Big Questions – December 31

How will your life be different 365 days from today? 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...

Romance – December 31

“I don’t know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.” -Nicholas Sparks, born this date in 1965. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s love must overcome a changed circumstance.

Mystery – December 31

Bill Vaughn said, “Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to.” Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your antagonist tells another character about an important event or object that appears utterly different to him or her from the perspective of youth and maturity.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 31

“That was the difference between a hero and a villain, a soldier and a murderer, a victory and a crime. Which side of a river you called home.”- Joe Abercrombie, born this date in 1974. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist realizes s/he’s dining with people who would consider her/his greatest triumph a total disaster.

Literary – December 30

“An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.” – Rudyard Kipling, born this date in 1865. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s mother uses a minimum of words and actions to make clear her opinion that your protag is following the wrong course.

Journaling + Fiction – December 30

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”Melody Beattie Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about your vision for tomorrow. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns an important fact that helps him/her make sense of a previously inexplicable tragedy in his/her past.

Big Questions – December 30

Which superhero does your daily identity hide from the public? 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...

Romance – December 30

“The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.” – Rudyard Kipling, born this date in 1865. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist tries to get what s/he wants by playing dumb, and fails.