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Prompt–Sunday, January 1
Create a list of New Year’s Resolutions for one of your characters. I’ll do one for my April Novel’s protagonist Charlotte. Research about being a first time mother Prepare the baby’s room (crib, blankets, toys, clothing, etc.) Finish the painting for the baby’s room Find a job Do something fun
Using Prompts to Prompt You in the Writing Direction
At Winter Wheat (November 19) I gave a presentation on prompts. What is a writing prompt? It is an exercise used to move the writer beyond the fear of a blank page and get something on the page. But how does the writer come up with an idea to write about? This quote from Stephen …
Prompt–Sunday, December 18
For today’s prompt, pick something from the following poem to imitate. It could be the stanza structure, the theme, rhyme scheme, meter, take your pick. http://homepages.wmich.edu/~cooneys/poems/roethke.papa.html I chose the theme of a parent and child interacting. Summer is a time to imagine castles of grass. The kingdom begins the size of our backyard, but as you …
Prompt–Sunday, December 11
Make up the title of a potential story or poem. Mine is “As Water Rises.” Now write five variations of your title. 1. For Water Rising 2. Water Rising 3. Rise and Fall of Water 4. Water–Watch it Rise 5. Raising Water Write something with one of these titles.
Prompt–Sunday, December 4
Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQZsFJb_gQQ Then write a scene where one character says sorry to another character, or write a poem where you use anaphora (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaphora_(rhetoric) with “I am sorry.” Here’s mine. I am sorry that I don’t play the violin anymore. It’s hard to pull out music you once enjoyed when we were together. I am …
Prompt–Sunday, November 27
Set a timer for five minutes. Start a scene that takes place in a diner between two old friends who are no longer friends. Go. Then read mine below. I never expected to see Jimmy again. We broke up back in high school and it hasn’t been long enough. At least his hair was still red …
Prompt–Sunday, November 20
Write an ode to a candy wrapper. If only your orange skin were enough to hold me back from throwing you away. Thank you for protecting sweet milk chocolate and peanut butter. It’s a gift I will never forget until your brother or sister comes bearing another.
Prompt–Monday, November 14
Because of my experience with spraining my finger Friday, let’s write about a person who has lost (or lost the ability to use) an arm or a leg. Here is my version. Sprained Finger The lobster claw was an unexpected addition. As a knitter, writer, and all around-used-to-two-hands, the gauze and metal splint are not attractive. …
Suzanna and Writing 