Write about:
~ Childhood games, favorite games, games you played over and over again.
~ What games do you like now?
~ What game would you like to teach someone?
~If you don’t like playing games, write about that.
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Character Sketch . . . Prompt #626
Finish sentences as your fictional character would.
OR: Write your responses, as author/writer.
My full name is (include maiden name and middle name):
I live at or near . . .
I live with . . .
I usually wear . . .
I want . . .
I hope . . .
People would be surprised to know that I . . .
I am happiest when . . .
I daydream about . . .
If I had my way . . .
I don’t understand . . .
I get angry when . . .
People wouldn’t like it if they knew . . .
I never told anyone that I . . .
If I were in charge . . .
My hobbies are . . .
My favorite breakfast . . .
My pet peeves . . .
My favorite drink . . .
My favorite place to hang out . . .
I don’t like it when . . .
My best friend . . .
I like to . . .
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The last straw . . . Prompt #625
Writing Prompt:
The last straw . . .
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When I was a kid . . . Prompt #624
Writing Prompt:
When I was a kid . . .
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Message in a bottle . . . Prompt #623
Writing Prompt:
Walking along the beach, a bottle washes ashore, right at your feet. It has note inside. What does it say? Who is it from?
Or:
You decide to write a message in a bottle. What do you write? What do you do with the bottle? Who do you hope finds it?
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Appositives . . . Prompt #622
Part 1
Finish the sentences:
When I was ten years old, I . . .
As a young adult, I wanted . . .
To get what I wanted, here’s what I did . . .
Here’s what happened . . .
My recurring dream . . .
Part 2
After your freewrite on any or all of the above sentence starts, rewrite, using “add-ons” or “appositives.”
An appositive is a word or group of words that add detail to the original.
They can be in the same sentence, or a new sentence.
For example:
1. I rode my bicycle.
2. I rode my bicycle on a hot summer day. I looked behind me. Sure enough, my sister was following.
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Hello Jello . . . Prompt #621
Do you like Jello?
Red Jello? Yellow Jello? Green Jello?
Never Jello?
Jello in a cup? In a bowl? In a mold like aspic?
Do you like Jello plain or with fruit in it?
Are you a Jello and whipped cream fan?
Have you had Strawberry Pretzel Jello?
Prompt: Write about Jello.
Strawberry Pretzel Jello
Ingredients:
2 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored Jello
2 cups boiling water
1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400o
Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter, and 3 tablespoons sugar; mix well and press mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Set aside to cool.
In a large mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture onto cooled crust.
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in still frozen strawberries and allow to set briefly. When mixture is about the consistency of egg whites, pour and spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until set.
Enjoy!
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Eureka Moment . . . Prompt #620
Write about a time when something became crystal clear.
A time when you had an epiphany or a realization.
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Buttons . . . Prompt #619
Did your family have a button box, or a button jar, or a tin of buttons?
Do you have a button box or button jar or a button tin?Write about buttons.
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Just for Today . . . Prompt #618
Writing Prompt: Just for today . . .
What would it be like if you had no problems, no cares, no worries?
I”m inviting you to pretend everything is fine. That you have no worries, no cares, no concerens, just for today.
If you find yourself thinking old, routine thoughts, how about writing, “I am fine. Everything is okay. I have all that I need.”
Just for today, or just for twenty minutes, write and act as if you have no worries.
Writing Prompt: Just for today . . .
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