SciFi/Fantasy – December 12

“I believe in the power of great art to transcend geographical boundaries, political differences and even the restrictions of time.”- Armand Hammer, who on this date in 1980 bought a 36-page Leonardo da Vinci notebook dated to 1508 for $5.28 million. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns a painful lesson about how people value and honor the creations of their culture’s...

SciFi/Fantasy – December 11

“After a lifetime of world travel I’ve been fascinated that those in the third world don’t have the same perception of reality that we do.”- Jim Harrison, born this date in 1937. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist and a character from a different culture compare their perceptions of the same object.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 10

“A necessary first step is that you show there are planets around other stars.”- Dr. Donald McCarthy, Jr., who on this date in 1984, announced through America’s National Science Foundation the discovery of the first planet outside our solar system. Writing prompt: In a dialogue between your protagonist and another character, describe how the citizens of the world you’ve created responded to...

SciFi/Fantasy – December 9

“I picked up a man the other day that certainly was a queer cuss.”- Jim Bendell, who on this date in John W. Campbell’s 1932 picked up a hitch-hiker. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist realizes that s/he will die if s/he doesn’t change.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 8

“The remarkable position in which we find ourselves is that we don’t actually know what we actually know.”- Bill Bryson, born this date in 1951. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your antagonist discovers that a belief common in the world you’ve created is absolutely false.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 7

“The TrollTrace website is set to go online in less than fifteen minutes — the world is in complete chaos!” Gerald Broflovski was exposed as Skankhunt42 on this date in South Park’s 2016. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist escapes accountability for actions on a date which will live in infamy.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 6

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.”- Khalil Gibran, born this date in 1883. Writing prompt: Describe the cultural assumptions about parents’ roles in their children’s lives in the world you’ve created by writing a scene featuring your protagonist and her/his parents.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 5

“There can be no understanding between the hand and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.”- Maria in Metropolis by Fritz Lang, born this date in 1890. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s heart interrupts his/her hand in the middle of a brain-driven action.