The Write Spot Blog by Marlene Cullen

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  • Pressure. Prompt #115

    PressureToday’s prompt:  Pressure.

     

     

     

     

     

  • ” . . . it’s not the most gifted. . .” — Norman Mailer

    Norman Mailer“In writing, as in so many pursuits, it’s not the most gifted but the most determined who succeed.” — Norman Mailer

  • Crazyhorse Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, & Poetry

    CrazyhorseCrazyhorse welcomes general submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from September 1st through May 31st, with the exception of the month of January, during which we accept entries for our annual Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry, and the month of July, during which we accept entries for our annual short-short fiction contest:   Crazyshorts!

    From January 1st to January 31st, submit short stories and essays of up to 25 pages or a set of 1-3 poems. Winners in each genre will receive $2,000 and publication.

    Click here for submission guidelines.

  • Write about a secret. Prompt #113

    Pete PromptWrite about a secret. Either a secret you hold, or write from a fictional point of view.

    You can take your personal experience and write it as fiction.

    If you want, change the gender, age, details of the main character.

  • Maya Angelou sez . . .

    Maya AngelouMaya Angelou said, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

    Okay, friends. . . you heard The Lady . . .  Write!

    From Marlene:  Don’t keep your story bottled up inside you.  Write it out.

    Don’t know what to write about?  Check out the prompts on The Write Spot Blog. Choose one. Set your timer for 15 or 20 minutes and Just Write!  You can also find writing prompts here.

  • A day without consequences. Prompt #112

    If you could live one day without consequences, what would you (or your fictional character) do?

    Witch on pumpkin

  • What do you want? Prompt #110

    What do you want?

    Set your timer and write for 15 or 20 minutes. See what comes up for you.

    If this prompt is too “open” or vague for you, how about this:

    What do you want to do today? If you could do anything you want. . . what would you like to do today?

    You can answer for yourself, or as your fictional character would answer. This might be a fun way to get to know your fictional character(s) a little deeper.

    Above all, have fun with this prompt!

    Laffing Sal

     Laffing Sal 

  • Are emails and FB Posts writing?

    Marlene and dreadsDo you think emails and Facebook posts can be considered as “writing?”

    I do!

    You are writing and communicating.  Have fun with your writing . . . wherever that takes you. Your writing is your personal, and sometimes public, journey. Wherever your writing lands . . . Just write!

  • Scene One: Your point of view. Prompt #108

    Today’s writing prompt is inspired from “Falling Down the Rabbit Hole” by Emily Hanlon,  December 2007 issue of Writer’s Digest magazine.

    Using an incident from your life, or your fictional character’s life, write a scene from your point of view (or, your fictional character’s point of view). Use dialogue. Inner thought is what defines point of view. The other character in this scene speaks and acts, but the reader doesn’t know the secondary character’s thoughts. All the inner thoughts belong to the point-of-view character.

    Argue-150x150Basically, you are writing about an argument or a fight, or a heated debate between two people . . . yourself or your fictional character, and a secondary character, using dialogue.

     

     

  • The way I found out about . . . Prompt #100

    The way I found out about . . .

    Start a sentence with “The way I found out about . . . ” and go from there. Write! Just write.

    The way I found out