Lake Crescent, wikipedia
What do you see when you look at a picture of a lake? Do you just see a lake? Or does your imagination go wild as you look deeper? When you look at any picture, do you only see what is right in front of your eyes? Or do you see more? Maybe you can see romance. Or maybe you are someone who reads mystery and intrigue into everything you see.
Redfish Lake, wikipedia
You need to study the pictures in this article, ask “what if” questions about them, and come up with stories that could be written based on the photographs. Allow your imagination to take flight and explore all possibilities.
All of these lakes appear to be so peaceful and calm, and any of them could inspire a calm and peaceful story. They should be great places to visit and relax, right?
Saranac Lake, New York, wikipedia
What if newlyweds traveled to one of these lakes for their honeymoon? What if a family went to one of them for vacation? What if old friends met on the shores of one after being separated for years?
Calm and peaceful stories are great if those are the kind you like, but I the stuff I read or write needs to have a bit more of a bite to it. So what do I think about when I see these beautiful pictures full of calmness and tranquility? I wonder what lives beneath the calm surface of these lakes.
lake at night, www.pexels.com
What if one of these lakes is home to a creature that comes out only at night? So far it has only killed animals, but it has been watching a group of young people that are camping out nearby. And tonight it has decided that maybe it is time for its first taste of human flesh.
What about the mountains in some of these pictures? Who or what stays hidden there? What if there is a scared and grizzled old gold miner hidden deep in those mountains? He somehow managed to walk through a time portal and was zapped to the future. He is scared out of his wits. He doesn’t know where he is anymore, nor does he know how he got there.
Lake Louise, flickr
What about those trees? Let’s imagine there are also rocks of various shapes and sizes amidst all of those trees. Pikas are relatively small, adorable, and gentle creatures. Each one is about the size of a medium baked potato. What if something happened to them? These gentle creatures live here among the trees and rocks. What if they were infected with a disease that caused them to turn into vicious creatures that would attack mercilessly?
How many writing prompts can you come up with by looking at these pictures?
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