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Literary – February 25
“I hope that after I die, people will say of me: ‘That guy sure owed me a lot of money.’ ” -Jack Handey, born this date in 1949. No, really. Writing prompt: Write ten statements your protagonist hopes people will say after s/he dies.
read moreJournaling + Fiction – February 25
“Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign that he wants all the truth.”Mark Van Doren Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a subject that makes you laugh but most other people don’t find funny. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist uses humor in a failed attempt to hide the truth.
read moreBig Questions – February 25
Is it better to seek romantic advice from people your own age, or from people older or younger? 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...
read moreRomance – February 25
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on this date in 1841. Writing prompt: Describe from your protagonist’s point of view what’s happening in his painting titled La Promenade.
read moreMystery – February 25
“It’s funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you watch them on a screen.”- Anthony Burgess, born this date in 1917. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must confront the fallout of an utterly senseless, pointless act of violence.
read moreSciFi/Fantasy – February 25
“We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it.” – Anthony Burgess, born this date in 1917. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s peers describe their vision of dystopia.
read moreSecondary – February 25
What question would you most like to ask the President of the United States? How do you think he would answer?
read morePrimary – February 25
What period in the history of the world would you most like to visit, and why?
read moreLiterary – February 24
One of my favorite painters, Winslow Homer, was born on this date in 1836. Writing prompt: Describe his painting The Coming Storm in the voices of your protagonist and your antagonist.
read moreJournaling + Fiction – February 24
“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”J.R.R. Tolkien Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the differences between a time you had to make a judgment call that turned out wrong and another time you had to make a judgment call that turned out right. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is offered a chance to show mercy and makes the wrong...
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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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