For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: men in white. Your form is: seven to nine stanzas with alternating 3 and 5 lines. * * * * * * * * * * * etc. Or vice versa 5, 3, [...]
Study the image for a few minutes then write about it. child and woman image copyright Anurag Agnihotri, flickr
Journal about a decadent food you have indulged in. Describe the food, where you ate it, and the occasion.
Here’s a weekend quote to journal/write about: “We are most deeply asleep at the switch when we fancy we control any switches at all.” ~ Annie Dillard
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: The bats flew out of the cave. We ducked and covered our heads out of reflex. Michelle squeeled louder than necessary and after the bats had completely vacated Norman jazzed her about it, imitating her [...]
Set your timer and for the next fifteen minutes and write something using these twelve words. The order of the words can be switched around as necessary. The choice of whether you write fiction or non-fiction is up to you. And don’t use all the words in the first paragraph. nostalgic software friend chances more [...]
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For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: taxes. Your form is: one stanza of ten lines with no cliches.
Study the image for a few minutes then write about it. black woman with face paint and head wrap image copyright Chaia Dechen, flickr
Get your journal out and explain the answer to this question: Are your beliefs based more in philosophical or scientific realm?
Here’s a weekend quote to journal/write about: “The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we have of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.” ~ Quentin Crisp
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: “I’m taking phone calls from ten until noon. After that I’ll be gone until 3.” “Where will you be?” asked my assistant Maggie. “Out.” “But where shall I tell people you are…” “Tell them I [...]
I have not posted a movie writing prompt in some time, mostly because I have not come across anything I felt was really inspiring. I was not sure what to make of this trailer in the first few minutes but thereafter it reminded me of Natural Born Killers (sort of but not really) but somehow [...]
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