Story Starter: Describe a character who receives a mysterious...

✍️ Today's hook

Describe a character who receives a mysterious map with no X marks.

🔥 Warm-up scribble

Pick a color. Describe it to someone who's never seen it.

🪶 Mentor sentence

🥐 "Her hands shook as she opened the envelope." (We don't need to be told she's nervous.)

What to do

Use this as a story starter: Describe a character who receives a mysterious map with no X marks. Write at least one paragraph.

Use this as a story starter: Describe a character who receives a mysterious map with no X marks. Write at least one paragraph.

Writing Prompt:

Describe a character who receives a mysterious map with no X marks.

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