What makes you anxious? What do you want to do about that? What can you do about that? #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter
Category: Prompts
Listcicles . . . Prompt #762
Thank you, Deb Fenwick, for introducing the word and concept, Listcicles, to me. . Make a list of things that you did for the first time, or the last time you did this thing. Use one of those responses for your freewrite, or write a listcicle. “Listicles (also known as “list posts”) are articles that are written in a list-based format. The most common form of listicle is a short list of 10-20 items that are based on a specific theme. However, modern listicles are often enhanced with additional information around each item to make them more useful.” Wikipedia Make a list and just write! The first time I . . . Or, the last time I . . . Played hopscotch Watched my mother put on make-up Decorated a Christmas tree Stayed up late for New Year’s Eve Cleaned house Babysat Read Wizard of Oz Read Nancy Drew Read “Choose…
Use these words, playful or silly . . . Prompt #761
Sometimes we can be playful or silly with our writing. Sometimes we’re serious with our writing. You decide: Serious, fun, silly. Just Write! Use these words in your freewrite: Corral Cobweb Safari Rainbow Betray Feather Nest Plaid Beloved Kittens
Favorite thing to do . . . Prompt #760
Write about your favorite thing to do . . . now . . . or in the past. #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter
Favorite Job . . . Prompt #759
Write about your favorite job. #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter
Why do you keep it? . . . Prompt #758
Write about something you own that you really don’t like. Why do you keep it? #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter
Treasured possession . . . Prompt #757
Write about your most treasured possession. #justwrite #iamawriter #iamwriting
Caring and sharing . . . Prompt #756
Caring and sharing make emotional journeys bearable. Write about a time someone made you feel cared for. Or, a time you showed care and concern. Bonus points if it was a surprise.
I’ve been struggling . . . Prompt #755
I’ve been struggling with . . . Or, I struggled . . . #iamwriting #iamawriter #justwrite
The thing about grief . . . Prompt #754
Inspired by an email from Susan Bono: I was at Dollar Tree the other day and didn’t have quite enough cash to cover my Halloween garlands. As I fumbled with my card, the cashier said, “I never carry cash anymore.” I said, “I don’t either, but I miss it sometimes.” She looked at me full in the face and said, “There are things I miss every single day about the way things used to be.” I saw such grief in her face before she smiled and urged me to have a nice day. Prompt: Write whatever comes up for you . . . Shopping at the Dollar Tree store Halloween Cash vs credit card I miss . . . The way things used to be . . . The thing about grief is . . . Susan Bono is the author of “What Have We Here: Essays about Keeping House…