Today’s writing prompt: One year from now . . Write whatever pops up for you. No thinking, no judging, no editor on shoulder . . . just write!
Category: Prompts
More random words Prompt #173
What can you write, using these words: whisper, eternity, soar, frantic, thousand, chain, live, lie Post your freewrite on The Write Spot Blog.
Favorite summer activity. Prompt #172
What is your favorite summer activity? You can write about what you like to do now or a favorite activity when you were younger. If you are writing fiction, what does your fictional character like to do in the summer? Writing Prompt: Favorite thing to do in the summer.
Memory is a trickster . . . Prompt #170
Today’s prompt is inspired by Your Mythic Journey by Sam Keen and Anne Valley-Fox. “We love the present tense. Be here now. Yesterday is gone and best forgotten: our tradition is to have no tradition. We aren’t Europeans buried in ancient tombs and cathedrals and medieval ruins. We were born yesterday and we will be young forever. Over thirty is over the bridge. Age embarrasses us; remembrance is a function of senility. We exile the aged to Sun City leper colonies so they won’t impair our illusion of endless summer. But history is not so easily dismissed. Repressed memories, national or personal won’t stay down. To be alive is to have a past. Our only choice is whether we will repress or re-create the past. Childhood may be distant, but it is never quite lost; as full-gown men and women we carry tiny laughing and whimpering children around inside us….
What I like and don’t like . . . Prompt #169
I facilitate writing workshops in Petaluma, CA called Jumpstart. We use prompts to spark our imagination. For this type of free-writing, you can respond from your personal experience or from someone else’s personal experience. You can write as your fictional character would respond to the prompt. You can use these prompts to get deeper into your fictional character’s mind. The idea for this prompt is inspired by the poem, “What I Like and Don’t Like,” by Philip Schultz.
Connections. Prompt #168
Connections have always fascinated me. Our connections to one another. Lack of connections also interests me. Connections . . . when you meet someone for the first time and instantly feel connected. Or when you are compelled to go somewhere and you don’t know why. Once you get there, you re-connect with someone you haven’t seen in awhile. Connections – that “aha” moment when something becomes crystal clear. Are connections important to you? Connections to one another, to things, to ideas. . . what does connection mean to you? Write about connections. Or write about disconnections. Just write! Photo by Jim C. March
What can you do with these random words? Prompt #167
Use these words in a freewrite: rain, symphony, diamond, place, play, sea, true, gorgeous, swim, beauty Post your writing on The Write Spot Blog. Photo by Karen Bobier
Freedom . . . Prompt #166
You can use the prompts on The Write Spot Blog to write about your personal experiences, or experiences that others have had, or to write fiction. If you are working with a fictional character, respond to the prompt as your fictional character would. Don’t have a fictional character? Maybe now is the time to create one. You can take actual events from your life and fictionalize them. Your fictional character could be based on an actual person, or a combination of many people. Today’s Writing Prompt: FREEDOM
National What? Day . . . Prompt #165
Prompt: Take Your Fill-In-The-Blank To Work Day Take your dog, cat, frog, aunt/ant to work day. From the June 2015 Costco Connection: Summer is typically a time when many businesses see a drop-off in customers, so they create ways to engage customers. Here are some specially designated days and, of course, you can write on any of these. Have fun. . . Let your imagination take over. June 1: Flip A Coin Day June 3: Repeat Day June 4: Hug Your Cat Day June 8: Best Friends Day June 10: Iced Tea Day June 18: National Splurge Day June 19: Sauntering Day June 26: Take Your Dog to Work Day You can search the internet for all kinds of “official” days. Just Write!
Perfect Day . . . Prompt #164
Write about a perfect day. Photo by Kent Sorensen