SciFi/Fantasy – March 18

“People don’t have fates. . . . Fates have people.” On this date in Sean Stewart’s 2074, Emily Thompsin is arrested. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is forced to trade something valuable to protect her/himself from a force s/he doesn’t understand.

SciFi/Fantasy – St. Patrick’s Day

“Well, ya see, I’m not saying that I’ve been everywhere and I’ve done everything, but I do know it’s a pretty amazing planet we live on here, and a man would have to be some kind of fool to think we’re alone in this universe.” -Jack Burton as portrayed by Kurt Russell, born this date in 1951. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist experiences the presence...

SciFi/Fantasy – March 16

“When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.” – Alice Hoffman, born this date in 1952. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s romantic possibilities proceed inversely to the weather.

SciFi/Fantasy – March 15

“The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness.” Illuminatus Zweitracht begins annually on this date in Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson’s trilogy. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist and a close friend fight about whether a conspiracy is real or theoretical until your protagonist is proved...

SciFi/Fantasy – March 14

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.” – Albert Einstein, born this date in 1879. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a mysterious experience leaves your protagonist with an ambiguous conclusion about an important topic.

SciFi/Fantasy – March 13

“The way out is the way through.” – L. Ron Hubbard, born this date in 1911. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist can survive only by escaping through that which is most dangerous to him/her.

SciFi/Fantasy – March 12

“Nothing’s unthinkable once somebody’s thought it.” Paul Macy was born on this date in Robert Silverberg’s 1972. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist experiences a memory that belongs to someone else.

SciFi/Fantasy – March 11

“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”- Douglas Adams, born on this date in 1952. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist finds him/herself imperiled by the foolishness of a close friend.