NaNoWordSprints Prompts from April 2019

by syaffolee

Yes, I’m late as usual. But here are the prompts I tweeted out on NaNoWordSprints during this year’s first session of Camp NaNoWriMo!

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March 31, 2019, 9:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
TV Tropes

10 min	a new start
15 min	dramatic shattering
20 min	broken pedestal
30 min	chain of harm
10 min	grow a spine
50 min	feuding families
20 min	isn’t too proud to beg
30 min	ambiguous situation

 

April 3, 2019, 8:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
Fairy Tale Tropes

10 min	costing an arm and a leg
20 min	the bad boss
30 min	bears are bad news
10 min	bride and switch
20 min	don’t go into the woods
30 min	impossible task
10 min	rags to royalty
20 min	dances and balls
30 min	deal with the devil
5 min	youngest child wins

 

April 4, 2019, 10:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
Postcard Prompts

10 min	going on an adventure
20 min	aiming for a destination
30 min	contemplation
10 min	startled
20 min	feeling blue

 

April 5, 2019, 9:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Dramatic Tropes

10 min	we used to be friends
20 min	where did we go wrong
30 min	your secret’s safe with me
10 min	these hands have killed
20 min	sugary malice
30 min	moral dilemma
10 min	destroy the evidence
20 min	chaos while they’re not looking
30 min	remembered too late
10 min	tarnishing their own beauty
20 min	it never gets any easier
30 min	emerging from the shadows

 

April 6, 2019, 3:30pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
LOC Serendipity

10 min	secrets exposed
20 min	who shall wear the crown?
30 min	the whole truth
10 min	towards the goal
20 min	reputations
30 min	morbid principles
10 min	reveries
20 min	faith and patience
30 min	between two lives
10 min	the great companions
20 min	essentials in education
30 min	souvenir
10 min	the hope of imortality
20 min	turnover
30 min	curiosities of the sky
5 min	reconstruction

 

April 7, 2019, 7:30pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from April 2009

10 min	dining with devils
20 min	the treasure keeper
30 min	flipping out
10 min	monster trouble
20 min	night navigation
30 min	notoriously neat
10 min	straight lies
20 min	this is not a game
10 min	unforgettable
30 min	bittersweet memories
20 min	exposure

 

April 10, 2019, 6:15pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
Idioms Part 1

10 min	Do me a favor
20 min	Draw a line in the sand
30 min	Rub salt in the wound
10 min	Save something for a rainy day
20 min	Sell one’s soul
30 min	Lose one’s temper
10 min	Make a break for it
15 min	Two birds with one stone
30 min	Uphill battle

 

April 11, 2019, 6:45pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
Idioms Part 2

10 min	all in a day’s work
20 min	absence makes the heart grow fonder
30 min	alive and kicking
10 min	brazen out
20 min	burn the midnight oil
30 min	blow out of proportions
10 min	carved in stone
20 min	comedy of errors

 

April 12, 2019, 12:00am-3:00am (UTC-8)
Aphorisms

10 min	leave well enough alone
20 min	a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
30 min	any press is good press
10 min	twenty-twenty hindsight
20 min	better late than never
30 min	there are bad apples in every orchard
10 min	clothes make the man
5 min	appearances are deceptive

 

April 12, 2019, 10:00pm-3:00am (UTC-8)
Word Pairs Part 1

10 min	flesh and bone
20 min	quick and dirty
30 min	armed and dangerous
10 min	search and rescue
20 min	front and center
30 min	rough and tumble
10 min	bait and switch
20 min	hearts and minds
30 min	cloak and dagger
10 min	stand and deliver
15 min	nook and cranny
30 min	day and night

 

April 13, 2019, 9:30am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Word Pairs Part 2

10 min	goodness and light
20 min	hot and cold
30 min	sweet and sour
10 min	wax and wane
15 min	love and war
30 min	lost and found

 

April 13, 2019, 7:00pm-3:00am (UTC-8)
Idioms Part 3

10 min	at the drop of a hat
20 min	cold treatment
30 min	even the score
10 min	go overboard
20 min	half-baked
30 min	jump at the chance
10 min	long shot
5 min	needle in a haystack
30 min	play along
10 min	rip to shreds
20 min	tough love
30 min	watch one’s step
5 min	your guess is as good as mine
20 min	best of both worlds
30 min	drift apart
10 min	fighting chance
20 min	hold a grudge
30 min	in the crosshairs
10 min	keep a close watch
5 min	memory lane
15 min	on pins and needles

 

April 14, 2019, 5:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Idioms Part 4

10 min	zig when one should zag
20 min	you’ll never guess
30 min	what are the odds
10 min	vouch for
20 min	unknown quantity
30 min	take the plunge
10 min	seeing is believing
5 min	raise the stakes
30 min	quake in one’s boots
10 min	pale in comparison
20 min	one of a kind
30 min	no pain, no gain
10 min	make an appearance
15 min	light at the end of the tunnel
30 min	kiss of death
10 min	jack of all trades
20 min	in someone’s pocket
30 min	have blood on one’s hands
10 min	get down to business
20 min	fever pitch
30 min	element of surprise
10 min	dig oneself in a hole
10 min	calm before the storm

 

April 15, 2019, 7:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
Word Pairs: Animal Idioms

10 min	duck and cover
20 min	cat and mouse
30 min	dog and pony show
10 min	fish and chips
20 min	snakes and ladders
30 min	the chicken or the egg
15 min	weasel out of something

 

April 17, 2019, 7:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
M Idioms

10 min	made of sterner stuff
20 min	matter of life and death
30 min	meet and greet
10 min	middle of nowhere
20 min	minor miracle
30 min	mix it up
5 min	moment of truth
10 min	more than meets the eye

 

April 18, 2019, 7:30pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
A Idioms

10 min	all it’s cracked up to be
20 min	all one’s eggs in one basket
30 min	all over the board
10 min	all things considered
15 min	all eyes and ears
30 min	all bets are off

 

April 19, 2019, 7:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
D Idioms

10 min	dig in one’s heels
20 min	darken someone’s door
30 min	dawn of a new day
10 min	do someone proud
20 min	devil is in the details
30 min	don’t let the door hit you on the way out
5 min	draw the line
10 min	drop a bombshell

April 19, 2019, 10:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
P Idioms

30 min	party animal
10 min	pack of lies
20min	play dumb
15 min	protest too much
20 min	power behind the throne

 

April 20, 2019, 12:00am-3:00am (UTC-8)
L Idioms Part 1

30 min	land on one’s feet
10 min	let loose
20 min	law of the jungle
30 min	lay the groundwork
10 min	leave someone out in the cold
15 min	like the cat that got the cream
30 min	lost in translation

 

April 20, 2019, 9:30am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
C Idioms

10 min	call someone’s bluff
20 min	caught between the devil and the deep blue see
30 min	carried away
10 min	character assassination
15 min	charm offensive
30 min	come full circle
15 min	chip on one’s shoulder
20 min	close ranks
30 min	command performance
10 min	crack down
20 min	cut the cheese

 

April 20, 2019, 8:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
G and H Idioms

10 min	game, set, match
20 min	get carried away
30 min	give chase
10 min	glass half empty
20 min	gloss over
30 min	glutton for punishment
10 min	go to great lengths
20 min	go over someone’s head
30 min	gone with the wind
5 min	grand scheme
10 min	halcyon days
20 min	hand it to someone
30 min	hang together
10 min	have the time of one’s life
20 min	hard feelings
30 min	heart of stone
5 min	hot under the collar
15 min	helping hand

 

April 21, 2019, 7:00pm-11:00pm (UTC-8)
B Idioms

10 min	back in the day
20 min	barrel of laughs
30 min	batten down the hatches
10 min	bad egg
20 min	bear the brunt
30 min	bane of one’s existence
10 min	beauty queen
20 min	behind closed doors
5 min	bark up the wrong tree
30 min	bite the hand that feeds you

 

April 21, 2019, 11:00pm-3:00am (UTC-8)
N Idioms

10 min	name of the game
20 min	none of your business
30 min	narrow down
10 min	not all it’s cracked up to be
20 min	nerves of steel
30 min	nip in the bud
10 min	nugget of truth
20 min	no strings attached
10 min	null and void
30 min	next level

 

April 22, 2019, 7:30pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
L Idioms Part 2

5 min	last resort
15 min	let sleeping dogs lie
30 min	last nail in the coffin
5 min	leave no stone unturned
15 min	live on the edge
30 min	lucky break
10 min	loom large

 

April 23, 2019, 7:30pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
E and F Idioms

10 min	ear to the ground
20 min	feeding frenzy
30 min	easier said than done
10 min	fight fire with fire
15 min	eat one’s heart out
30 min	finders keepers

 

April 24, 2019, 8:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
Western Astrological Signs – Weaknesses of Personality

10 min	aquarius	temperamental, uncompromising, aloof
20 min	pisces	fearful, overly trusting, escape from reality
30 min	aries	impatient, impulsive, aggressive
10 min	gemini	nervous, inconsistent, indecisive
20 min	cancer	pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative

 

April 25, 2019, 7:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
G Idioms

10 min	get one’s feet wet
20 min	gather dust
30 min	game plan
10 min	ghost at the feast
20 min	gift that keeps on giving
30 min	go out on a limb
20 min	go up in flames

 

April 26, 2019, 7:00pm-3:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from April 2012

10 min	the battle begins
20 min	when monsters escape
30 min	unfinished business
10 min	surprise packages
20 min	danger at every turn
30 min	master of deceit
20 min	sweet addiction
10 min	race against time
20 min	out of the shadows
30 min	lies and omens
15 min	forgotten history
20 min	ties that bind
15 min	shattered heroes
20 min	renegade magic
30 min	true sisters
10 min	betrayal
20 min	a rare find
30 min	thunder and rain
20 min	precious cargo

 

April 27, 2019, 3:30pm-5:45pm (UTC-8)
Madam Sprints Sprints (Repeated from April 2017)

10 min	strength
15 min	burden
30 min	secret plans, hidden dishonor, frustration and the possibility of failure
10 min	a hard struggle

 

April 27, 2019, 8:00pm-3:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from April 2013

10 min	talk of the town
20 min	while the others sleep
30 min	dead and burried
10 min	all or nothing
15 min	stolen magic
30 min	about face
10 min	protector
20 min	the smart one
30 min	house of secrets
5 min	death defying
20 min	wanderer
30 min	armed and dangerous
10 min	where the heart lies
20 min	light this candle
30 min	little bit sinful
10 min	the wrong number
15 min	dead silence
5 min	decadence

 

April 28, 2019, 3:00pm-6:00pm (UTC-8)
Madam Sprints Part 2 (Repeated from April 2017)

10 min	initiative
20 min	surprise
30 min	advantage
10 min	mysterious appearance
20 min	attraction
30 min	not normal

 

April 28, 2019, 7:00pm-3:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from April 2014

10 min	forbidden
20 min	out of options
30 min	a beauty so rare
10 min	lives we leave behind
20 min	treading water
30 min	there will come a time
10 min	don’t look back
5 min	the first kiss
30 min	unfixable
10 min	the target
20 min	make you blush
30 min	warriors
5 min	cold calls
10 min	a shocking delight
20 min	curiosity
30 min	the here and now
5 min	woman of courage
10 min	balance point
15 min	fully charged
20 min	child’s play
30 min	things no one knows

 

April 29, 2019, 7:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from April 2015

10 min	unforgiven
20 min	true north
30 min	the trap
10 min	a good catch
20 min	detained
30 min	full contact
5 min	sticky situation
10 min	on the run

 

April 30, 2019, 7:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from April 2016

10 min	flawed
20 min	dig too deep
10 min	the last mile
30 min	double take
20 min	dissension
10 min	poisonous
5 min	where the evidence lies
30 min	over the line