NaNoWordSprints Prompts for July 2017 – Week 4

by syaffolee

Well, here’s the last week of the Twitter prompts from July’s Camp NaNoWriMo session. Have fun using them in your stories!

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July 22, 2017, 9:15am-1:25pm (UTC-8)
Common Phrases Part 16

30 min	what will change everything
30 min	fame and fortune
30 min	the mystery continues
30 min	steal your soul
30 min	bucking the trend
30 min	in for a treat
30 min	another one bites the dust

 

July 22, 2017, 10:00pm-1:00am (UTC-8)
The Sprints Account Sprints Part 1

10 min	becoming aware
20 min	something new and interesting
10 min	completely incomprehensible
30 min	accidental invention
10 min	learning something new
20 min	know it all
10 min	party
30 min	delusional
20 min	limitless

 

July 23, 2017, 6:30pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
The Sprints Account Sprints Part 2

10 min	far behind
20 min	wicked smart
10 min	secrecy and manipulation
30 min	the games people play
10 min	sly, satisfied grin
20 min	getting bigger and bigger
10 min	infectious and charming
30 min	devoid of mercy
15 min	adorable, inevitable, or intense

 

July 25, 2017, 10:15pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
The Sprint Monster

20 min	a monster is coming
15 min	escape route
20 min	chase scene
30 min	plot holes

 

July 26, 2017, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Common Phrases Part 17

30 min	one track mind
30 min	attracted a following
30 min	dulled the edge
30 min	fallacy in this reasoning
30 min	a bit about bananas
30 min	a somewhat different technique
30 min	pretty obscure

 

July 27, 2017, 7:00pm-1:00am (UTC-8)
Common Phrases Part 18

10 min	don’t be silly
20 min	connect somewhere
30 min	emotional distress
10 min	floating around
20 min	otherwise working
30 min	commonly understood
10 min	no longer despair
10 min	see a resurgence
20 min	scary stuff
30 min	before the fight was over
10 min	shocked by how things went
20 min	new evidence
30 min	it may not be real
10 min	prepared for the fallout
20 min	unqualified reservations
30 min	they want to flee

 

July 28, 2017, 7:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Common Phrases Part 19

10 min	constantly on the move
20 min	encouraging an overhaul
30 min	the original was released
10 min	more than a bit insane
20 min	a direct link
30 min	knocking it out of commission
10 min	no one can hear you scream
10 min	back to square one
20 min	stronger together
30 min	decided to fight back
10 min	voice in the fog
20 min	slippery slope
15 min	risking their lives
10 min	invent and explore
20 min	got back up again
30 min	a potentially dangerous situation
10 min	in a single bound
30 min	behind the scenes

 

July 29, 2017, 10:00am-6:00pm (UTC-8)
Strange Idioms

10 min	Bob’s your uncle (used to conclude a set of instructions)
20 min	a different kettle of fish (a different thing altogether)
30 min	donkey’s years (a very long time)
10 min	all mouth and no trousers (boastful but can’t back himself up)
20 min	cat got your tongue (point out someone’s silence)
30 min	chew the fat (to gossip)
10 min	under the weather (to feel ill or tired)
20 min	to go pear-shaped (describe something gone wrong)
30 min	a piece of cake (it’s really easy)
10 min	damp squid (something that fails to meet expectations)
15 min	cold turkey (abruptly giving up a habit or addiction)
30 min	my neck of the woods (area where I live)
10 min	give someone the stick (criticize or mock someone)
20 min	thick as thieves (close friends)
30 min	throw a spanner in the works (do something to complicate a plan or prevent from succeeding)
10 min	wipe the floor with someone (defeat someone easily)
20 min	won’t touch it with a barge pole (something so unappealing you wouldn’t want to go anywhere near it)
30 min	pot calling the kettle black (point out hypocrisy)
15 min	when pigs fly (something that will never happen)

 

July 29, 2017, 11:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Titles from Books Published on June 2012

10 min	villains for hire
20 min	at his command
30 min	unraveling the past
10 min	darkness devours
20 min	chasing evil
30 min	a tangled affair
20 min	gone missing

 

July 30, 2017, 7:30am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Common Phrases Part 20

10 min	work well enough
30 min	piercing cry and panic
30 min	there’s nothing wrong
30 min	not so kind
30 min	full of accusations
30 min	might not be the best place
30 min	poking around
30 min	reinventing the wheel

 

July 30, 2017, 3:00pm-6:30pm (UTC-8)
Common Phrases Part 21

30 min	better than the real thing
30 min	astonished to discover
30 min	heighten tension
30 min	freak accident
30 min	know for certain
30 min	what happens after fairy-tale endings