Ancient Americas writing prompt
The Inca Child's Dream
Write a story from the perspective of a young Inca child during the time of the empire's greatest expansion. Include details about their daily life, responsibilities, and their dreams amidst the backdrop of massive construction like Machu Picchu.
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.
- 1Choose one real detail of the period, like a price, a law or a song, and build a scene around it.
- 2Keep the famous event offstage and show its ripples.
- 3Make the dialogue sound of its time without becoming hard to read.
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