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Rollick Magazine
Read more: Rollick MagazineRollick Magazine is committed to championing new literary voices and is open to unsolicited submissions of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. “We are specifically interested in publishing contemporary literature, thought, and opinion about popular culture, society, and everything on the periphery. We are passionate about representing all types of voices and seek to offer a home to…
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Games . . . Prompt #627
Read more: Games . . . Prompt #627Write about: ~ Childhood games, favorite games, games you played over and over again. ~ What games do you like now? ~ What game would you like to teach someone? ~If you don’t like playing games, write about that.
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Help might be where you least expect it. Just ask.
Read more: Help might be where you least expect it. Just ask.Excerpted from “Where Do You Hang Your Hammock?: Finding Peace of Mind While You Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book” by Bella Mahaya Carter. When you’re out there promoting your book, you’ll have to ask for all sorts of things. This might feel hard. You may make up stories, such as I don’t want to “bother” people or be…
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Character idiosyncrasies . . . Prompt #554
Read more: Character idiosyncrasies . . . Prompt #554How do writers develop characters? How do writers get to know their characters beyond their looks, their desires, and where they went to school? For this prompt, you can write about your main character, a supporting character, or you can write about someone you know. If you are writing about something that really happened, you…
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Yesterday. Prompt #456
Read more: Yesterday. Prompt #456Sometimes writing prompts are complex: Physical location and action to describe emotional state – Prompt #12 And: Location, or place as a character – Prompt #8 And: Imagine you are invited. . . Prompt #64 Sometimes writing prompts are simple, like today’s writing prompt: Yesterday . . . Don’t over think. Just write! Prompt: Yesterday…
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Ouch. Prompt #434
Read more: Ouch. Prompt #434Write about someone in your life who is consistently critical of you or what you do, and this could be yourself. I recently read a Facebook post by Prince Ea about the four letter word that ends all arguments: Ouch. Suggestion: As you write on this prompt, think of what words and actions hurt and…
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Freewrites: develop character, plot, setting, mood Prompt #228
Read more: Freewrites: develop character, plot, setting, mood Prompt #228What kinds of writing prompts do you want? Let me know and I’ll try to create prompts that will inspire writing. Freewrites are a way to organize your thoughts, gather information, create characters, develop plot, set the scene, make discoveries, and more! What have you discovered while freely writing? Share your thoughts, ideas, creations, inspirations…
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When you set the mask aside . . . Prompt #171
Read more: When you set the mask aside . . . Prompt #171From Write From the Heart by Hal Zina Bennett, one of my all-time favorite books. During a trip to Disneyland, a priest became fascinated with the costumed figure of Mickey Mouse. Every time Father Sean turned around, there was Mickey Mouse shaking hands with people, talking with kids, keeping everyone’s spirits up. And Father Sean…
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How to write without adding trauma.
Read more: How to write without adding trauma.This week we’ll discuss how to write the hard stuff without experiencing trauma while you write. Notes and guidelines Whenever a writing prompt is suggested, feel free to write whatever you want. You never have to stay with the prompt. Don’t stop and think, just follow your mind and write wherever it takes you. What’s…
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What really happened? Prompt #157
Read more: What really happened? Prompt #157What really happened? Your story could start out like this: [Read in a Humphrey Bogart nasally voice]: “This is what really happened. . . See. . . .” Got it? Now write it! Prompt: What really happened? Humphrey Bogart [actor]: Maltese Falcon, CasaBlanca, The Treasure of Sierra Madre, High Sierra and many more unforgettable movies.