So I was at the library today working on my “teenagers killing each other in space” story, and I ran across a book about astrology and writing. As in, how to use astrology to improve your writing. I think. I haven’t read it yet. The important thing is it’s filled with hundreds of absolutely phenomenal writing prompts, and I’ve decided to share one of them with you today.
So, without further ado, here is today’s writing prompt (inspired by my star sign, Sagittarius):
How is your character like a horse?
Yes, you read that right. That is an actual writing prompt. And now, because I’m in a silly mood, I shall attempt to answer it using my dear protagonist Eris Miller, space-adventuring heroine of the Imminent Danger series. Hold on to your horses …
Much like a horse, Eris is a four-limbed mammal born of a male and female of the same species–unlike a mule, which is of course the result of a horse and a donkey (in Spanish, “el burro” [often mistaken with “el burrito”, a traditional Mexican tortilla dish]) falling in love and emulating their avian and anthophila brethren in their time-honored mating tradition. Also similar to a horse, Eris has proportionally more hair on her head than the rest of her body, can move at different speeds (although speed names differ [walk, jog, run vs. walk, trot, gallop]), and communicates via emitting sound waves from her vocal cords. She has little interest in eating oats and hay, although she has been known to enjoy a sugar cube or two on occasion.
So there we have it! Writing prompt success. If you would care to compare your character to a horse (or any animal, for that matter) please feel free to do so in your own post, or in the comments below.
And now I shall be off, so I can go stirrup more trouble …
Totally related media of the day:
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Michelle Proulx - Author 
That’s an interesting exercise. Love how you did it too. 🙂
Ha thanks. I literally flipped the book open to a random page, found that writing prompt, and was like, “Yes. I must borrow this immediately.”
Sounds too good to pass up. 🙂
Lol – brilliant. The medium of the day threw me off, though. It was totally related! What’s with that??
Does Eris also enjoy apples?
Eris has been known to consume an apple on occasion. And apple pie, of course, is just the most delicious thing in the world. With the exception of cheesecake. Or bacon. Or steak. Or … well, many things. But it’s still tasty, dammit.
As for the media of the day, I don’t know what happened. My evil twin Muh-chelle is in the charge of that section of the post — you’ll have to take it up with her.
Did we just have an awkward Phoebe / Ursula Buffay / Regina Phalange moment?
It’s entirely possible. I admit nothing.
Me neither. Nor my good twin.