“There are some things one remembers even though they may never have happened.” -Harold Pinter, born this date in 1930. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist relates an important memory to someone who denies it ever happened.
What’s the best way to get from here to there? 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...
“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.”Kahlil Gibran Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about how you hide weakness from others. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist lashes out at a defenseless ally to mask his/her weakness in the face of an antagonist.
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“It’s hard to resist a bad boy who’s a good man.” -Nora Roberts, born this date in 1950 along with J.D. Robb. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s bad boy (or girl) proves to be a bad person.
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“Life is never as long as we want it to be, and wasted time can never be recovered.” -JD Robb, born along with Nora Roberts on this date in 1950. Writing prompt: Write a scene describing your protagonist’s perfectly wasted day.
Seven Days to Noon premiered on this date in 1950. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must prevent an inventor from using his/her invention to destroy the civilization it’s supposed to protect.
Porgy and Bess premiered as an opera on Broadway on this date in 1935. One of its most famous and covered songs is “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” Choose something you’ve learned this year and explain why you think it ain’t necessarily so.
Think about the most important rule to live by in your life. Now explain a situation in which it would be OK for you to break that rule.
