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Literary – March 11
“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.” -Douglas Adams, born this date in 1952. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a close friend of your protagonist reminds your protag of a repeated series of similar experiences from which your protag has failed to learn.
read moreJournaling + Fiction – March 11
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”Voltaire Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about an activity or creation you appreciate as excellent that you could practice or achieve. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist envies instead of appreciates.
read moreBig Questions – March 11
Would you help a loved one suffering great pain because of a terminal illness end her or his life? 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 – March 11
“If somebody thinks they’re a hedgehog, presumably you just give ’em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it out for themselves.” -Douglas Adams, born this date in 1952. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist realizes that his/her partner thinks s/he is something s/he is not.
read moreMystery – March 11
“The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.”- Douglas Adams, born this date in 1952. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is forced to accept a solution s/he believes is impossible.
read moreSciFi/Fantasy – March 11
“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”- Douglas Adams, born on this date in 1952. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist finds him/herself imperiled by the foolishness of a close friend.
read moreSecondary – March 11
If you had to move to another city than the one in which you now live, which city would you choose and why?
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Literary – March 10
“I am never at my best in the early morning, especially a cold morning in the Yorkshire spring with a piercing March wind sweeping down from the fells, finding its way inside my clothing, nipping at my nose and ears.” -James Herriot, born this date in 1916. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a disruption to your protagonist’s morning routine shows your protagonist’s “less than best” side.
read moreJournaling + Fiction – March 10
“It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself.”Latin proverb Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a situation during which you maintained self-control when it would have been easier to lose it. Fiction writing prompt: Write the scene in which your protagonist first has too much to drink.
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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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