Mother Mercy book cover
Mother Mercy book cover
Prompts and Exercises graphic

In recent blog posts, The MICE Quotient and Writers Block and The MICE Quotient and Story Length, I talk about MICE and how I use it. I also refer to Brandon Sanderson’s 2020 BYU lecture with Special Guest Instructor Mary Robinette Kowal (lecture 7) and how it has helped me with my writing, so if you haven’t see those, I would start there, but…

If you’ve completed the practice prompts from MICE Quotient Practice with 1,000 Words, or you’d rather have some focused on romance, this is for you!

Here are some romance prompts you can use for additional practice.

Prompt One

Who – Hunter

Where – Forest

Genre – Romance

Prompt Two

Who – Mechanic 

Where – Ranch

Genre – Romance

Prompt Three

Who – Miner

Where – Space

Genre – Romance

Prompt Four

Who – Widow 

Where – Park

Genre – Romance

Prompt Five

Who – Nurse

Where – the dentists 

Genre – Romance

Remember, 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).

For even more options…

Use your copy of 1,000 Words to Ignite Romance, with these prompts!

Info graphic 1,000 Words to Ignite Romance

Who: Choose your character from the word stickers.

Where: Choose your location from the word stickers.

Genre: Romance

Prompt page: 1, 5, 9, 13, and 17.

I share more about the 1,000 Words series and my writing process here.

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