Romance – St. Patrick’s Day

Nat “King” Cole was born on this date in 1919. Writing prompt: Write descriptive paragraphs about your protagonist based on an adjective beginning with each letter of your protag’s first...

Romance – March 16

Henry Miller said, “One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.” Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist fabricates a lie that tells more truth about him/her than what s/he’s trying to conceal.

Romance – March 15

My Fair Lady opened on Broadway on this date in 1956, starring an unknown Julie Andrews with Rex Harrison. It became the longest-running show in history after more than 2,400 performances. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist realizes her/his romantic partner wants your protag to be someone else.

Romance – March 14

“Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.” -Diane Arbus, born this date in 1923. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s love interest pretends to misunderstand your protag to avoid making a commitment.

Romance – March 13

Writing prompt: Write the scene that prompts your protagonist’s expulsion as a young person from an open-membership service-oriented organization such as Girl/Boy Scouts.

Romance – March 12

After opening in Paris in 1980 and London in 1985 (where it’s never closed), Les Misérables opened on Broadway on this date in 1987, where it ran for 16 years. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is confronted with a person who devastated your protag in the past but proves s/he deserves redemption.

Romance – March 11

“If somebody thinks they’re a hedgehog, presumably you just give ’em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it out for themselves.” -Douglas Adams, born this date in 1952. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist realizes that his/her partner thinks s/he is something s/he is not.

Romance – March 10

“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” -Zelda Fitzgerald, who died on this date in 1948. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist proves him/herself unworthy of another’s love.