Today’s prompt: No one knows. . . You can write from real experience, or respond as your fictional character would respond. No one knows . . .
Category: Prompts
Survival Kit . . . Prompt #253
What would you put in a survival kit?
Dead End . . . Prompt #252
Today’s Writing Prompt: Dead End OR: One Way
Elevator Pitch. . . Prompt #251
This has been Rachael Herron Week on The Write Spot Blog. It’s been fun highlighting her and her work. Today’s writing prompt is inspired by her latest book, The Ones Who Matter Most. “What begins as one woman’s search for truth becomes a deep bond forged between the unlikeliest of people. Their surprising journey reveals how strangers can quickly find themselves to be family, and how kindness can bridge even the widest of gaps.” Choose something from this synopsis, or elevator pitch, to write about. Perhaps: Write about a kindness offered to you, or something kind you did for someone. Or, write about a surprising journey. Or, write about a stranger. Write about what a search revealed. Write about family. Note: An “elevator pitch” is a short summary of a book or project that can be explained in the time it takes an elevator to go from ground floor to…
Something surprising found in a desk drawer. Prompt #250
Write about something surprising found in a desk drawer. Today’s writing prompt is inspired by the catalyst for Rachael Herron‘s latest book, The Ones Who Matter Most. A secret in a rolltop desk drawer leads a woman on a search that changes her life and the lives of another family. “What begins as one woman’s search for truth becomes a deep bond forged between the unlikeliest of people, and the discovery that there are many ways to make a family—as long as you take care. . . ” — quote from the back cover of The Ones Who Matter Most.
Friends . . . Prompt #249
I met a new friend recently. As we emailed back and forth, I felt as though it was destined for our paths to cross. So far, ours is an internet relationship. No, we didn’t hook up via Match.com. Rather, I found Author, Blogger and Ghostwriter, Holly Robinson, while researching another author. Today’s writing prompt is inspired by the glorious feeling of making a new friend. Writing Prompt: Write about making a new friend. Or, write about someone you have known for awhile. A friend you can call night or day. A friendship that is as comfortable as a pair of soft jeans. Someone who has been with you through thick and thin. Write about your new, or old, friend. Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold. And now, I’d like you to meet my new friend, because her writing journey might encourage…
What did you expect? Prompt #248
Today’s writing prompt: What did you expect? Don’t think about it. Write about it. As soon as you can, write your response, your first reaction to What did you expect? Pro_Deluxe Photography by Jeff Cullen
New ways of looking at old- Prompt #247
If you have been writing for awhile, you might notice that you keep writing about the same things over and over again: how Aunt Luella always sticks her nose in everybody’s business; how Uncle Ray tells those awful jokes and doesn’t seem to notice that no one laughs; how Nonna’s getting on everybody’s nerves, should Aunt Silvie be put in assisted living and what the heck is up with Joey’s latest tattoo? We all have our stable of characters that we dwell about incessantly. Here’s an opportunity to look at old things in new ways. Inspired by the poem, The visible and the in- by Marge Piercy Read the stanza below (or the partial stanza), then quickly make a list of everybody this reminds you of. No prolonged thinking. You can always add names later. Ready? Go! First stanza of The visible and the in-: Some people move through your…
A poem, from the inside out . . . Prompt #246
Today’s prompt is inspired by Poet Georgia Heard, who suggests the following as a way to create a poem from the inside out. Choose something on your body: a strand of hair, a nail, a ring, glasses, a belt, a necklace, an item of clothing, a freckle . . . anything! Describe the object with as much detail as possible. List all the feelings that the object evokes. Be specific. Create similes for the object: It is like. . . It reminds me of . . . Put yourself in the place of the object. Take on the voice of the object and write from the object’s perspective. Take your time with this. Read what you have written. Add anything that comes up while reading. Take a few moments to reflect. Settle in with what you have written. When you feel done with this part, go on to the next,…
Imagine that . . . Prompt #245
Have you heard of imagist poetry? “Imagism called for a return to what were seen as more Classical values, such as directness of presentation and economy of language, as well as a willingness to experiment with non-traditional verse forms. Imagists use free verse.” Wikipedia The Red Wheelbarrow, by William Carlos Williams (1883 – 1963) is an example of an imagist poem. so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. There have been many discussions and theories about this simple little poem. Was it meant to be simple, or is there hidden meaning, plumbing the depths of our sub-conscious? “I was fumbling around, looking for a way to make sense of my life, and seized on William Carlos Williams’s poems . . . His poems were experimental yet safe—a combo I craved in my extra-dark teenage years.” Craig Morgan Teicher, Poetry Foundation One…