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... block?). Fun diversion? Annoying distraction? All of the above?
The thing I like about a writing prompt is that I can interpret it any darn way I want to, depending on my mood, ... great fun to see in how many different ways the same prompt can be interpreted and where some of the prompts have taken the writing. The same prompts also seem to work equally well for nonfiction and fiction writers.
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... of art)
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In October I put up a post full of writing prompts drawn from newspaper headlines. I've since decided to make it a monthly thing. Enjoy!
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... ;ll be posting special novel-related exercises along with the usual word and theme prompts.
Having trouble fleshing out your characters? Wanting to get to know them better, without taking time away from that ... success Anne Rice had running with that idea!). Â For the traditionalists, the usual weekly prompts can be found below.
Theme: Complicated
Words:
curvaceous
latitude
beneath
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... Demetri uses a joke to turn a good thing into a bad thing. How about you do the same thing today in your writing? Make your favorite character do something evil. Find something you adore and write about it in awful terms. Then, just before you leave the writing desk sad, do the opposite and write about something awful in glowing terms. Which is easier?
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Also saw this in the last Sunday’s New York Times: “What Do You See?” Seems could be a good writing assignment, a promising way of getting more interesting essays and avoiding plagiarized / re-hashed topics.
What does a swimming tiger suggest about public policy, or a pricked finger say about your goals? The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York ...
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Every week, TeachHUB features one of the hottest YouTube videos with writing prompts for each grade level. Here are our Top 5 favorites. Check out the Teacher Tips page to find the archived prompts (just click the arrows under the prompt) and check back Read More (read more)
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