Creative Writing Prompt #8
Each week, ORW will feature a new writing prompt meant to spark your creative juices. Use it to generate new fiction, creative non-fiction or poetry, or apply the prompt to a current project. Even if you don’t create a scene that fits with your project, you may find that you’ve learned more about your story.
What is your character’s favorite way to travel? Write a scene in third person p.o.v. in which your character is taking a journey via a favorite mode (car, plane, train, horseback, etc.) that s/he has anticipated with delight . Unfortunately, a fellow traveler is intruding on the pleasures of the journey for your character. What happens?
There is still time to enter the Open Road Writing 100-Words Contest! Submit your entry by Sunday, September 20th for a chance to win a free manuscript review (up to 20 pages).
I study and practice the craft of writing for multiple audiences and purposes. Through my experience in public relations, grant writing, and academia, I have acquired the ability to create text that garners results. I hold a MA in English literature and a MFA in Creative Writing. Having taught nearly 900 students in classes ranging from business writing to creative writing, I believe in writer-centered instruction as the most effective way to empower my clients. 
