Writing Prompt #31
This week you will have to do a little work to get your prompt. You will be taking a line from a book as your inspiration. Follow these instructions: 1. Grab a book that is nearby. Any book will do, …...
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In honor of Valentine’s Week I’ve found an image as a prompt. Enjoy it. Question it. Explore its possibilities. Write about it. TweetShare
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Sometimes in life you run across funny situations. Today’s prompt relates to one such experience I had. While boating on a nearby lake one summer we passed by this ‘tree’: Who knew that beer grew on...
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Today, for some reason, I was thinking of one of my all time favorite books, Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. Therefore, for today’s prompt I randomly opened the book to a page and selected a line...
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Today’s prompt idea started with a video. Watch it and then I’ll tell you where this is going. I love that because it really does show us how amazing humans can be. They are talented and creative and...
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Today’s prompt is a photograph. Homes tell stories. The older the home, the more stories to be told. Imagine the stories this home could tell. As long as I can remember the home has been abandoned on...
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Today’s prompt is something a little different. It’s not one that you can sit right down and write after reading the ‘prompt’. This one will take a bit more effort on your part, but I think you’ll...
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I sat down to put together this week’s prompt with no ideas whatsoever. Zippo. Nada. Nothin’. Partly because my brain is fried and partly because I haven’t had a lot of time to think about it, but...
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Today’s prompt is musical. Listen to Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah and then. . .write. TweetShare
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It’s my BIRTHDAY! To celebrate (and since I’m hooked on youtube this week) I thought I’d combine the two for today’s prompt. It’s so much fun to hear all these birthday songs on my special day. But...
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Today’s prompt is titled “Lessons Learned” I recently read Breakfast with Buddha and particularly enjoyed the way the character of the Rinpoche explained some life lessons to Otto Ringling. In one...
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This video came to my attention via a high school student and I thought it would make a great writing prompt. Miley Cyrus has received a lot of attention for this one – mostly negative. Watch the...
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Today you get to write about YOU! Sometimes that is the most difficult subject, though it should be a subject you know better than any other. Your challenge is to write a personal bio about yourself....
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This week the prompt is based on reality. I am going to share a situation that recently happened to me and invite you to write about how you would handle the situation. Here goes: I ordered a coffee...
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In honor of the season I am giving you a one word prompt today. However, this one word has many many meanings. Write about a season, an accident, a natural phenomenon. . . Write about whatever the word...
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Today’s prompt is a music video from the 1973 film version of the rock opera,”Jesus Christ Superstar.” When I was thinking about a prompt for today this song popped into my head. . . . . .it was meant...
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“…the principle of collage is the central principle of all art in the 20th century.” — Donald Barthelme (1931-1989) Today’s focus is COLLAGE because I love collage. It’s an art form I’ve been fond of...
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Today is National Boss Day! I’ll bet you didn’t know that. I learned it from my calendar. In honor of National Boss Day I invite you to write about the best boss you ever had! What made him/her so...
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“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ― Pablo Picasso Today’s prompt is inspired by the art lover in me. Creativity is the thing that provides passion and meaning in our lives. In...
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This week’s theme seems to be CHANGE, so I’ve selected a quote that fits AND I hope will inspire you to write. Write about changes you’ve experienced, or perhaps a time you’ve surrendered yourself and...
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