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Daily writing prompts to help writers engage their creative muse and discipline the writing habit.
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It's Not Funny
Today's prompt is an exercise in creating tension and building conflict through an unlikely agent: laughing.Have you ever laughed because you were nervous or scared...or just at an inappropriate time? I remember collecting frogs for my biology teache...
I Remember
At a recent Writer's Guild meeting we did an exercise called, "I Remember". This exercise prompted a number of good story ideas, and it amazed me how I started with one memory and ended up recalling things long forgotten and seemingly unrelated to wh...
Current Events
In my book, Pumping Your Muse, you'll find a writing exercise that deals with watching the news to help you develop your evil character. For today's prompt will turn to the news one more time.Pumping Your Muse Prompt:Choose a news story that really g...
Foreshadowing
Today's prompt will work to develop foreshadowing through the use of a sunrise or sunset. By their nature these acts of nature represent a beginning or an end, but by showing them, a writer can create an element of foreshadowing. For example, if the ...
Capturing the Essence of a Short Story
Coming up with new ideas to write about shouldn't be a problem, but in the real world can cause a writer fits. I'm working on stories for a pet anthology and while I'm an animal lover, condensing details into one short story can be a challenge. All k...
