This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.
Here’s a little writing prompt to kick start your week. Use it as a simple exercise to grease your writing wheels. It might even be the start of a new short story or full-blown novel.
You’re unpacking moving boxes on the first day in your new house. The faster you unpack, you think, the sooner the historic little wisteria-clad cottage will feel like home.
As you walk across the bedroom to hang clothes in the wardrobe, however, a floorboard sags slightly beneath your feet. Upon further inspection, you discover the board is loose and that it is actually concealing a stash of secrets.
What do you find under the floorboard?