Saturday, July 19, 2014 • Prompt #76 Following yesterday’s Opening Lines post, here are two more prompts with which to experiment. Choose one of these lines for the exercise. They say I’m not normal. The one place I can be myself is… The first person I told was… Something you should know about my sister…Continue reading “Return of the Opening Line: Part II”
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Return of the Opening Line: Part I
Friday, July 18, 2014 Prompt #75 Two-Step Instructions Choose one of the opening lines below and write it on the top of a fresh page of paper. Write for 15 minutes. They say I’m not normal. The one place I can be myself is… The first person I told was… Something you should knowContinue reading “Return of the Opening Line: Part I”
City Sidewalks
For Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Prompt #73 Write about an encounter on a city street. Writing Tips: This can be an encounter between two people, a person and a sign, an older person and a toddler, three dogs, or some other combination. Balance observation, description, and dialogue. Write for 15 minutes. Book Suggestion:Continue reading “City Sidewalks”
Roar!
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Prompt #72 Yesterday afternoon, I wandered through Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, the inspiration for today’s writing prompt. Write about zoos. Writing Tips: You can focus on a particular zoo, animal, visit, or a opinion about zoos. Or you can write in a more abstract, mixed-up, or interwovenContinue reading “Roar!”
Breakable
For Monday, July 14, 2014 Prompt #71 Write about something fragile, either literal or metaphoric. Instructions Find something fragile in your home or someone else’s home (with their permission of course). Hold it (carefully!). Put it down, describe it, using a variety of sensory details. Is it heavy in your hands?Continue reading “Breakable”
Caught!
For Sunday, July 13, 2014 Prompt #70 Today is another quick prompt: Write about your experiences fishing or watching others fish. Writing Tips Include sensory details, including sense of smell, about place, time, weather conditions, or what you were wearing. Include specifics about the kind of fishing you were doingContinue reading “Caught!”
Zoo
For Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Prompt #65 Today, a quick, down & dirty prompt: Write about an experience at a zoo. Include sensory detail and specific, concrete details. Roar forth!
Sunday Shape-Up: Spiral
July 6, 2014 Prompt #63 For this, the final Sunday Shape-Up prompt, I turn to the spiral. As this long holiday weekend included for me both an unexpected funeral and an unexpected wedding, the spiral, with its nod toward the cyclical nature of life seems appropriate. Instructions On a blank piece ofContinue reading “Sunday Shape-Up: Spiral”
Symbols
prompt for July 5, 2014 Prompt #64 It’s (still) the 4th of July Weekend here in the U.S. and I’ve been thinking of patriotic symbols, what they mean to us, and how that differs from person to person. Instructions Choose one of these words or phrases and write it at the topContinue reading “Symbols”
Fireworks (Inner and Outer)
prompt for July 4, 2014 Prompt #63 It’s the 4th of July Weekend. Are you a fireworks YAY person or a firework NAY person? Either way, this post should prompt some sparks. Instructions Write down 2o words or phrases that you associate with fireworks. Underline one word or phrase that troubles you orContinue reading “Fireworks (Inner and Outer)”
Ellen Orleans 