Romance – April 12

Writing prompt: Write a thank-you note from your protagonist to someone s/he despises to express gratitude for bringing your protag a fully prepared, delicious meal during a time of crisis when your protag was too busy to fix her/his own dinner.

Romance – April 11

“Certainly I agree with you that women are not the equals of men, Colonel. But neither are men the equals of women. They are quite simply different creatures, thank God, and not to be compared.” -Madeleine Brent, born this date in 1920. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist intends to be the equal of a person of another gender and fails.

Romance – April 10

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.” -Anne Lamott, born this date in 1954. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist grows frustrated doing the right thing because s/he sees no indication of dawn.

Romance – April 9

“The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex.” – Hugh Hefner, born this date in 1926. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns that her/his partner is more interested in pornography than your protag.

Romance – April 8

“I have wanted women whose very shoes are worth all I have ever possessed.” -John Fante, born this date in 1909. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is spurned by a person because of their extreme difference in material wealth.

Romance – April 7

Eleanora Fagan, the singer we know better as Billie Holiday, was born on this date in 1915. Writing prompt: Write a scene that leaves your protagonist feeling like singing the...

Romance – April 6

On this day in 1327, Petrarch saw his ideal love for the first time. He wrote 366 poems about Laura de Noves during the next 40 years, which make up Il Canzoniere. He believed “five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride.” Writing prompt: Write a short scene for each of your protagonist’s inhabiting enemies that describes how they...

Romance – April 5

“From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.” -Bette Davis, born this date in 1908. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist feels sexy but can do nothing about it.