May 2008
Daily Writing Prompts

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A Pen In Each Hand

  1. Write a poem set on a porch in summer.
  2. Finish or edit an old story or poem.
  3. Theme: sugar and spice.
  4. Do the Sunday Brunch prompts and post your exercises.
    1. Use the following words: thought, after, transferred, rather, wardrobe.
    2. Write about trying to reconstruct what somebody said in your hearing.
    3. Write about pockets.
  5. Characters fill a room with silver and pink balloons.
  6. Write a story or poem using these words: orange, sunset, margarita.
  7. Your MC has a toothache.
  8. Write a western set in an ice cream shop.
  9. Sign up for a writing site’s newsletter.
  10. Character flaw: generosity.
  11. Do the Sunday Brunch prompts and post your exercises.
    1. Use the following words: scattering, bless, chips, history, pitcher.
    2. Write about sun on a day when rain was forecast.
    3. Write about someone who’s too friendly.
  12. The shop owner recognizes the men who robbed the store.
  13. Write a story or poem using these words: date, lanyard, fascinate.
  14. Your MC’s long-lost relative surfaces.
  15. Write a flash story about a photographer’s assistant.
  16. Research markets/contests and submit/enter.
  17. If you haven’t already, try the exercise with this month’s AB article.
  18. Do the Sunday Brunch prompts and post your exercises.
    1. Use the following words: wheel, breathes, waiting, between, black.
    2. Fill in the blanks: “the ______ is on fire and there’s no __________.”
    3. Write about something that is a part of a whole.
  19. A family stuck in a traffic jam on their way to the waterpark.
  20. Write a story or poem using these words: orphan, kite, carnival.
  21. No one believes your MC’s warning.
  22. Write a horror story set in an amusement park.
  23. Read some poetry to get inspired.
  24. Setting: A public park on a rainy day.
  25. Do the Sunday Brunch prompts and post your exercises.
    1. Use the following words: confusing, short, sorry, newspaper, themselves.
    2. Use the phrase “I have become my mother|father”. Bonus points for the oppositely-gendered parent.
    3. Use the phrase “What do you mean, you can’t read my mind?”
  26. Fireworks trigger a flashback.
  27. Write a story or poem using these words: radio, trolley, haunted.
  28. Your MC’s wish is fulfilled… with disastrous results.
  29. Write a romantic or erotic story set in the rainforest.
  30. Reread a favorite writer then imitate his/her style.
  31. Base something on five words from today’s news headlines.
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