Category: Prompts

  • Let it go. Prompt #125

    What do you want to let go? What do you need to let go? What should you let go?

    Take a look at these lyrics to the song, “Let It Go,” from the movie, Frozen.

    It’s funny how some distance
    Makes everything seem small
    And the fears that once controlled me
    Can’t get to me at all

    It’s time to see what I can do
    To test the limits and break through
    No right, no wrong, no rules for me,
    I’m free!

    Let it go, let it go
    I am one with the wind and sky
    Let it go, let it go
    You’ll never see me cry
    Here I stand
    And here I’ll stay
    Let the storm rage on

    Lolita.miniYour turn. What do you need to do to let go? What will happen if you just . . . let . . . go?

    Click here for the full lyrics to “Let it Go.” Music and lyrics composed by the husband-and-wife songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. 

    Marlene C

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  • How do you want to be remembered? Prompt #124

    Humorous or serious – what would you write for your epitaph?

    Compose several brief epitaphs for yourself — the headlines you’d like to see on your headstone. Think of them as messages to future generations that convey how you want to be remembered. And then. . . write a story that explains why the epitaph is appropriate.

    You could also write this for your fictional character.

    Here are some ideas:

    He Was Happiest When He Was Young. Strongest When He Was Old.

    Family First, Last, and Always

    I’d Rather Be Smelling the Roses (Than Lying Underneath Them)

    Wish I Had It All to Do Over Again (So I Could Do It All the Same but Better)

    Akeret.Family talesPrompt: Write your obituary, or your Life’s Tributes.  Share your writing here, on The Write Spot Blog.

    From Family Tales, Family Wisdom —  How to gather the stories of a lifetime and share them with your family, by Dr. Robert U. Akeret with Daniel Klein

    Marlene C

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  • What is your body telling you? Prompt #123

    For today’s writing . . . sit comfortably. Take a deep breath in. Let it out. Another deep, refreshing breath in. Release. One more big, nourishing breath. Let it whoosh out.

    Mentally scan your body. Become aware of any area that draws your attention – notice what part of your body calls out to you.

    Place the palm of your writing hand on the place that calls out. Or bring your breath there if it’s not reachable with your hand.

    Allow your hand to be filled with the information from that place.

    When you are ready, write about what you have discovered.

    Marlene C

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  • Gifts! Prompt #122

    Write about one or more:

    Capture~ The most disappointing gift you have received and what it revealed about the giver.

    ~ The most unusual gift you have received, or given.

    ~ The most wonderful gift you have received, or given.

    ~Write about intangible gifts.

     

    Marlene C

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  • Write about something that happened . . . Prompt #120

    Breana.birdWrite about something that happened to you this week. It can be something big, or something small. Maybe something you saw or observed. Perhaps something or someone touched you in a meaningful way. Write, using great detail. Or write sparse. Just write!

    Prompt: Write about something that happened to you this week.

    Photo by Breana Marie

    Marlene C

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  • Write about a gift. . . Prompt #119

    Gift Box.2Part 1:  Write about a gift someone gave you that you didn’t like, didn’t know what to do with or had no use for.

    Part 2:  What does this gift say about the person who gave it to you?
    Whenever there is a prompt like this, you can also write about the opposite.

    Part 1A: Write about a gift you loved, a gift that was a surprise in a good way, a gift that worked really well.
    Part 1B: What does this gift say about the person who gave it to you?  Gift Box.3

    Marlene C

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  • Challenging situation. . . Prompt #118

    Sometimes you don’t know how you will act when faced with a difficult or a life threatening situation . . . until you are in the throes of it.  Write about a time you were in a challenging situation.  Use sensory detail.

    wonder woman OR:  Write about one of your fears. . . from a fictional character’s point of view. . . write about “the worst thing that can happen” . . . then, have your hero or heroine conquer the problem. Ready? Set? Okay. . . think about one of your fears that just won’t go away. Bring your character to life with those fearful thoughts and emotions. Now write. Just write!

    This is similar to Prompt #47. . . only this time, have your character kick butt.  Captain America

     

     

    Marlene C

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  • An epiphany . . . Prompt #117

    * “An epiphany is a sudden realization of a significant event. At that special moment, a life meaning becomes clear to you —an insight into your personality, a discovery of something you value or believe in, an acute sense of where you are in life.

    Here’s an Epiphany Tale one elder told to her family:

    Lake.1I must have been around seven or eight. It was summer, and we were visiting my aunt Clara up at Crystal Lake. I was alone, lying on my back by the banks of the lake, looking up at the sky, and I had my harmonica in my mouth. I was just breathing through it, in and out, not playing a melody, simply breathing. And suddenly, I was overcome with this wonderful feeling of connection to everything in the world. I’d say now it was a spiritual feeling. I listened to the sound my breathing made through that harmonica, and I thought, I am part of the noise of the world. I am part of everything . . . I’ve had that feeling again, from time to time, throughout my life — a certainty that I am part of the universe —but that was my first time. I think that knowledge is one reason I’ve never found the idea of dying very frightening.”

    Your turn: Write about an epiphany you or your fictional character has had.

    * Excerpt: From Family Tales, Family Wisdom —  How to gather the stories of a lifetime and share them with your family, by Dr. Robert U. Akeret with Daniel Klein

    Marlene C

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  • Seeing red. Prompt #116

    Colby Drake.red door candles & red glasses Kent.colorful.backpacks 

                      Today’s writing prompt:  Seeing red.

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    Photo credits:

    Red door – Colby Drake

    Children and backpacks – Kent Sorensen

    Holiday table – Laura Plunk Davis

    Coffee – Laura Plunk Davis

    Holiday scene –  Jane Person

    Red car –  Marlene Cullen

    Marlene C

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  • Pressure. Prompt #115

    PressureToday’s prompt:  Pressure.

     

     

     

     

     

    Marlene C

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