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Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:11:58 +0000

Today’s writing prompt is: WHY NOW?

Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:32:45 +0000

Write about something you’ve lost.

Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:46:29 +0000

Today’s writing prompt is courtesy of Leo Tolstoy. Finish the story: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:23:48 +0000

Write about a promise.

Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:35:57 +0000

Today’s prompt comes from the first line of Ford Madox Ford’s novel The Good Soldier:

This is the saddest story I have ever heard.

Use it to start your own poem or short story.

Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:03:15 +0000

Use a random line of dialogue — either from a television show or overheard in conversation — as inspiration for a short story or poem.

Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:05:16 +0000

This week’s prompt is PUNISHMENT.

Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:13:34 +0000

Today, write about nervous habits, your own or someone else’s.

Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:51:53 +0000

Today’s writing prompt is one I learned from an undergraduate creative writing class. Use a classified ad in your local newspaper (or from craigslist) as the basis for a short story. Try to imagine who wrote the ad, as well as what motivated them to write it.

Wednesday Writing Prompt

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:09:34 +0000

Write about your room. How has it changed over the years? How do the changes in your room reflect the changes in yourself (if at all)? If your room has not changed at all, why?