The Write Spot Blog by Marlene Cullen

Tag: just write

  • Best or worst advice . . . Prompt #397

     

    Best or worst advice you have ever heard or given.

    Just write!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Another reason to Just Write!

    “Studies show that writing by hand, rather than typing, improves information processing as well as the ability to remember what you’re writing about.

    Take your learning to the next level by using your brain for what it does best: fusing existing and new information. . . . Crack open a book and once you’ve finished it, write a Goodreads or Amazon review. You might be surprised at what you come up with while mulling it over again.” — “Brain Fitness,” November 2015 Real Simple magazine.

    Note from Marlene: You will be helping authors and improving your brain fitness at the same time when you review a book and post on Amazon or Goodreads.

    And if you are inclined, consider writing a review of the Write Spot Books and post on Amazon.

    The Write Spot to Jumpstart Your Writing: Discoveries

    The Write Spot to Jumpstart Your Writing: Connections

    The Write Spot: Reflections

    I will be very appreciative and you will be rewarded . . . somehow, some way!

  • Things I Can’t Forget . . . Prompt #396

    Today’s Writing Prompt:

    Things I can’t forget . . .

    Take a moment and then . . . Just Write!

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Just Write! Prompt #395

    Want to write? Having trouble getting started? Stuck in a rut?

    Using prompts, or ideas, are a great way to free your mind and unstick your blocked mind.

    Set a timer for fifteen minutes. Choose one of the prompts below and Just Write!

    I remember . . .

    A childhood memory

    Something bad that turned out good

    Something you would like to see again

    Someone from your childhood

    How I really spent my summer vacation

    Or, write whatever is on your mind.

    Just write! It’s healthy. It can be fun. And it’s free!

  • Do Dreams Come True? Prompt #394

    Do dreams come true? I think they can. I’ve had a dream since 2005, an item I can now cross off my bucket list: Produce a series of books to inspire writing.

    The recently published, The Write Spot: Reflections is the third book in The Write Spot Series.

    Today’s Prompt:

    Write your bucket list . . . things you want to do. Your dream wish list. Take a few minutes for this.

    Next: Choose an item from this list and write as if it were five years from now and you have completed your dream. A sort of cheerleading note to yourself.

    Go on . . . Dare to dream!

    For more inspirational writing on this topic:

    Prompt #212: What is on your bucket list?

    Prompt #216: Portals, Dreams and Promises

    The Write Spot: Reflections is available for $12 at Amazon, Copperfield’s Petaluma, and JavAmore Café .

     

  • Autumnal glow . . . Prompt #393

    Finish the sentence and keep writing:

    The autumnal glow, chilly afternoons, and crisp nights . . .

  • Prized possession. Prompt #391

    What is your most prized or cherished possession?

    Why?

  • Mental Snapshot . . . Prompt #390

    Our minds register events like snapshots, especially stressful or shocking events.

    Our minds take a snapshot as if we need to remember that point in time.

    For example, you probably remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard about John F. Kennedy being shot or September 11th or the October Northern California fires.

    For this prompt, I’d like to make it more personal. Yes, you can write about a global event. Or, you can use this prompt as an opportunity to take a deeper look at something that is personally meaningful to you.

    Something that was a type of surprise or shock so you took a mental snapshot.

    It could be good or surprising news. It could be something that was upsetting or disturbing.

    I invite you to go inward and write about a mental snapshot you carry with you.

    When writing about difficult experiences, take care not to re-traumatize yourself. There are many ideas on how to write about difficult subjects on The Write Spot Blog.
    Type “trauma” in the search box. There are several choices on how to write without adding trauma.

  • A great adventure . . . Prompt #387

    Write about a great adventure you would like to have.

  • What brave thing have you done? Prompt #386

    What brave thing have you done?

    Write about a brave thing you did, or a brave thing your parents or your grandparents did.