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April 2, 2022 by Amber

Writing Prompt #456

I haven’t seen you for six months, and you decide to show up at my front door with lightbulbs?


Hey, I’m Amber Ravatsaas, a Christian fiction writer. I live in Wisconsin with my Norwegian husband and our three kiddos. I’m working on my first novel and cannot wait to share my characters and stories with you, hopefully soon! For now, check out my other social platforms, and if you’d like to receive news and updates about my current work in progress, be sure to subscribe to my email list.

 

 

January 6, 2021 by Amber

How I Create Writing Prompts

Last year I began an Instagram account dedicated to writing prompts. I’ve always enjoyed reading and doing them, so I decided to give it a try. A little over six months later, and I am still going strong! I thought that it might be fun to go over my process for creating them.

First, I pick an emotional wound or setting that interests me. Then, I write everything that goes along with it. Let’s take the setting of a wedding. What do you see? Hear? Smell? What actions happen?

Sights: Stained glass windows, lectern, wooden pews, flowers, men tugging at uncomfortable collars, uncomfortable shoes, bible verses projected, family being seated, programs passed out.

Sounds: Children squirming, hushed piano music, clearing throats, coughs, sniffles, microphone checks, camera

Smells: Coffee, perfume, cologne, mints.

Actions: runaway bride, judgment from family members, having trouble forgiving and moving on, family drama, an ex showing up uninvited, or a fight breaking out between bride and groom.

After I get a few ideas running through my head, I will begin writing scenarios related to the sighs, sounds, smells, and actions I have previously written.

Here are a few prompts I came up with from the above:

–With one final reflective glance, she was gone forever.

–Pinched toes were not the only affliction she hid the day.

–Her focus was on the door that stood between denial and admittance.

When I choose an emotional wound, I think of the lies resulting from those wounds, fears they may have, and how one would respond. Let’s look at an unexpected pregnancy.

Lies: They’ll never be able to accomplish their dreams, the baby is the source of all their problems, love is temporary.

Fears: abandonment, fear, judgment, always being alone.

Responses: looking for a replacement, doubting mothering skills, wallowing in self-pity.

Examples:

– I did something I can never take back.

–For if they knew the truth, they would want nothing to do with a soul as damaged and broken as hers.โ €

–The one thing she is good at is running away from her problems.

That’s it! It does take some time, but I find it enjoyable to create different scenarios, and it helps in my writing to come up with ideas and plot twists. Sometimes I’ll even use portions of my writing that I won’t be using any longer. Regardless of how awful I think a prompt is, I write it down. You never know when or how you’ll use them in the future.


If you like writing prompts, I will encourage you to follow my Instagram account, and if you use any of my prompts, use the hashtag #PromptedToWrite <3

August 14, 2020 by Amber

Redemption

This year’s theme has been redemption, mostly because that’s what the story I am working on is about. The daily reminder that I am never too far gone for God’s grace is a sobering thought. By no means does this mean sin all you want and ask for forgiveness, then you’re golden. If you’re truly in Christ, you will desire to love and obey His commands.

๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ’๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ.
1 ๐™…๐™ค๐™๐™ฃ 3:9

My main character runs away from her problems, feeling as if she’s too broken and damaged to be loved by anyone, especially Christ. We’ve all felt that way, at least I know I have. Things seem to be spiraling out of control, and we turn to everything but the one thing we need, Christ.

๐˜ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด 2:20

Christ’s blood delivers and redeems us. When we feel too far gone, we should come back to the truths of God’s word. We are new creations, who we were in the past is no longer who we are today.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ; ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. 2 ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ. 5:17

January 24, 2020 by Amber

Ink-stained Fingers

Ink-stained fingers inscribed words on a page, some remain in my mind persistently expanding until they age.

January 23, 2020 by Amber

Perfection Suffocates Creativity

Perfection is the killer of creativity. When we aim for perfection, we fail to take risks and try to meet other’s standards instead of trying to achieve our own.โฃโฃ
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โฃโฃPerfection shouldn’t be our intention; instead, let’s concentrate on progress and making strides in our own time, no one else’s. Don’t be afraid to fail, and don’t be scared to try, you learn the most from your shortcomings.โฃโฃ
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โ™กAbout Amberโ™ก

Welcome to my blog! I am a Christian romance writer passionate about using my gifts to inspire and encourage other writers in their craft.
I create dialogue prompts for writers to use as inspiration for their stories. I believe that strong, authentic dialogue is essential to creating compelling and believable characters and plots, and I love helping other writers find their voices and bring their stories to life.
In addition to my love for writing, my faith is a big part of who I am and plays a central role in my work. I hope to use my platform to share messages of hope, love, and redemption through my writing and to provide a space for other Christian writers to connect and encourage one another.
Thank you for joining me on this journey. I hope my content will be a blessing to you and help you to grow as a writer. Let’s create beautiful, impactful stories together!

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