I hope you're having a lovely Thursday this fine morning. Today's Preptober Prompt is If your character could change one thing about themselves overnight, what would they change? I think Zeb would wish that he was a optimist. He despises those of false cheer, but sometimes he despairs that maybe ignorance is bliss. This actually… Continue reading Preptober Prompts Day 14
Happy Wednesday my friends! We are back for day 13 of Preptober Prompts. Catch up on previous days here (week one) and then here (week two). Today's prompt: What moments in your protagonist's life have changed them? This is a big one for Zeb. There's a lot of material to work with (for example his… Continue reading Preptober Prompts Day 13
Last week everyone was invited to contribute a line of poetry for an exquisite corpse poem. Thanks to everyone who participated! Here is the resulting piece: No one talks about the sky.Elephants yawn at the inky sky,Color pulses behind their closed eyes.Rabbits are a gift from God.I'll give the moon a hug.A donkey brayed across… Continue reading Exquisite Corpse Poetry: The Poem Itself
Hello friends! I recently was introduced to the poetry game called The Exquisite Corpse. The basic idea is to form a collaborative poem that is written by multiple people without any idea what the previous lines hold or say. I have played the drawing version, in which players fold pieces of paper and sketch horrors… Continue reading You Are Invited: Exquisite Corpse Poetry
Good morning! It's a beautiful Friday and we are back with our next installment of Evelyn-finds-something-neat-about-poetry-and-comes-to-share-it on The Rain-Drenched Writer! Or, as my dad would say, "Have you heard Evelyn's new poem? She didn't write a single word!" Well, I am sure we are all glad to be here. If you are new to these… Continue reading Of Books and Binders and Book Binder Poetry
I'm sure you've always wondered how to bond with your friendly, local, neighborhood unicorn, and here's your once-in-a-life-time chance to learn! 😉 Writing prompts can be fun little breaks for me when up to my eyes in a long writing project. At least, as long as that's all it is: A fun little break. I… Continue reading How To Bond With A Unicorn // a writing prompt
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