by Naomi L. | November 5, 2014 | Blog, Creative Writing, What If? Writing Prompts |
Here’s the next batch of “What If?” Writing Prompts I promised. This week’s post features another set of romance prompts for you to enjoy. Have fun!
What if… you found yourself stuck in an elevator alone with the person you secretly love?
What if… you found an anonymous love letter hidden in your office desk?
What if… you knew two of your friends liked each other, and you had a plan to get them together?
What if… you had a dream you fell in love with a stranger… and then met that same person in real life the following day?
What if… you knew your best chance at finding love was to stop looking for it?
If you have any “What If?” writing prompt suggestions (for any theme), please feel free to share them in the comments below. Ideas I like may be featured in future “What If?” posts, with full credit and a link to your blog (if you have one)! Also, if you’ve written a piece based on an idea you’ve found here, be sure to link back to the respective “What If?” post. I would love to see what you’ve done with the prompt! Thank you!
by Naomi L. | November 3, 2014 | Blog, Word of the Week |
Word: incandescent
Pronunciation: in-kən-DE-sənt
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition:
- emitting light as a result of being heated
- passionate or brilliant
- extremely angry
Source: Oxford Dictionaries
I hope you like words with multiple definitions, because I certainly do. Here’s a particularly interesting one of which I was recently reminded when someone I know used it in conversation. There was no way I could leave it out of my vocabulary list, not just because I enjoy learning words with more than one meaning, but because I also like adjectives that have to do with light and/or emotions.
An “incandescent” object emits light when heated, while an “incandescent” person or action is passionate or enraged. The word comes from the Latin verb incandescere, meaning “to glow” or “to be heated”. This verb is comprised of the prefix in- (denoting intensive force) and the verb candescere “to become white”.
Most of my encounters with this adjective have been in its concrete sense; I was reading about “incandescent” lightbulbs in my grade school Science textbooks long before I ever thought the same word could be used to describe people. Having said that, I think it makes for a great poetic alternative for describing intense emotions, and it’s definitely one I should try to work into my writing more often. Whether you choose to write about blazing lights or acts of passion, “incandescent” can be an excellent word to add a fiery touch to your stories! Good luck!
What are your thoughts on this word? Any suggestions for future “Word of the Week” featured words?
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