SciFi/Fantasy – December 22

“Roswell was a smoke screen — we’ve had half a dozen better salvage operations.”- Deep Throat, in an effort to reveal the truth that aliens were scheduled to begin colonizing Earth on this date in 2012. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist realizes that someone s/he considered a fellow member of her/his species is something else entirely.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 21

”We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the earth.”- William A. Anders, lunar module pilot of Apollo 8, launched this date in 1968. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns the true value of the most amazing voyage ever undertaken in the world you’ve created.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 20

“Beauty and ingenuity beat perfection hands down, every time.”- Nalo Hopkinson, born this date in 1960. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is judged the loser in a contest s/he rightfully won only because the opponent used appearances to win.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 19

“Truth is the one thing you can never intimidate.”- Brandon Sanderson, born this date in 1975. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist fails to intimidate truth and so must deal with its consequences.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 18

“I’ve discovered I’ve got this preoccupation with ordinary people pursued by large forces.”- Steven Spielberg, born this date in 1946. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist fails to escape the largest force that exists in the world you’ve created.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 17

“If you hunch your shoulders too long against a storm your shoulders will grow bowed.”- Ford Madox Ford, born this date in 1873. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist misses a chance to achieve an important goal because prior experiences closed her/his mind to hope the opportunity ever would come.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 16

“In a society of criminals, the innocent man goes to jail.”- Philip K. Dick, born this date in 1928 (the same date as Arthur C. Clarke was born in 1917). Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a technology that was supposed to empower and liberate individuals is used against your protagonist to disempower and constrain him/her.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 15

“Rompu, rompu la murojn inter la popoloj.”- L.L. Zamenhof, born this date in 1859. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s effort to accommodate a different language leads to...