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Literary – April 17
“The cure for anything is salt water — sweat, tears, or the sea.” -Karen Blixen, better known by her pen name Isak Dinesen, born this date in 1885. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist requires and takes all three variants of Dinesen’s salt water cure.
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“As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think.”Joseph Campbell Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a jump you made that did not turn out as you’d intended. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist jumps across a chasm that’s wider than thought.
read moreBig Questions – April 17
What vacation experience would you pay to make sure you never had to do it again? 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 internet’s...
read moreRomance – April 17
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” -Cynthia Ozick, born this date in 1928. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist loses something s/he took for granted because s/he lacked gratitude.
read moreMystery – April 17
“I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for.”- Thornton Wilder, born this date in 1897. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must fight a dangerous fight for something good and excellent.
read moreSciFi/Fantasy – April 17
“If I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one.”- Edgar Rice Burroughs, who on this date in 1907 was promoted to manage the Stenographic Department of Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist starts a great job s/he will regret forever.
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Primary – April 17
Describe the person who is your favorite caretaker when your dad or mom is away.
read moreLiterary – April 16
“He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he currently did not attend was Catholic.” -Kingsley Amis, born this date in 1922. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which the nature of your protagonist’s religious faith becomes the subject of a discussion between people s/he’d rather not discuss the topic.
read moreJournaling + Fiction – April 16
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.”Arthur C. Clarke Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about something you’ve always considered impossible for you to accomplish. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist discovers his/her limits.
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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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