Prompt of the Day

We recently 'fell back' an hour. Write about a time you fell back, either physically or emotionally.

Prompt of the Week

I'm stealing from the Scaring Your Readers Workshop that I attended on Saturday.

Think of something you'd never be scared of. Now write a short story making that innocent object scary.

Prompt of the Week

Halloween night, the doorbell rings. You answer the door, expecting children dressed as princesses, ghosts and Batman. Instead, shockingly, it's __________

Prompt of the Week

Create your own workshop. Think of a writing workshop that you would like to attend. Who would run it? What would the topic be? How long? Who are the other attendees?

Bonus Prompt

Evil Editor has a fun writing exercise on his blog today. You roll a die and use the number you get to pick a genre. Then roll again and get a setting. And so on. You can see what the options are at www.evileditor.blogspot.com. This is like Deb's story cards, except with specific characters.

My results were:

Children's/YA genre
Set in a courtroom
My two speaking characters are Bullwinkle Moose and Norman Bates.

This could be fun. Or a trainwreck.

Environmental Prompt of the Week

Think about climate changes that have already happened in a favorite spot. If things go on as they have been, what will it be like in ten years? Twenty? Write about what it would be like and, more importantly, how you would feel about those changes.

Prompt of the Week

The New Hampshire primaries and the Iowa caucuses are still months away, but the candidates have been out stumping for months and months. Let's say that you aren't happy with any of the choices so you decide to throw your hat in the ring. Right up your platform.

Prompt of the Week

The Fall colors are brilliant. Describe the scene without using the words red, yellow, orange or green.

Prompt of the Week

Start with this sentence: Two guys come in with guns.

Prompt of the Week

One of your characters won't survive the night. Write an obituary outlining a brief history, a list of accomplishments, the people who will mourn his/her passing and the cause of death.

Prompt of the Week

I used to love using photos for prompts in Feminine Ink. They--like poetry--always caused big groans. But we also got some great responses. Use this as the starting point for your writing today.

Prompt of the Week

You are summoned for jury duty. The waiting room at the courthouse is filled with other potential jurors. One person seems familiar to you. Then you realize they played an important role in your past. Who are they and what did they do?

Prompt of the Week

I've been wanting to use poetry as a prompt, but kept running into the copyright issue. Evil Editor has solved my problem. Go to www.evileditor.blogspot.com and scroll down to the Poetry Corner. Read the submissions and pick a line or phrase from one of them. Something that strikes your fancy. Then use that as the first line of what you write. Have fun with it.

Prompt of the Week

When you hear the word "summer" what images come to mind? Pick one or two and write about them.

Bonus prompt: Write a poem using these images.

Prompt of the Week

Christmas in July. How would you change the way you celebrate Christmas if it fell on July 25th instead of December 25th? If you don't normally celebrate Christmas, which holiday would change for you and how if it was held in mid-summer instead of the usual date?

Prompt of the Week

In honor of Bastille Day: What would be worth going to prison for?

Prompt of the Week

"The sky is falling!"

Something falls on your head. What is it? Where did it come from? What does it mean?

Prompt of the Week

In honor of Jenny (she knows why):

Your character was born on February 29th. Describe how s/he feels on those non-leap years.

Prompt of the Week

Include the following 3 words in your writing for this week: plum, storm, bossy

Prompt of the Week

You're waiting for your baggage at the carousel in the airport terminal in Des Moines. A woman in a pirate costume stands a short distance away. It's not even close to Halloween. What's going on?