Mystery – March 7

“To be brave, by definition, one has first to be afraid.”- Robert Harris, born this date in 1957. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist discovers whether s/he is...

SciFi/Fantasy – March 7

Piet Mondrian was born on this date in 1872. Writing prompt: Describe his painting Landscape with Farmhouse from the points of view of your protagonist and your antagonist.

Secondary – March 7

Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” was first published in The New Republic on this date in 1923. Write a scene describing what the narrator had to do before sleep....

Primary – March 7

Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” was first published in The New Republic on this date in 1923. Write a story that explains where the author is going. Stopping By...

10,000 Hours

In Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers: The Story of Success, he details the concept of the 10,000-hour rule. That’s a reasonably well-accepted theory that to become thoroughly proficient at something, a person...

Literary – March 6

“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.” -Gabriel García Márquez, born this date in 1927. Writing prompt: From the point of view your...

Journaling + Fiction – March 6

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”Winston Churchill Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you learned from failing at something at...