Little Bit’s Big Cat Adventure
Our neighborhood stray, nicknamed Little Bit, is the inspiration for this cat adventure writing prompt. He isn’t willing to come
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Grocery Store Surprise
Everyone shops at the grocery store. We pluck items from shelves, study fruits and vegetables, and avoid those tantalizing sweets.
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Drawing Faces
What would you think to see someone drawing your face? Ponder it for a bit. Then write a few sentences,
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Tornado Alley
A fascination with weather put meteorology on my major radar in college. Just for a bit, though. Learning all the
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I Woke to a Talking Animal: Writing Prompt
At 10 a.m. on a dreary Saturday morning, you finally roll out of bed at a window-rattling round of thunder.
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Conversations With a Treadmill
Last Monday I started a weekday workout routine, the inspiration for this treadmill-inspired writing prompt. The first day on the
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Exercise: Colors of the Wind
In this colorful writing prompt, think about the different ways you describe wind. The sound may howl. It may be
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Writing in Second Person
It’s rare to see an author tackle a story in second person point of view. In other words, to write
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Exercise: Personification of Kitchen Appliances
Next time you need some practice, try this exercise on for size! Look around your home and choose four appliances.
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The Morning After
A couple of years ago in one of my poetry courses we had to write a short work of fiction
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