-Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrowaround her were gleaming glass-topped counters, each displaying an array of beautiful objects for customers to admire, from blue glass bottles of eau-de-cologne to prettily enamelled snuff-boxes.
Shopping is a very definite presence in a lot of stories, whether it’s the tantalising markets of a fantasy city, the gossip at a tiny village shop or the luxurious department stores of Edwardian London. For myself, my enduring memory of reading Philosopher’s Stone for the first time is the twinkling, sunlit Diagon Alley and all the wonders on sale there.
So, as you’ve probably guessed, the prompt this time is to write a story (200 words or more) where shopping plays an important part. It could be set in a shop or a shopping street, it could be about an item that your protagonist is on the search for. It can be anything you like, providing you really utilise your powers of description
You’ll earn 20 beans for completing this prompt as well as it counting towards the chance to snag our shiny Quill and Ink award.
There is no deadline as such for these prompts but if you’d like it to count towards your chance of earning the award for a specific year, we’ll need it by the end of that school year. If you’re comfortable sharing, then post below. If not, email your story to us via hol.bookclub @ gmail.com (without the spaces). Oh and remember it’s a good idea to check through your piece carefully for spelling and grammatical errors as they make it harder for people to properly enjoy your work.