“To do good work, one must eat well, be well housed, have one’s fling from time to time, smoke one’s pipe, and drink one’s coffee in peace.” -Vincent van Gogh, born this date in 1853. Describe what you need to do good work.
Black Beauty author Anna Sewell was born on this date in 1820. Write a short story from the point of view of your favorite animal.
“George once said to me, ‘If we’d known we were going to be The Beatles we’d have tried harder.’ ” -Eric Idle, born this date in 1943. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist should have tried harder to avoid becoming known for something.
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”Lucius Annaeus Seneca Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes writing about a time you felt cruelly misjudged and later realized it wasn’t that big a deal. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is paralyzed by imagining worse than the worst that could happen.
What’s your best method to relieve stress? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer with a simple “yes” or “no,” explain the sources or implications of your response. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene that forces a character in your story to answer the question, or spend 15-20 minutes answering the question...
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“Don’t leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later; he may be with his real girlfriend.” -Amy Sedaris, born this date in 1961. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s clever strategy to compel and encounter with a romantic target backfires.
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“Did you know that darkness has a taste, Grandma?”- Jo Nesbø, born this date in 1960. Writing prompt: Describe the taste of darkness from the point of view of your protagonist.
Remember, when you’re feeling very small and insecureHow amazingly unlikely is your birthAnd pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space’Cause there’s bugger-all down here on Earth! – Eric Idle, born this date in 1943, in his performance of Monty Python’s The Galaxy Song. Writing prompt: Describe through your protagonist’s point of view the prevailing...
