“The surest cure for vanity is loneliness.” -Tom Wolfe, born on this date in 1931. Writing prompt: Write your protagonist’s diary or journal entry describing the moment at which s/he felt most alone.
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.”Eleanor Roosevelt Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you learned when someone left you to do work that person should have done. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is abandoned to accomplish a menial and difficult task by the person responsible for doing it.
Is fate, or are your choices, more important to your destiny? 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...
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Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dearAnd it shows them pearly white.- Kurt Weill, born this date in 1900. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must accuse a lovable rogue of a terrible...
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“Good habits are worth being fanatical about.” -John Irving, born this date in 1942. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s best friend confronts your protagonist about a habit your protagonist considers daily routine and the friend considers fanatical.
“Why are you still here?” On this date in Allen Steele’s 2006, Jamie Rosen was born. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist figures out why someone who should have left a long time ago is still hanging around.
“I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.” -Sam Houston, born on this date in 1793. Explain your understanding of why a reputation for honesty was so important to a person of Houston’s time and whether you think such reasoning remains valid today.
Dr. Seuss wrote, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” To celebrate his birth date in 1904, write where you think you’re going and how you’ll get there.
