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Literary – January 4
“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.” -Isaac Newton, born this date in 1643. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist makes an enemy by making a point.
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“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.”Winston Churchill Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes writing about the subject of humility. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns a valuable lesson by being proved wrong.
read moreBig Questions – January 4
Under what conditions would you donate one of your kidneys? 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...
read moreRomance – January 4
“I wanted to star in a western opposite Robert Redford. That was my plan for my life.” – Dyan Cannon, born this date in 1937. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s realization that failing to achieve her/his greatest desire enabled achievements greater than s/he knew worthy of desire.
read moreMystery – January 4
“Trust is like that. You can break it for a good reason. But it still remains broken.” -Harlan Coben, born this date in 1962. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is forced to trust a person who earlier broke trust with your protag.
read moreSciFi/Fantasy – January 4
“I’m Death, and I make sure that everyone is equal.” -Jakob Grimm, born this date in 1785. Writing prompt: Write the scene in which your protagonist first hears the childhood folk tale your protag considers most influential in his/her life.
read moreSecondary – January 4
Louis Braille, who after being blinded in an accident at the age of 3 invented a system of fingertip reading for people without sight, was born on this date in 1809. Of your five senses, which is your favorite – and how would you compensate if you lost it?
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Describe how you plan to accomplish the most challenging experience you expect to face in the next week.
read moreLiterary – January 3
Marcus Tullius Cicero, born on this date in 106 BC, believed it was essential to govern one’s emotions with reason. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist fails to achieve an essential task because his/her passion overwhelms reason.
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“Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.”Lao Tzu Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the first moment you experienced this kind of love. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s senses are overwhelmed by an attack on her/his head and heart.
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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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