Tag: Non-Fiction
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Writing Prompt #46
Hullo fabulous folks! Grab a pen and a notebook! To celebrate the resuscitation of this blog, Prompt #46 is going to be all about rebirth, rejuvenation, and recovery. When was the last time you sat down and thought about something you overcame in life—college application statements don’t count! It’s time to do a little appreciation…
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Writing Prompt #45
It’s a Tuesday Chooseday! I’m back with another choose-your-own-adventure kind of prompt 🙂 For today, we’ll recycle a prompt from my Spoken Word class that I’ve been enjoying playing with. For an extra challenge, try writing your response with a spoken performance in mind, whatever genre you choose! Apocalyptic The day the world ended I……
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Daily Prompt #43
Are you as excited as I am for Flash Friday? Flash is my favorite genre to write, so this is my favorite day of the week! (nothing to do with it being Friday, promise.) Today, I am anticipating Spring Break more than ever. Finals will be over, and I will step out of the in-between…
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Daily Prompt #42
Ready for some Thursday Thoughts? Going into spring break, what’s on your mind? Someplace warm? All the weather in California? Is it still snowing at home? Work tomorrow? This is the time to reset before diving back in for the students and teachers among us, but it’s just another week for some others. Resetting Still…
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Daily Prompt #40
Welcome back to Tuesday Chooseday! As always, you pick which genre you would like to respond to this prompt with – fiction, nonfiction, poetry, something hybrid and fun – go wild! Revision I’m doing a lot of revising right now, what with it being finals week and all, so revision is on the brain. As…
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Daily Prompt #36
Ready to get thoughtful? Thursday Thoughts are here again! As a reminder, Thursday prompts are for nonfiction—flash, poetry, diary entries—anything that’s true and from the real world 🙂 Today we are in for those late-night thoughts. The sad ones, the weird ones, the slightly surreal ones. What do you think about when you are awake…
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Daily Prompt #34
Happy Tuesday Chooseday! Remember on Tuesdays, you choose what genre you use to respond to the prompt — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, something fun and hybrid. Up to you! Random Selection For today, you are going to get three random words. I got these words from Random Word Generator. Session Discourage Option Using these three words,…
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Daily Prompt #31
Thursday Thoughts! What are you feeling thoughtful about today? I’m caught up in winter weather, courtesy of the sleeting snow/rain wintery mix making me want to curl up in front of a fire with a mug of tea and a good book. Unfortunately, my apartment doesn’t have a fireplace. Cozy For today’s prompt, think of…
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Daily Prompt #30
Wacky Wednesday! Time to write something weird, something surreal, something monstrous, something silly. Today’s wackiness is going to draw from your own life. Our prompt will be another from the wonderful Tell It Slant by Brenda Miller and Suzanne Paola. “Memory, in a sense, is imagination: an ‘imagining’ of the past, re-creating the sights, sounds,…
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Daily Prompt #29
Tuesday Chooseday! My favorite weekly prompt! Remember, you choose the genre you wish to use to respond. Poetry, fiction, non-fiction. Get creative! Write me a recipe, or a letter. How about a scene from a one-act play? Talking Books For today’s prompt, turn to page 34 of the nearest book. Look for the first paragraph…
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