Thursday, July 24, 2014 • Prompt #81 As I walked across campus tonight, I saw a yellow banner above the bridge across Varsity Pond. “Be Confident,” it read. Prompt Write about a piece of advice, such as “Be Confident” that you heard growing up or as a young adult. Instructions If noContinue reading “Be Confident. And other worldly advice.”
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Swim. Swam. Swum.
Monday, July 21, 2014 • Prompt #78 On Sunday, I went to a pool party in Longmont’s Sunset Park, which inspires today quick prompt: Write about swimming. Aspects to consider: The body of water. Your body in the water. (Or that of your character.) The repetition or rhythm of strokes or kicking.Continue reading “Swim. Swam. Swum.”
A Giant Leap
Sunday, July 20, 2014 • Prompt #77 Today marks the 45th anniversary of the moon landing. Today’s Prompt: If you are old enough to remember, write about where you were when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. Describe where you watched or listened to the landing. Who was with you? WhatContinue reading “A Giant Leap”
Return of the Opening Line: Part II
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”
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”
Thursday Thoughts: Out Loud
For Thursday, July 17 Prompt 74 Do you read your work out loud as you write and edit? If so, how does it change what you write? If not, try it. See if it affects your word choice, sentence length or dialogue.
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!”
Ellen Orleans 