Tag: creative writing
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Weekly writing prompt: Galaxy
What do you think of when you imagine a galaxy? A swirl of stars and planets, space dust and other wondrous sky stuff? Or are you going straight for the chocolate bar? Is that a thing where you live? I know in Britain and Ireland there are galaxy bars but I honestly can’t remember if […]
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Weekly writing prompt: Game
Game the bird? Game the thing you play? Game the system? Game smell? What’s your interpretation? This week’s writing prompt challenge is “game”. Here’s how to take part: Write a post, including your 100-word response to the challenge, any words of explanation or inspiration you wish to share, and a link to this challenge page. […]
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Weekly writing prompt: Justice
This week, write 100 words about justice. You could interpret this as injustice if you prefer. Here’s how to take part: Write a post, including your 100-word response to the challenge, any words of explanation or inspiration you wish to share, and a link to this challenge page. Comment on this post with a link […]
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Weekly writing prompt: Face
This week, to stretch your writing muscles, write 100 words about a face. Is it a cliff face? A human face? Does someone have to face up to something? Are people facing off? Interpret this however you wish. Here’s how to take part: Write a post, including your 100-word response to the challenge, any words […]
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Weekly writing prompt: Party
This week, write 100 words about a party. This could be a celebration, a political party, a party wall, “I shall not be a party to it”… the choice is yours! Here’s how to take part: Write a post, including your 100-word response to the challenge, any words of explanation or inspiration you wish to […]
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Weekly writing prompt: Machine
This week, write 100 words about a machine. This could be a person who works hard, or a literal machine, a cyborg or a sewing machine! The interpretation is entirely yours. Here’s how to take part: Write a post, including your 100-word response to the challenge, any words of explanation or inspiration you wish to […]
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Weekly writing prompt: Lazy
This week, write 100 words about a lazy character, laziness in general, or something else to do with this prompt! Here’s how to take part: Write a post, including your 100-word response to the challenge, any words of explanation or inspiration you wish to share, and a link to this challenge page. Comment on this […]
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Weekly writing prompt: Catastrophe
Catastrophe is an unequivocal hyperbole with only one meaning (although I’m open to being surprised and learning something on that front). This week, write 100 words about a catastrophe. Your character might have a tendency to catastrophize (to imagine the worst, perhaps they are anxious), or they might have lived through a real catastrophe. Or […]
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Weekly writing prompt challenge: Due
The word “due” evokes a sense of time, for me. It goes hand-in-hand with “late”. Or “overdue”. When I worked as a librarian, overdue books were quite common. I particularly hated when children had overdue books. I don’t think children should be able to incur library fines. How are they supposed to pay them? Another […]
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Weekly writing prompt: Silk
Write 100 words about silk. This could be the fabric, or the legal person, or the way silkworms create their thread, or something else entirely. One of my favorite descriptors of dialog comes from one of the Harry Potter books (I forget which, sorry) where it says, “Snape said, silkily.” It really evokes an image […]
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