Today’s writing prompt:
What Comforts Me.
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No matter how hard I tried . . . Prompt #316
The best way to respond to a writing prompt is to just write. You can set a timer for 12 or 15 minutes. Twenty minutes, if you have that much time to write. The length of time isn’t important. The important part is to let go of your inhibitions, your fears and your worries. Just write.Today’s writing prompt: No matter how hard I tried . . .
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The thing that bugged me . . . Prompt #315
Today’s Prompt: The thing that bugged me.
Set your timer for 15 minutes.
Write whatever comes up for you.
Just write!
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Practical jokes . . . Prompt #314
Write about a practical joke you pulled off, or a practical joke that was played on you.“A practical joke is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion or discomfort.” Wikipedia
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It was fun . . . Prompt #313
Today’s writing prompt:It was fun, until it wasn’t.
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What is it you really want? Prompt #312
What is it that you really want?Write whatever comes up for you.
Could be serious, playful, wishful, fun.
Just write!
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House Image… Prompt #311
Think of a house or an apartment you lived in – either where you grew up or one that comes to you most strongly: a place that seems most pertinent or the place you want to discover more about.
Use a pen or pencil and draw a blueprint of the house or apartment.
Sketch the floor plan, include doors (front, back, side), stairs, and each room within the house. Let your hand and mind be the guides. Don’t worry about getting it exactly correct.
Use color to explore
When you feel done with the blueprint, use color to explore the house/apartment and your feelings.
Color the rooms, or outline the rooms, using the actual or basic color of the walls, the rugs and furniture.
When you feel done with coloring, write whatever comes up.
Examples
The house was yellow I hated that color. It made me think of . . .
The red front door stood out like . . .
My pink/blue room was a sanctuary. I could . . .
I liked the green kitchen best. This is where I . . .
You can also write opposites:
The house was yellow. I loved that color. I never realized until now . . .
The red front door blended in. I never thought . . .
My pink/blue room was hellish. I could never . . .
I disliked the green kitchen the most. This is where I didn’t . . .
Go where your mind wants to go. Just write.
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What, why, how . . . freewrites
What is a freewrite? Why should you do it? How is it done?A “freewrite” is “free association” for a quick style of writing. It’s a way of writing freely with no worries about the end product.
It’s meant to be spontaneous, with no “real” thinking involved. Just write thoughts as quickly as they form.
No editing is involved while writing because editing means “thinking” and thinking means censoring.
Censoring and editing while writing can inhibit the freedom experienced while writing without worries about the outcome.
A freewrite is getting your thoughts written, accept whatever they are, and however they manifest.
This writing can be a catalyst for further writing and can later be revised, edited, and polished.
Choose an idea, set a timer, write for that amount of time. Topics can be whatever is on your mind or select a writing prompt on The Write Spot Blog.
How to improve your writing
Keep writing, using prompts as inspiration. Think of this as “practice” writing. Just like a baseball player didn’t walk up to home plate one day and hit a homerun . . . it took lots of practice. It can take a lot of practice to get to a deep level of writing.
Once you get into the rhythm of this type of free writing, you will be able to access that part of you that wants to express your deep, inner thoughts. It comes with time, practice, and patience.
There are over 300 writing prompts on The Write Spot Blog. Choose one and Just Write.
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Best or favorite gift, or . . . ??? Prompt #310
There are tacky gifts, insulting gifts, selfish gifts the giver secretly wants, cheap gifts and re-gifted gifts.But some gifts are transcendent. Have you ever received such a perfect gift? One that amazed you with its imagination? Perhaps it was a gift that completely touched your heart, changed your life, or opened a new world. Maybe it was a gift so dear you held on to it for a lifetime. What was it and why was it so special to you?
Prompt: Your best gift or your all-time favorite gift.
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Why I Write. Prompt #309
There’s a lot going on in the world. Upheaval, turmoil, chaos, unity, freedom, marches, democracy.Those are some of the words/concepts I’m thinking as I write this blog post.
Today’s prompt is similar to my August 12, 2014 blog post, quoting screenwriter and author, Antwone Fisher, about why he writes.
I write for a variety of reasons: For clarification, to share thoughts, for enlightenment, plus all the things I mentioned in the 8/12/14 post.
Now, it’s your turn. Why do you write?
