Writing Prompt Friday (news)

WPF Princess Ducky

Hello and welcome back to Writing Prompt Friday! I tuned in to the news for the time all week (sometimes I just need a break). Turns out, I’d tuned into a radio segment featuring odd news stories from around the world. Funny stuff. And I started thinking…

Write a news story starring yourself.

Bonus points if it’s good, positive, upbeat news or features buried treasure.

Enjoy!

Want to share your writing prompt result? Share in the comments.
Yours, Ducky

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I’m Erica Wall.

Erica Wall, Rubber Ducky Copywriter

Award-winning copywriter.
Real-world creative writer.
Multi-cup-a-day coffee drinker.

Answers to a cat.

Present and ready to write.

Resolutions for 2026

  • Block off three hours a week to write
  • Delegate more to reduce overwhelm
  • Clean up and clean out home office
  • Practice finishing what I start
  • Practice good habits and let results be whatever they’ll be

“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
> Stephen King

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” 
> Ernest Hemingway

“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.” 
F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
> Douglas Adams

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” 
>Albert Einstein