Poet Edgar Lee Masters, who wrote the Spoon River Anthology about the kinds of towns in which he grew up, was born on this date in 1869. Write a 6-line poem about your town.
“If you can’t fix it, you have to stand it.” -Annie Proulx, born this date in 1935. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist finally exhausts her/his patience with standing it.
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”Abraham Lincoln Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the fallout you’ve observed from someone letting power go to her or his head. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist enjoys some temporary power a bit too much.
If you could travel to the future and return with a single object, what would you fetch home with you? 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...
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“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.” -Dorothy Parker, born this date in 1893. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist mistakes wealth for class.
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“Five years before the actual siege did come to their land, they even filed an affidavit with the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office, or the local courthouse, saying, ‘”‘We fear that our land will be raided, we will be forced to kill a federal agent, and in defending ourselves, all be killed,’ which is a shockingly accurate prophecy of what was to come five years later.”-...
“You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.”- Ray Bradbury, born this date in 1920. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist takes a leap of faith but doesn’t complete her/his wings before the fall concludes.
Don’t write about reverse psychology.
