Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like ________.”
Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.
And try to get IMAGERY in at least one of your plays.
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like __________.”
I’ll give you an example to get you started:
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like the last lap at Talladega.”
I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!
And thanks to everyone for your great additions to Wordplay Thursday #150 (read it here)! Great job!
Wordplay is a fun way to kickstart the creative process, but if you REALLY want to get strong ideas- consistently- then I have a great workshop series coming up for you. It runs in August, and it’s called “Song Ideas: From Blank Page To Finished Lyric.”
Andrew went through the course earlier this year, and here’s what he has to say about it. CLICK HERE or on the image below to hear Andrew talk about his experience.
This course is designed to take you from a blank page to a new song idea to a fully developed concept to a finished lyric. You’ll learn a repeatable process you can use to discover and develop strong song ideas again and again. And you’ll also learn how to frame and focus those ideas for maximum commercial impact and appeal.
This course is INTERACTIVE! You won’t sit back and just stare at me talking for an hour-and-a-half each night. You won’t be some number on my laptop’s dashboard. No. We’ll be face-to-face. You’ll have exercises to practice outside of our sessions. I’ll ask you questions. You can ask me questions. We’re in this thing together. That’s why I keep the workshops small- I want to get to know YOU!
Tickets for this event are on sale NOW. There are only a few spots left, and I expect them to go fast- so don’t wait too long and miss your chance to take your songwriting to the next level!
I look forward to seeing you in August- CLICK HERE or on the image below to learn more and reserve your spot now!
God Bless and Enjoy the Journey,
Brent
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like a G6.”
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like rocket to the stars.”
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like 18-wheeler on I 65.”
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like a runaway train.”
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like a NASCAR champ.”
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like Ninja motorcycle.”
Her kiss sent his heart racing …
like a jaguar in the night
like the first time he touched a girl
like a Fireball after a fight
like a race horse rounding the curve
like a Heron rising in flight
like the man who walked on the moon
like the first time he saw God’s light,
when he stepped into the girl’s locker room
like a shy girl, at a high school dance
when a boy with a Hot Rod took her by the hand
like his Daddy felt, when his Mama smiled
looked him in the eye and said I’m having your child
Her kiss sent his heart racing
so fast and strong and sure
he didn’t understand the feelings that hit him
but he knew they were simple and pure …
He got down on his knees, said, bear with me please
this is a spell I’ve never been under
you make me feel things, my heart has springs
but I don’t want to run for cover
It makes no sense, but neither does love
I’m casting all reason aside
would you be my baby, my friend and my lover
my partner, and my pride?
and after you consent to being my baby,
baby would you be my bride?
a thoroughbred at Churchill Downs!
“Her kiss sent his heart racing like ________.”
– it was running for the roses
– Dale at Daytona
– a rocket for the moon
– a tuna on a hook
– water over Niagara
? Tuna on a hook
Her kiss sent his heart racing like your first time on a high roller coaster.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like a banjo playing Foggy Mountain Breakdown.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like a greyhound after a rabbit.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like a taser to the chest.(but in a good way☺)
Her kiss sent his heart racing like a dog’s tail at supper time.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like a quart of Cuban coffee.
a QUART of Cuban? That would make my heart explode! And I was married to a Cubana for 11 years! HAHA!
I had 4 or 5 at Miami airport once due to flight delays. I’m certain that lady that sat next to me MIA to IAH still talks about the very fast talking and profusely sweating Cajun man she sat next to on that one flight.. HAHA!
Great one!
The banjo one made me visualize a Duke Boys getting out of a place they were snooping around.
…4 or 5 TEENY CUPS that is.. so like 1/4 quart 😉
Yeah, that stuff will definitely get your heart pumping. A cardio workout in a little cup!
Her kiss sent his heart racing like..having the winning numbers for the “Lucky in Love” lottery!
Her kiss sent his heart racing like.. the wings of a hummingbird on a warm summer night.
Racing like Hillary Clinton chasing approval numbers.
Her kiss sent his heart racing, like a triple crown winner.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like wildfire across the savannah when it’s high and dry season.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like electricity along the path of least resistance.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like kids down the hallway when the bell rings on the last day of school.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like a hummingbird in a morning prairie.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like a thunderstorm through the holler.
Her kiss sent his heart racing like____
a pony runnin’ through the rain
Lightening through a midnight sky
Her kiss sent his heart racing like the THUNDER at Belmont as American Pharoah crossed the finish line.
(I’m off to see him at Del Mar right now!)
Her kiss Sent his heart racing like a ray of morning light desperate to be sunshine
“Her kiss sent his heart racin’ like
Forrest Gump on speed…”???
… like a metronome on steroids
… like baseball cards on on a spinning wheel ( for the old timers who clipped cards on their bicycle wheels )
… like a fishing reel with a bass taking line
… like a top before it drops