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NaNoWriMo prompts – 13/30, 14/30, 15/30, 16/30

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Sorry to have fallen behind…

 

13/30

Write from the perspective or your favorite super hero or villain (not their alter ego) ordering coffee from Starbucks.

 

14/30

Exercise your use of imagery. Describe something in a poem or prose without actually saying that that something is.

 

15/30

Create a bucket list for your character. Or create one for yourself and turn it into a poem or an essay.

 

16/30

Perform a brain dump. Take thirty minutes and just empty the entire contents of your brain onto some paper or into a word document. Do no editing. Do no formatting. Just write it all down. You can sort through it later.

 

Happy Writing!

NaNoWriMo prompt – 11/30

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Write a response to your favorite song.

Happy writing!

NaNoWriMo prompts – 10/30

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Write about your alter ego. If you want, you can describe both your Superman and your Clark Kent. Compare and contrast. You could write a love letter from one to the other. Or you could send hate mail.

Happy writing!!!

NaNoWriMo prompts ~ 8/30 & 9/30

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8/30

Complete this line and then keep the thought going:

The first time I saw his/her face I thought…

 

9/30

What do you see when you close your eyes?

 

Happy Writing!!!

NaNoWriMo prompts – 7/30

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Write a haiku/senryu about “the morning after”.

A haiku is a three line poem. The first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5 syllables.

Then write a longer piece interpreting the haiku/senryu in a totally different manner than you originally intended.

Nanowrimo Prompt ~ 6/30

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You are in a grocery store/farmer’s market with the person you find yourself falling for.

Your vocal cords are not working.

There are no paper products to write on or with words that can express your feeling for you.

All you have is food and drinks.

How do you tell them how you feel?

 

 

Happy Writing!

NaNoWriMo Prompt ~ 4/30 & 5/30

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4/30

Write about your favorite phobia. Describe it and how it makes you or your character feel.

5/30

Write about your top five favorite excuses. Be creative in their use.

Happy Writing!!!

Happy NaNoWriMo 2013!!!!!

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It is that time again!!!

 

NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH

 

50,000 words in 30 days!!!!

 

So, before you start coming up with excuses I should give you a pep talk.

  1. That is really just less than 1700 words a day.
  2. You aren’t supposed to be editing anything. That is what December is for.
  3. You can write a collection of short stories… just hit that word count.
  4. You can write a poem a day. Do a 30/30. You can create a book based on a theme or just write poems at random.
  5. It is about reaching the goal. It is about the challenge. If you think you can’t do it, then you can’t. So why not believe you can.

 

I am posting writing prompts that can be used for short stories, poems, essays, or prompts to keep your novel moving along.

 

So…

 

GET TO WRITING!!!

9/11: Where were you? Writing Prompt

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Take a moment and think about where you were on 9/11.

Even if you don’t want to remember the horror of that day, still think about where you were in life.

What were you doing?

Who were you with?

How did you feel?

Now run with it. Write a non-fiction or memoir piece about that day. Write a fiction piece using what you remember about yourself, taking the truth and spinning it. Write a poem about what you saw, heard, and/or felt.

Just write!

Independence

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In the US, we are celebrating our Declaration of Independence… the moment when this country decided to stand on its own two feet.

 

What does independence mean for you? When is your Independence day?

Take some time to write out your thoughts… in the format most comfortable to you.

Definition of INDEPENDENT

1
: not dependent: as

a (1) : not subject to control by others : self-governing (2) :not affiliated with a larger controlling unit <an independentbookstore>

b (1) : not requiring or relying on something else : not contingent <an independent conclusion> (2) : not looking to others for one’s opinions or for guidance in conduct (3) : not bound by or committed to a political party

c (1) : not requiring or relying on others (as for care or livelihood) <independent of her parents> (2) : being enough to free one from the necessity of working for a living <a person of independent means>

d : showing a desire for freedom <an independent manner>

(DEFINITION TAKEN FROM http://www.merriam-webster.com)