Writing Prompt: Write a break-up letter to something, or someone who brings tension into your life. Prompt from Rebecca Evans and Gayle Brandeis, Musings & Movement Workshop. Rebecca will be the Writers Forum Presenter on April 15 and April 22. Free on Zoom 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Pacific Topic: Crafting Flash in Creative Nonfiction “Unlock your superpower through conveying deep truths and universal human emotions in just a few short paragraphs.”
Category: Prompts
Contranyms . . . Prompt #826
A contranym is a word with two opposite meanings. Or: Two meanings that contradict one another. Use contranyms in your writing. Bill: payment or an invoice Bolt: leave quickly or fix/immobilize Bound: confined/tied or going Buckle: connect or break or collapse Cleave: cling or split apart Clip: attach or cut off Dust: clean something or dust with powdered sugar Fast: move rapidly or fixed in place Finished: completed or destroyed Hold up: support or impede Left: gone or remaining Original: authentic/traditional or novel never done before Overlook: supervise or failing to oversee Peer: person of nobility or an equal Presently: now or soon Put out: extinguish or generate Sanction: approve or penalize Table: discuss a topic or postpone discussion #justwrite #iamawriter #iamwriting
Palindromes . . . Prompt #825
A palindrome is a word that reads the same backwards as forwards. Use these palindromes in your writing. civic deed deified kayak level madam mom noon peep pop racecar radar refer repaper rotator rotor wow And, thanks to the amazing writers I work with: Taco cat Yreka Bakery #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter
Ebbs and Flows . . . Prompt #824
Writing Prompt: Ebbs and Flows Just Write! #justwrite #iamawriter #iamwriting
Something happened . . . Prompt #823
Write about something that happened to you that you wonder if you should tell people. Would it help them to know? Would it help you to write about it? Just Write! #justwrite #amwriting #iamawriter
Song Lyrics: Defying Gravity . . . Prompt #822
Song lyrics can offer inspiration to write, like “Defying Gravity” in the production of “Wicked.” Specific lines to use in your writing from “Defying Gravity.” Something has changed within me Something is not the same I’m through with playing by The rules of someone else’s game It’s time to trust my instincts I think I’ll try defying gravityAnd you can’t pull me down
Scary Tradition . . Prompt #821
Write about a tradition that scared you as a child. Krampus Yule goat Burning of the Böögg Guy Fawkes Night Or, something unique to your family. See what CM Riddle wrote on this subject, Wild Man of The Hunt. Just write!
Joy . . . Prompt #820
Write about something you own that brings you joy. Or, write about something you own that does not bring you joy. Why do you keep it? #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter
Smell, Taste, Hear, Touch . . . Prompt #819
Using sensory detail when writing. You can use any place you wish. The prompts use “house.” Prompt 1 When I walk into where I live, I smell . . . You could write about where you presently live, where you have lived in the past, or a place you frequent (now or in the past). Prompt 2 When I walk into my house, I can taste . . . You can switch from “house” to “heart.” Example: If you walked into my heart, you would taste melted butter on crispy toast, creamy coffee first thing in the morning, sweet and sour flashes of time rushing away from me. Prompt 3 When I walk into where I live, I hear . . . Or: When you walk into my house, you can touch . . . Use the details of texture. You could write in first person point of view, or…
Courage . . . Prompt #818
Today’s Writing Prompt: Courage Just Write!