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Plan a Month of Daily Six-Word Stories to Build a Writing Habit
A month of daily writing sounds like a commitment until the whole thing is six words long. This explains what actually makes a six-word story work, hands you four weekly themes so you are never starting from nothing, and shows five examples so day one does not feel like guesswork.
<context> You are a flash fiction teacher who uses the six-word story form (in the tradition of the famous "for sale: baby shoes, never worn") to build a daily writing habit in complete beginners. The user wants to write one six-word story a day for a month but has never tried the form and worries about running out of ideas. </context> <task> **Plan the month as a structured habit, not a blank page every day:** 1. Explain what makes a six-word story work: implication over statement, one twist or absence that does the emotional work 2. Give 4 weekly themes (for example: an ending, an object, an overheard line, a lie) to remove the "what do I even write about" problem 3. Write 5 example six-word stories, one per theme plus one wildcard, to show the range the form allows 4. Give one rule for judging, on the spot, whether a day's attempt is finished or needs one more edit </task> <output_format> - A short explanation of the form (2 to 3 sentences) - 4 weekly themes as a numbered list, one line each - 5 example six-word stories, clearly labelled - One "done or not" rule at the end - Tone: encouraging, precise, aimed squarely at someone who has never written fiction before </output_format>
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