Mystery – April 9

Writing prompt: Plot the rest of the story that follows this famous opening line: “Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was...

SciFi/Fantasy – April 9

“Strangeness is a necessary ingredient in beauty.” – Charles Baudelaire, born this date in 1821. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist contemplates a small element of...

Secondary – April 9

The US Civil War ended on this date in 1865 when Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Describe your opinions about an issue you consider so important that you would go to...

Primary – April 9

Write about a time when you acted out something you read in a book or saw on TV or in a movie.

The 99/1 Rule, WOM, and Your Best Ef...

One of my Facebook groups is discussing The Red Pen of Doom’s article “The Twitter, it is NOT for selling books.” The author, @speechwriterguy, posits an important point: “Twitter isn’t built to sell books....

Literary – April 8

“What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves.” -Barbara Kingsolver, born this date in 1955. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist observes — and must decide how to...

Journaling + Fiction – April 8

“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.”Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about an object or idea you consider sublime that most other...