Journaling + Fiction – June 10

“Because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”Ralph Waldo Emerson Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the opportunity you seized that you consider most important to your life at this point. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns through an expression of gratitude that the reason for a pivotal moment in...

Journaling + Fiction – May 9

“Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.”Elie Wiesel Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you learned from the experience of being controlled by someone who couldn’t control her- or himself. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist suffers under the control of someone displacing her or his lack of...

Journaling + Fiction – June 8

“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”Publilius Syrus Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about causes and effects of the most extreme example of poor leadership you’ve experienced. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is at the helm when the seas unexpectedly grow rough.

Journaling + Fiction – June 7

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”K’ung Fu-tzu Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes writing about what in your heart worries you. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which fear paralyzes your protagonist.

Journaling + Fiction – June 6

“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion.”Dale Carnegie Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you learned from trying to apply logic in an emotional conflict. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist and a loved one fail to resolve a conflict because one is acting from logic and the other...

Journaling + Fiction – June 5

“You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.”Babe Ruth Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you’ve learned observing a person who never gives up. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist confronts someone who never gives up.

Journaling + Fiction – June 4

“Curiosity is the engine of achievement.”Sir Ken Robinson Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about an opportunity you missed because you were insufficiently curious. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist derives a significant new insight into his/her protagonist based on idle curiosity.

Journaling + Fiction – June 3

“The perception of beauty is a moral test.”Henry David Thoreau Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about your first experience of awe at the beauty of an object or landscape. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist mistakes beauty for goodness.