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Beat Your Muse with a Club | Apr 19th, 2018

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Inc. magazine has an interesting profile of the CEO of the country’s largest independent advertising agency in its November issue. Here’s what the reporter took away: Creativity doesn’t need a muse. It needs a drill sergeant. The article is good – worth reading – but...

Posted by dbschlosser on Apr 20th, 2018 in Romance | 0 comments

Romance – April 20

“In LA, you think you’re making something up, but it’s making you up.” –Steve Erickson, born this date in 1950. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s reality is...

Posted by dbschlosser on Apr 20th, 2018 in Mystery | 0 comments

Mystery – April 20

The model for the contemporary private detective first appeared in print on this date in 1841. Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” featured the prototypical intelligent,...

Posted by dbschlosser on Apr 20th, 2018 in Literary Fiction | 0 comments

Literary – April 20

Joan Miró was born on this date in 1893. Writing prompt: Describe from your protagonist’s point of view this famous Miro...

Posted by dbschlosser on Apr 20th, 2018 in Science Fiction/Fantasy | 0 comments

SciFi/Fantasy – April 20

“Real magic can never be made by offering someone else’s liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.” –Peter S. Beagle, born this date in 1939. Writing prompt: Write a scene...

Posted by dbschlosser on Apr 20th, 2018 in Secondary Teachers | 0 comments

Secondary – April 20

“And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.”...

Posted by dbschlosser on Apr 20th, 2018 in Primary Teachers | 0 comments

Primary – April 20

Describe a tradition that makes your family special.

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