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!”
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Ritual
For Saturday, July 12, 2014 Prompt #69 Write about a ritual, either personal or public, that you have taken part in or regularly take part in. Instructions 1. Write about the ritual in a factual step by step detail. Write for 10 minutes. 2. Next, add in emotional and sensory details, perhaps explaining what drawsContinue reading “Ritual”
Summer Solstice Ritual
June 21, 2014. Prompt #51 After dinner with friends tonight , I marked this longest day of the year with a walk to Wonderland Lake. There, redwings chattered, the foothills reflected themselves in the water, and two mallard chicks paddled behind with their mother. On the path home, I nearly bumped into a mule deer.Continue reading “Summer Solstice Ritual”
Developing Character
June 20, 2014. Prompt #50 To write effectively about characters, it’s crucial to thoroughly develop their fictional lives. Once you have a clear sense of who they are, you’ll be able to better write dialogue for them and describe their gestures, expressions, and habits. How does your character entertain herself, how does he dress, whatContinue reading “Developing Character”
Picture {Postcard} Perfect
June 19, 2014. Prompt #49 Today’s prompt may take you to places unknown. Have a marvelous journey. Instructions Do you have a collection of old travel postcards? If so, choose one for this prompt. If not, in Google image, Flickr, or another image search, type “travel postcards.” Choose a postcard image from it.Continue reading “Picture {Postcard} Perfect”
Streets and Neighborhoods
June 18, 2014. Prompt #48 I’ve been reading the intriguing memoir How I Became Hettie Jones. A poet, story-writer, and the first wife of Amiri Baraka, Hettie Jones offers fresh, non-glorifying insights of her Bohemian years in New York City as part of the male-dominated Beat Generation. The book’s sections have titles such as Morton Street,Continue reading “Streets and Neighborhoods”
By The Sea
June 17, 2014. Prompt #47 I’ve been steadily editing a novel of mine that takes place at a beach. Even while I am typing away here in landlocked Colorado, much of my brain has relocated to a Jersey Shore beach town circa 1993. For today’s prompt, therefore, we’ll work with words associated with oceans, bays,Continue reading “By The Sea”
Self Reflection
June 14, 2014. Prompt #45 Recently, my good friend Lori visited Chicago’s famous “Cloud Gate” sculpture, affectionately known as “The Bean” by locals. Designed by Anish Kapoor, this bulging, looming, delightful public artwork reflects on levels. Its mirror finish reflects the buildings, plaza, and sky around it. It reflects the crowds of people looking at it.Continue reading “Self Reflection”
Run Away
June 14, 2014. Prompt #45 Write about running away. Instructions Write about an actual act or a symbolic one. Write a true story, a fantasy, or a fictional account. Consider how running away might vary for a child, teenager, or adult. Further Writing Write a list of 6 things that you (orContinue reading “Run Away”
Thirteen
June 13, 2014. Prompt #44 In honor of Friday the 13th, here’s a lucky writing prompt. Instructions Write about a superstition that you believe in, don’t believe in, or are on the fence about. Write for 13 minutes. Further Writing Make up a superstition. Give it history or cultural background. Write convincingly why weContinue reading “Thirteen”
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