Historical Romance writing prompt
Letters from the Collapsed Barn
During the tumultuous times of the American Civil War, a Southern belle and a Union soldier find themselves trapped in a collapsed barn due to an unexpected raid. Clandestinely, they begin exchanging letters after he is freed and moved north. Explore their evolving feelings through their words and the challenges they face in both physical and ideological battlegrounds.
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.
- 1Put them in close quarters they can't escape.
- 2Tell it from the point of view of the one who falls first.
- 3Write the first meeting so it goes badly, in a way they'll laugh about later.
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