again, for years I wrote like this achieving very little but a pile of unfinished stories and half written plots. My dream of ever being able to call myself a writer seemed very far off indeed.

But writing this today I can say that has happily changed, I have finished my first draft of a paranormal romance, I write successfully for hubpages, where my short stories and poems are being read every day and the successes of some of my online articles has given me the confidence to start this blog that you are reading now.

So how did I go from a stay at home mum with no confidence in her writing, to writing this blog about writing?