July 2, 2014 Prompt #61 Today’s prompt is all about the rant. The “shout, shout, let it all out,” break-the-rules writing that demands you your speak your mind without apology. Instructions Scribble down attitudes and actions that infuriate you. List big issues, like poverty, or smaller ones, like not using yourContinue reading “Let It All Out”
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Steal This Prompt!
July 1, 2014 Prompt #60 It’s another “Down & Dirty” Prompt” day. Instructions Write about the first time (or a memorable time) you stole something. If you have never stolen, write about witnessing someone else stealing or write about your desire to steal and why you did not follow through. Start the work with aContinue reading “Steal This Prompt!”
Super Star
June 30, 2014 Prompt #59 Today’s prompt follows up on yesterday’s Sunday Shape-Up which starred stars. Further Writing Use one of these phrases as your prompt: Gold Stars. Hollywood Star. Star struck. Starburst. Star of David. Star of Bethlehem. Star-crossed. Write in response to the painting Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. Imagine you areContinue reading “Super Star”
Sunday Shape Up: Star
June 29, 2014 Prompt #58 This week’s Sunday Shape-Up lets you shine like the star you are. Instructions For 10 minutes, jot down phrases, dialogue and images that come to mind when you hear the word star. Re-read what you’ve written and circle a phrase or sentence that stands out. Next, underline a phrase thatContinue reading “Sunday Shape Up: Star”
Genre Swap
June 28, 2014 Prompt #57 To wrap up revisions week, here’s a playful prompt. See if you discover anything about your writing (or yourself!) with this one. Instructions Choose a section of a story or essay you’ve written that is about a page long. Or choose a single piece of flash fiction or a shortContinue reading “Genre Swap”
Play It Backwards
June 27, 2014 Prompt #56 Today, more random play as we explore ways to re-vision, re-see, and re-imagine our work. This exercise comes from writer and translator T. Begley, from whom I took a writing workshop 20 years ago at The Naropa Institute (that’s what it was called back then). Instructions Choose a sectionContinue reading “Play It Backwards”
Thursday Thoughts: Trans-Genre
June 26, 2014 Prompt #55 Instead of a prompt today, I’m posing a few writer’s questions. Think about them yourself, ask other writing friends, or discuss your ideas here. Do you write in more than one genre — for instance poetry, fiction, and essays? If you write in more than one genre, do you considerContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts: Trans-Genre”
Double Double (Toil and Trouble?)
June 25, 2014 Prompt #54 Sometimes, a successful story is the result of careful planning, clear outlines, and a well-conceived structure. Other times, random play generates surprising results. For today’s prompt, we are going to play. Instructions Choose a section of a story or essay you’ve written that is about a page long. Or chooseContinue reading “Double Double (Toil and Trouble?)”
Fresh Perspectives
June 24, 2014 Prompt #53 It’s revisions week here at The Writeous Sisters, so pull out a rough draft. It’s time for a tune-up! For this prompt, we shift point-of-view. While you might not incorporate anything you write for this prompt directly into your work, examining point-of-view can give you valuable insights. Instructions Choose aContinue reading “Fresh Perspectives”
Expendable Adjectives
(One Day Late for) June 23, 2014 Prompt #52 For most of this week, we’ll be looking at revisions. So dig up some old writing and get ready to rethink, revise, and re-do. Today we’ll focus on adjectives and adverbs. Adjectives modify nouns. Adverbs modify verbs. They supply your readers with information about the nounContinue reading “Expendable Adjectives”
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