Tag: writing prompt
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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 #33
I hope you are having another Fantastic Monday! I hear our friends over in California have intense amounts of snow right now, please stay safe! Dungeons & Dragons If you are familiar with D&D, today’s prompt is to write a character background as if you are about to start a campaign. If you are unfamiliar…
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Daily Prompt #32
Time for some Sunday Verse! For today’s prompt, find a line of poetry that inspires you or captures your attention. It could be a Psalm, a line from Shakespeare, something written by Maya Angelou, it doesn’t matter. Any line of poetry. Riff Now that you have your line, use it as an epigraph. Riff off…
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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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Daily Prompt #28
Fantastic Monday comes again! Ready to get your imagination on? For today’s prompt, we’re going to be thinking of animals. Specifically, mythological animals! Creatures Pick your favorite fantasy or mythological creature. Dragons, unicorns, gryphons, owl-bears. Now, describe that creature in detail. What does it look like? How does it move? How does it behave? When…
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Daily Prompt #27
Sunday Verse! Another writing prompt to exercise your poetry pen. For today’s prompt, we will draw inspiration from the weather. It’s been a bit of a strange winter here in Chicago. Can’t seem to decide if it wants to be cold or not. What’s Your Season? Think of your favorite season. Now your least favorite.…
