Writing Prompts
Friday, April 22, 2011
On the Run
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Start on the run, physically, mentally, spiritually... What are you or your character running from? Is there something or somewhere you hope...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
It was a Dark and Stormy Night
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Conventional writing wisdom says never to start a story with the weather. How can you use weather effectively in your writing? How can you b...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Sit down for a moment.
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Once, someone sat in this chair. They had a reason for being there, a reason they needed or wanted to sit down. They had something to think ...
Windows to the Soul?
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Who is she? What does she want? How did she get to where she is, both physically and mentally. For this exercise, write something either fro...
Sunday, June 6, 2010
My nose will grow now...
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When is it okay not to tell the truth? Is any non-truth a lie? Write about a lie. It could be from your life or not, it could be real or not...
Saturday, June 5, 2010
If elected, I promise...
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Here's a fun one: Derail a political campaign. That's right, play God for the other side, or just wreck havoc on a politician's ...
Once upon a prompt
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Once upon a time, fairy tales didn't always end happily. Love wasn't always returned and the heroine and hero didn't always embr...
Friday, June 4, 2010
Children are...
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Write about the lives of one or more of these children. Pick a point in their life, after these pictures were taken. It can be twenty five y...
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Old House
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Who is this man? Where is he? Why is he there? Bonus: Who took this picture? Why?
What's in a name?
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You (or your character) are at a government office to legally change your name. What are you changing it to? Why? You meet someone else ther...
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