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This week, the prompt is all about lost treasure. Your character moves into a new home, decides to plant something in the garden, and while digging, unearth some coins. What are they? Are they valuable? What’s the date on them? What do they proceed to do with them and what’s the outcome? If you’re journalling,…
This week’s guest blogger is Tricia Schneider… When did you begin writing? I wrote my first novel when I was 15 during summer vacation. It was a fantasy romance inspired by a strange dream I had one night. I still think often about that story. I wrote several more novel-length and short stories during my…
I love this quote. We’re given the gift of writing, of sharing words, stories and thoughts with the world. Each day remember this special talent and put it to good use.
Ever had a week where you hope it is Friday and your mind isn’t playing tricks on you? I’ve been checking things off my to do list,and as most of them are word related, I think I’m word fatigued. Is there such a thing? You know you have it when simple words suddenly don’t look…
If you often wonder where ideas for posts come from, this one originated while I was dusting. Actually dusting the bookshelves in my office. As I took each book off the shelf, I thought I’d share with you what I think are must have books. I’ve divided them in fiction and non-fiction categories, but bottom…
This one could be for a horror story or maybe something less creepy. Your character dreams about this image every night for a week. Is it a good omen, a bad one maybe? Has the character seen this in their waking life? Lots you can do with this one. If you’re journaling, think about…
No matter your profession or pursuit, you never stop learning and trying to improve your craft. Even if you’ve been writing ten, twenty, or thirty years, you should treat each day as a way to improve your prose, to step outside your comfort zone or use it as an opportunity to ask your fellow…
We have what a big snow storm headed this way…well, at least that’s what they’re predicting. Guess I’ve picked the best weekend to tackle some DIY projects around the house. Over the holidays, I made a list of my winter reading but am ashamed to say, I’m only ten pages into book one on…
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Last month while I was checking the weather forecast, extremely cold was written for one day, frigid the next. As a writer, words fascinate me. The choice of words my fellow authors pick intrigue me. As in the case of whoever write this forecast. What’s the difference between extremely cold and frigid? According my dictionary,…
The first prompt of 2020 and let’s go with an opening line which is- “It’s all in a day’s work.” Who says that line? Is it really about work? If it is, what sort of work are they referring to? I know lots of you have enjoyed using these prompts for journaling so how…
