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Mystery – April 18
“You see, I’d not a very good place here; the fellows looked on me as a sort of special object of ridicule, on account of the hat and cane, walk, and so on.”- Richard Harding Davis, born this date in 1864. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist discovers that someone s/he believes is a criminal is a reporter working undercover.
read moreSciFi/Fantasy – April 18
“There’s always a way. When the odds are impossible — do the impossible.”- Superman, who appeared for the first time on this date in 1938. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist confidently sets out to achieve the impossible, fails in spectacular fashion, and prevails because of that failure.
read moreSecondary – April 18
Bob Kaufman, the man who inspired San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen to invent the term “beatnik,” was born on this date in 1925. He said, “I want to be anonymous. My ambition is to be completely forgotten.” How would you explain such an ambition?
read morePrimary – April 18
On this date in 1775, Paul Revere began riding across Massachusetts, crying out “The British are coming!” to rally American’s revolutionary Minutemen. Explain how you would spread such a message today.
read moreTick Tock
Author Jody Hedlund – a mom of five who home-schools them – offers solid advice on making time for writing. If she’s doing any, you know her advice must be spot-on: 1. Schedule writing time. 2. Prioritize our activities. 3. Don’t wait for the perfect moment. 4. Plan alone, extended and uninterrupted writing for once a week, if possible. 5. Get your family [or whomever has a claim on your time] behind your writing. 6. Eradicate the guilt. I can think of a thousand excuses why you’re not writing. I want Prompt Inspiration to offer you a daily...
read moreLiterary – 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.
read moreJournaling + Fiction – April 17
“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.
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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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