1-MINUTE PROMPT:
What is a bird without its ability to fly? Your character is a birder who has spied an avian friend with a broken wing. In the style of a birding journal entry write down the birder’s observations about the bird’s predicament.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
A bird with social anxiety receives an invite to a party thrown by a neighborhood flock and doesn’t feel comfortable declining it. The bird must navigate small talk and conversation at the shindig while trying to keep anxiety in check. It’s all going pretty well, until the bird’s fight-or-flight response kicks in.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
Imagine a time in your life when you felt like a bird with no wings. With rich detail, describe your experience as a bird in the state of being wingless. Write it as an excerpt from a novel that has fantasy elements.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
Think of two birds of differing species with opposite attributes. Create short character studies for each that include physical descriptions and real or imagined behaviors and personality traits. Then, using those studies for reference, write a fight scene between these two birds that doesn’t rely on dialogue or inner monologue. Consider how the birds’ differences may have caused the conflict.