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Journaling + Fiction – February 20
“Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.”Tina Fey Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a time you’re proud that you did a thing others didn’t like. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist fails to do the right thing because s/he is intimidated by the opinions of others.
read moreBig Questions – February 20
Who would you most regret not telling what if you were to die tomorrow? 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 source of...
read moreRomance – February 20
Ansel Adams was born on this date in 1902. Writing prompt: Describe his photograph from the perspective of your antagonist, and then from the perspective of your protagonist:
read moreMystery – February 20
“One is what one has the nerve to pretend to be.”- Alan Furst, born this date in 1941. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s nerve to pretend to be someone else fails half-way through the bluff.
read moreSciFi/Fantasy – February 20
“Everyone has something to hide. And if they couldn’t hide it the world would be in a lot worse mess than it is.” -Richard Matheson, born this date in 1926. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s world is made worse because what s/he must hide is exposed.
read moreSecondary – February 20
Ansel Adams was born on this date in 1902. Explain why you agree or disagree with his statement, “Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.”
read morePrimary – February 20
“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” What do you think Ansel Adams, who was born on this date in 1902, meant when he said that?
read moreLiterary – February 19
“All men are lonely. But sometimes it seems to me that we Americans are the loneliest of all. Our hunger for foreign places and new ways has been with us almost like a national disease.” -Carson McCullers, born this date in 1917. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns that s/he must cancel a long-anticipated trip to an exotic destination.
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“Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”Charles F. Kettering Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the perspective of a relative or friend who has a completely different opinion than yours on an important subject. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which an experience causes your protagonist to change her/his mind about a subject your protagonist considered settled.
read moreBig Questions – February 19
What’s the best job you’ve ever had? 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 source of freely usable...
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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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