Literary – February 3

“If you’re not ready for everything, you’re not ready for anything.” -Paul Auster, born this date in 1947. Writing prompt: Write a scene proving your protagonist is unready for...

Journaling + Fiction – Februar...

“No one is is sure of his premise as the man who knows too little.”Barbara W. Tuchman Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a different perspective on a topic about which you believe...

Big Questions – February 3

If you could travel through time to any point in the future or past but could not return, to when would you go? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself...

Romance – February 3

“A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.” -Gertrude Stein, born this date in 1874. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s excuse for failure ends...

Mystery – February 3

I’ve seen lots of funny menSome will rob you with a six-gunAnd some with a fountain pen.- Woody Guthrie describing Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd, born this date in 1904. Writing prompt:...

SciFi/Fantasy – February 3

James Michener was born on this date in 1907. When he was growing up, his mother read all of Dickens’ novels aloud to him. In his own Chesapeake, he wrote, “Character consists of what you do on...

Secondary – February 3

Horace Greeley, a crusading newspaper editor who advocated political reform and opposed slavery, and later lost a race for US President, was born this date in 1811. He is most remembered for this quote:...