Strike up an interesting conversation! And if you don’t like to talk to people, eavesdrop. People talk about everything all the time! Go to a coffee shop and pretend to write your book/story/poem and listen to others chat. Buy one of those super sonic hearing devices that make everything really loud and if people start [...]
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Conversation Prompt
Posted in Ideas, Thoughts, writing, Writing Prompts, tagged conversation, dialogue, family, writing, writing prompt on January 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
First-line Prompt
Posted in Ideas, Poetry, Reading, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing, Writing Prompts, tagged poems, Poetry, writing, writing exercise, writing prompt on December 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I took this prompt from Desiree St. Duran’s blog Enchanted Literature. Click and check out her blog! First line is in bold- taken from: Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle (1948) I write this sitting in the kitchen sink. In a memory of bubbles and sunlight. To the music of a faucet beat drip drip dripping. I [...]
Peach, Plum, Pear: Poetry Prompt
Posted in Ideas, Poetry, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing, Writing Prompts, tagged fruit, poem, Poetry, strawberry, writing on December 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Write a poem about your favorite fruit! I got the idea from this post by smcallister.wordpress.com. Here’s mine! Strawberry Pattern scattered on a dress or flowing fair in open fields. Pretty woman paired champagne and threw away your green leaves. Chocolate drizzle red and sweet, right to the seeds stuck in your teeth. I wrote [...]
