How are you? No, really . . . Prompt #61

  • How are you?    No, really . . . How. Are. You.

    Not the usual, “I’m fine. Thank you.”  That just won’t do right now.

    Take a deep breath . . . in through your nose. Exhale through your mouth.

    A couple more deep breaths.

    Now, how are you?  Scan your body. .  . start with your head. How is your hair? How are your eyes?  How is your throat?  Your stomach?  Anything talking to you?  Any body part want attention?

    Write how you are. How you really are. Go deep. Take a big breath. Go deeper. Excavate. Dig in and grab those shadowy feelings. Give them words.  Give them names. Translate the murky feelings into words.

    Let your inner self guide you through new doorways.doorway.Breana

    Now, really. How are you?

     

     

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  • Jessica Strawser, editor of The Writer’s Digest magazine, writes about the benefits of writing short pieces in the March/April 2014 issue of the Writer’s Digest magazine.

    “Writing short is a too-often overlooked way to break out in any field of writing. Even if —perhaps especially if —your ultimate goal is to publish a book one day.”

    She continues, “. . . a diverse approach to getting your name ‘out there’ —whether through personal essays on popular websites, feature articles in leading glossies, or short stories in respected literary journals—is far smarter than focusing your efforts in one place.”

    So, if you want to write short pieces . . . go ahead!  Follow the prompts in this blog and post your writing here!

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  • Write about a time you were lost.

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  • Write about something that always get you, or your fictional character, in trouble.

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  • The roots of All Fools Day date back to at least the 1500s as an occasion to perpetrate tomfoolery, possibly in reaction to spring’s mercurial weather. It’s observed on April 1 in many Western countries.

    In Italy, France, Belgium, and French-speaking areas of Switzerland and Canada, pranksters cry “April fish” as they tape paper fish to people’s backs.

    In 1957, the BBC pulled a prank, known as the Swiss Spaghetti Harvest prank, where they broadcast a fake film of Swiss farmers picking freshly-grown spaghetti. The BBC were later flooded with requests to purchase a spaghetti plant, forcing them to declare the film a prank on the news the next day.

    Source:  Wikipedia 

    Prompt:  Write about pranks you used to play on April Fool’s Day, a prank pulled on you, or make up a story about how April Fool’s Day started.

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  • This prompt is inspired by Ianthe Brautigan from her Writers Forum workshop.

    Draw a circle with radiating arms, ending in circles (see below).

    In the center circle, write a note about a watershed moment where nothing was the same after that: A pivotal moment.

    Write details on the radiating circles. Include as many circles as you want for details.

    Write into the questions  . . . how did this moment shape me? How did this affect the rest of my life?

    Use this prompt to spark a freewrite.

    When you are finished with freewriting on this prompt, if you keep a journal, use that for details to flesh out the story.

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  • Tell a story from your past that has something to do with being a klutz or a time you were dazzling.

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  • Prompt #22

    Today I know . . .

    Today’s prompt is inspired by B. Lynn Goodwin, owner of Writer Advice, and the author of You Want Me to Do WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers, available on Amazon.

    Prompt #22

    Prompt:  Today I know . . .

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  • “This is a space for free wild mind writing that doesn’t need to be analyzed nor dissected. It’s about the practice of writing and tapping into that raw creative energy, just to keep our juices flowing.”

    — Christine Falcon

  • Prompt #1

    Welcome

    Welcome! I’m so excited for you to be here. . . a place to learn about writing, use prompts to inspire your writing, and places to submit your writing. We’re all about writing.

    Ready? Pen and paper nearby? Computer warming up? Flex hands, fingers poised . . .

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    First prompt

    I remember. . .

    Go! Write!

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