In my past blog posts The MICE Quotient and Writers Block and The MICE Quotient and Story Length, I talk about MICE and how I use it. So if you’ve already completed Brandon Sanderson’s 2020 BYU lecture with Special Guest Instructor Mary Robinette Kowal (lecture 7), here are some additional prompts you can use to practice.
If you’re not familiar with the subject, you’ll want to review the lecture and blog posts first, then come back to practice.
You can also try these prompts using different word counts, flash fiction (up to 1,000 words), sudden fiction (up to 750 words), and micro fiction (up to 100 words).
Here are 5 prompts you can use to practice the exercise from the lecture:
Prompt One
Who – Actuary
Where – Base
Genre – Thriller
Prompt Two
Who – Marshal
Where – Quarry
Genre – Science Fiction
Prompt Three
Who – Diver
Where – Mine
Genre – Horror
Prompt Four
Who – Bride
Where – Funeral
Genre – Western
Prompt Five
Who – Coach
Where – Moon
Genre – Fantasy
For even more options…
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