Love or hate them?
Me, I’m on the fence.
I use them to jump-start my writing. But rarely for my WIP.
Writing a short 100-500 words helps me get my thoughts churning and I think brings my characters out of hiding. Maybe they get jealous my thoughts are elsewhere.
So today I participated in one from The Daily Post. Hope you enjoy.
The DailyPost Aug 4, 2016 DAILY PROMPT Craving
Lust for love
She stared as he walked from the car. Her hands gripped the open door, knuckles white with restraint. Breathe she reminded herself to just breathe. In a few seconds, he would be within her grasp. Her tongue traced and moistened her dry red lips.
At last, the tall drink of water she’d been waiting for reached her front door.
“Hi,” she said.
He acknowledged her whispered greeting with a nod as he followed her into room 117. She closed the door against the hot afternoon sun and the reality of the seedy motel. The where didn’t matter as long as they were together.
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