“If it turns out that there is a God, I don’t think that he’s evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he’s an underachiever.” -Allen Stewart Konigsberg, better known as Woody Allen, born this date in 1935. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which circumstances cause your antagonist to struggle with her/his faith or lack thereof.
“Want of prudence is too frequently the want of virtue.”Oliver Goldsmith Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you learned from a moment in your life when virtue failed to intersect with prudence. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist reveals that s/he lacks a virtue everyone believes s/he possesses by acting imprudently.
What were you scared of? 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...
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“I do not pick the wrong guys. They pick me.” -Candace Bushnell, born this date in 1958. Writing prompt: Write the scene in which your protagonist realizes why inappropriate suitors constantly pick her/him.
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“To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to say that most of man’s decisions are based on his rational process.” -Rex Stout, author of scores of Nero Wolfe mysteries, born this date in 1886. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a character arrives at the correct solution by a series of incorrect and unreasonable assumptions.
“Have you ever considered the analogy between an automatic telephone exchange and the human brain?” At 0150 GMT on Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s December 1, 1975, every telephone in the world started to ring. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a ubiquitous system that everyone takes for granted in the universe you’ve created creates havoc by ceasing to work in its intended...
On this date in 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested when she refused to give up her city bus seat to a white man. Describe the law or rule today do you think is so wrong or unfair that people should refuse to comply with it, and what might happen if they did.
Marie Tussaud was born on this date in 1761. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of learning about real life from a model.
