Primary – February 11

What kind of punishment do you think is most unfair, and why?

Don’t Envy – Improve

A few years ago, when I finished Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin while doing the eleventythousandth revision of my own novel manuscript, I closed her book and looked at mine and thought, “Why bother?”...

Literary – February 10

“Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.” -Boris Pasternak, born this date in 1890. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is forced to celebrate a surprise s/he...

Journaling + Fiction – Februar...

“Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.”Marcus Tullius Cicero Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a circumstance in which you responded with greater wisdom because of...

Big Questions – February 10

How will the world most change in the next 10 years? 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...

Romance – February 10

“Often … the worst parenting is done in the name of love.” -Mary McGarry Morris, born this date in 1943, about her book The Lost Mother. Writing prompt: Write a scene demonstrating the bad...

Mystery – February 10

“I am a Widow’s Son, outlawed and my orders must be obeyed.”- Ned Kelly in the Jerilderie Letter, deposited this date in 1879. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist publicly...