Regency writing prompt
The Ball After Years Apart
Create a tale about two childhood friends who are reunited at a grand ball after years apart. One has risen in societal ranks, while the other has fallen into poverty. Explore their conversation, their shared memories, and how they view each other's current situation.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1Make the dialogue sound of its time without becoming hard to read.
- 2Tell it from someone the history books ignored.
- 3Write it as a letter that took weeks to arrive.
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