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What did you want as a child? Prompt #877
Before writing, relax into your chair. Take some cleansing and refreshing breaths. Breathe in deeply, releasing and relaxing as you breathe out. Letting go. Letting your mind relax. Settle into your chair. Nothing for you to do. Nowhere for you to be, except here. Letting your mind drift. Relaxed. Comfortable. Go back to a time when you were little . . . 6 or 7 or 9, 11 years old.…
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When I was younger . . . Prompt #876
Writing Prompt: When I was younger . . . Write about whatever memory this brings up. Just Write!
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Back in the day . . . Prompt #875
Writing Prompt: Back in the day . . . Write whatever comes up for you with this prompt. Just Write!
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A gift for the reader
“A book is a gift for a reader, a connection from their hearts to the heart of someone out there who really needs their words. This is…
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I became what I am today . . . Prompt #874
Quote from Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Born in Kabul, Afghanistan. Moved to U.S. in 1980 “I became what I am today at the age of twelve,…
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Play With Words
“The bright side of working on a second draft is that it gives you the opportunity to play with words. Words are the writer’s pigment. We mix,…
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I used to believe . . . Prompt #873
Write about something you believed then found out it wasn’t true.
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Write to please an audience of one . . .
“Elizabeth Berg starts out with a feeling in her head and nothing else. If you’re agonizing over how you might please a particular publisher, Berg has a…
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River of Life . . . Prompt #872
River of Life Visualization . . . floating down a river, noticing life events. Settle comfortably in your chair. Deep breathe in. Out. Stretch. Roll shoulders. This…
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Petaluma June
By Karen Handyside Ely Petaluma summer morning. Cool, brisk, velvet fog blankets Sonoma Mountain shoulders, Leaving only the soft domed tops revealed, Rising in the mist.…