British writing prompt
The Nurse in France
Narrate the experiences of a British nurse stationed in France during World War I. Detail her challenging work in the war hospitals, her interaction with soldiers from different countries, and a forbidden romance that changes her perspective on war.
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.
- 1Keep the famous event offstage and show its ripples.
- 2Make the dialogue sound of its time without becoming hard to read.
- 3Tell it from someone the history books ignored.
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