Literary – September 28

What does your protagonist consider the most unforgivable betrayal a friend could commit? Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s sibling, parent, or child commits that transgression.

Journaling + Fiction – September 28

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”Napoleon Bonaparte Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about whether hope really can be a strategy. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must rally resistant allies to fight for a lost cause.

Big Questions – September 28

What habit should you replace with a better one? 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...

Romance – September 28

“I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals.” -Brigitte Bardot, born this date in 1934. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist gets what s/he wants only because of the way s/he looks.

Mystery – September 28

“It takes a lot to wound a man without illusions.” -Edith Pargeter, better known as the creator of Brother Cadfael’s chronicles, Ellis Peters, born this date in 1913. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist discovers that s/he has an illusion s/he didn’t expect.

SciFi/Fantasy – September 28

“Nicolas Flamel reached the age of eighty. He spent the last years of his life writing books on alchemy. He carefully settled his affairs and planned how he was to be buried: at the end of the nave of Saint Jacques la Boucherie. The tombstone to be laid over his body had already been made. On this stone, in the middle of various figures, there was carved a sun above a key and a closed book.” Nicholas...

Secondary – September 28

William the Conqueror invaded England on this date in 1066, and ruled as king for the next 20 years. Think about something you think belongs to you but is not in your possession. Describe how would you go about getting it back.

Primary – September 28

Think about something you’ve done before that you plan to never do again. Explain why you don’t want to it.