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SciFi/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.
read moreBig Questions – April 16
What would prompt you to leave a movie you were attending with a friend? 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 – April 16
“Sex is a momentary itch, love never lets you go.” -Kingsley Amis, born this date in 1922. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist and her/his best friend debate how to distinguish an itch from a more permanent embrace.
read moreMystery – April 16
“If you call making people smile with The Pink Panther, then I made a contribution.”- Henry Mancini, born this date in 1924. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is paired with a notorious fool who nevertheless manages to make a valuable...
read moreSciFi/Fantasy – April 16
“I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.”- Wilbur Wright, born this date in 1867. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a statement your protagonist made years before comes back to haunt her/him.
read moreSecondary – April 16
“Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.” -Charlie Chaplin, born this date in 1889. Describe the time you demonstrated the greatest bravery in your life.
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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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