1. PHOTO STIMULI FOR CREATIVE WRITING
SHORT STORY TITLES
PHOTO STIMULI FOR CREATIVE WRITING

2. Stimuli – Write a paragraph about each character or setting.
For the character(s), consider appearance, situation, feelings and thoughts.
For settings, consider details, stylish description, mood, suspense, tension.

3. 1. WALL STREET, NEW YORK

4. ENDINGS
1. As the rosy sky reddened and light rose over the horizon, s/he heart soared and s/he was filled with a new emotion. Hope.
2. The huge skyscrapers towered high above, imposing their presence, dwarfing the ant like figures below. The spectacular view never ceased to thrill. The wind whirled around the parapet blowing his/her hair into his/her face as s/he stepped closer and jumped.
3. The bridge led across the water to another world, A world of opportunity or despair?

5. Endings continued
4. And so the story was not really so predictable after all. Was it?
5. “Take it easy, bro.”
“You too, fella.”
S/He turned, sat down and once again opened his/her book.
6. It was a long drop. The minutes were ticking away. There were no signs of help. Decide now!

6. Endings continued
7. The highway stretched ahead of him/her. The ancient sedan car was filled with gas. Would it take him/her that far?
8. Violence was never the answer. But justice demanded it. The gun shook in his/her hand…
9. And so the decision was justified. It had turned out all right in the end.
10 “Take it or leave it!”

7. Personification
Write a paragraph about one of these abstracts where the idea is personified as a character.

8. Abstracts - personified
Relief
Love
Duty
Pride
Celebrity
Anonymity
Resilience
Superiority
Fear
Dedication