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Literary – May 10
Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your antagonist describes the event s/he considers to have been most profoundly spiritual in her/his life.
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What’s the most consistent cause of anxiety in your life? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer with a simple “yes” or “no,” explain the sources or implications of your response. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene that forces a character in your story to answer the question, or spend 15-20 minutes answering the question in the voice of a character you want to know more about. Photo from Unsplash, the internet’s source of freely usable...
read moreJournaling + Fiction – May 10
“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”K’ung Fu-tzu Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes writing about an experience when you committed to achieve more than you could or did. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is forced to eat her/his words.
read moreRomance – May 10
“When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.” -Barbara Taylor Bradford, born this date in 1933. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist makes a romantic target feel threatened.
read moreMystery – May 10
British punk rocker Sid Vicious was born on this date in 1957. At the other end of his life, he left the following suicide note: WE HAD A DEATH PACT I HAVE TO KEEP MY HALF OF THE BARGAIN. PLEASE BURY ME PTO NEXT TO MY BABY. BURY ME IN MY LEATHER JACKET, JEANS AND MOTOR CYCLE BOOTS GOODBYE Writing prompt: Write the suicide note of a close friend of your protagonist that makes your protag think suicide was not the cause of death.
read moreSciFi/Fantasy – May 10
“The only thing worse than a labyrinth is a labyrinth that doesn’t end.”- Mark Z. Danielewski, from whose House of Leaves Will Navidson is rescued byKaren Green on this date in 1991. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is lost inside a space bigger than your protagonist can conceive.
read moreSecondary – May 10
“Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don’t let them take you ALIVE.” -Sid Vicious, born on this date in 1957. Why do you agree or disagree with his manifesto?
read morePrimary – May 10
On this date in 1908, Mother’s Day was observed for the first time. What would you like to tell your mother on Mother’s Day?
read moreLiterary – May 9
“The best moments in reading are when you come across something — a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things — which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.” -Alan Bennett, born this date in 1934, in History Boys. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist meets someone who wrote a passage that affected your protag this...
read moreBig Questions – May 9
What’s the most rewarding thing you’ve done while alone? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer with a simple “yes” or “no,” explain the sources or implications of your response. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene that forces a character in your story to answer the question, or spend 15-20 minutes answering the question in the voice of a character you want to know more about. Photo from Unsplash, the internet’s source of freely...
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David B. Schlosser is an author of award-winning fiction and non-fiction, and an editor of award-winning fiction and non-fiction.
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