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dbschlosser on Apr 24th, 2025 in
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“Let your mercenary tendencies be combined with honesty, and they cannot take you astray.” -Anthony Trollope, born this date in 1815. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s greed for someone or something earns criticism from an observer.
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dbschlosser on Apr 23rd, 2025 in
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“Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.” Today is the accepted birthday of William Shakespeare in 1564. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s affection becomes the source of a burning affliction.
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dbschlosser on Apr 22nd, 2025 in
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“People, you know, are always imagining and inventing reasons for their opinions and conduct.” -Henry Fielding, born this date in 1707. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a trusted friend of your protagonist tries to persuade your protagonist that a potential romantic interest is unsuitable because of socioeconomic class differences between them.
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dbschlosser on Apr 21st, 2025 in
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“I feel monotony and death to be almost the same.” -Charlotte Bronte, born this date in 1816. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s boredom drives her/him to do something both unexpected and foolish.
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dbschlosser on Apr 20th, 2025 in
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“In LA, you think you’re making something up, but it’s making you up.” -Steve Erickson, born this date in 1950. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s reality is inverted.
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dbschlosser on Apr 19th, 2025 in
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Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist tells a close friend about the time s/he got in the most trouble as a child.
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dbschlosser on Apr 18th, 2025 in
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Lucrezia Borgia, the illegitimate daughter of a future Pope, was born on this date in 1480. Her family personified Machiavellian corruption and committed bribery, theft, adultery, incest, and murder as well as strategic marriage — to which Lucrezia was thrice committed. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is threatened with being forced to marry a person for political or financial...
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dbschlosser on Apr 17th, 2025 in
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“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” -Cynthia Ozick, born this date in 1928. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist loses something s/he took for granted because s/he lacked gratitude.