Daily, genre-inspired writing prompts for authors, teachers, and journaling

Journaling + Fiction – March 31

“What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”
Aristotle

Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about your power to say no.

Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist deploys The Bartleby Stratagem: “I would prefer not to.”