During the month of October in an effort to help you wonderful people spark some NaNoWriMo ideas, the scurvy dogs here at Pirate’s Cove will be providing you with a daily writing prompt.
If the idea sparks something for you, just drop us a line so we can let people know about it. Leave a comment, call the voice mail line or send us an email at piratescove (@) FlyingIslandpress (dot) com
Today’s writing prompt is:
The wait was killing me. If I failed to put up a good fight I’d be sharkbait, but somehow I had to fail or I’d lose my last chance to get home to my family. Life as a pirate captain was ugly, but a necessity. I fell into the role quite by accident. It all started on a mission to rescue the King’s treasure from pirates on the island of Tentila, seven years ago…
1700 words today on this one! I needed a good prompt today while my other short percolates from a two day stalemate. Thanks!
Very cool.