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Writing Prompt Friday (haunted)

Writing Prompt Friday (haunted)

WPF Princess Ducky

Hello and welcome back to Writing Prompt Friday! I’m one of those Christmas-year-round kind of people (ducks as people throw tomatoes), but I love October. The chill in the air (I live in the Pacific Northwest; I get to say that already). The layers I get to wear (bring my my flannel). The start of the holiday season (for me at least). The cobwebs that make me feel less guilty about how often I skip dusting. Most of all, I love the ghost stories that abound.

On to this week’s prompt…

You’re wearing something haunted. Write its backstory.

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

Yours, Ducky

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Hello,

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