“What are you hiding? No one ever asks that.” – Sarah Vowell, born this date in 1969. Writing prompt: Write the response to that question from your antagonist, and then from your protagonist.
“His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.”Aeschylus Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes writing about what change you’ll make in the new year to transcend merely seeming to be the best. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist proves the best in a crowded field.
To what is it easiest for you to say, “Yes”? 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...
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“The best sex education for kids is when Daddy pats Mommy on the fanny when he comes home from work.” – Dr. William H. Masters, born this date in 1915. Writing prompt: Describe the origination and evolution of an endearing, physical habit of expression your protagonist considers important.
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Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist plays his favorite game and ends up losing to someone s/he has just taught to play.
“That is what we call the Darling house, but you may dump it down anywhere you like, and if you think it was your house you are very probably right.”- James Matthew Barrie, whose Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up was performed for the first time on this date in 1904. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a myth or fairy tale in the world you’ve created manifests itself in...
“Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race.” -Henry Miller, born this date in 1891. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your antagonist describes your protagonist’s motives as being based on a wrong-headed classic idea.
“You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”Woodrow Wilson Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about how you’ll most enrich the world during your life. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which an ally must remind your protagonist of your protagonist’s errand in the world.
