Children's writing prompt
Lemonade Stand Rivals
Create a tale about two rival lemonade stands on the same block, run by groups of inventive kids. They use wacky and inventive marketing tricks to outdo each other but eventually learn about cooperation and fair play.
Suggested length: A picture book: 300 to 800 words
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1Name the feeling the character has, simply and honestly.
- 2Read it out loud as you write. If it doesn't sound good, change it.
- 3Give every page or scene one picture worth drawing.
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