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Write Another Book
Waiting is the hardest part of the writing process. When all the revisions are complete and I’m super-happy with the story I have written, I’m sure a publisher is dying to sink their hooks into my brilliance. My agent has put together a comprehensive submissions list and excitement tingles along my spine all the way to my toes when I get the e-mail notifying me that my manuscript has been sent out into the world to find a home. And then, comes the waiting. And…more waiting. At first, you’re counting the days. You think, okay, the editors need time to read the ms. Maybe they need to take it to…
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Writing Prompts: The Lie
Writing Prompt: A time you were caught off guard when someone confronted you and you just didn’t think you could tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. And so, you resorted to the “little white lie.” Maybe no one found out. Maybe they did. Either way, rewrite the situation only this time you are completely honest. What are the consequences? Are you glad you told the truth or do you wish you had resorted to the little white lie? Possibilities: Write a scene where you lie and one where you tell the truth. Follow each story to its outcome. A friend asks your opinion on something and you…
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Write Your World
“If you feel like you don’t fit into the world you inherited it is because you were born to help create a new one.” Ross Caligiuri What would your favourite world look like? By favourite, I mean a world that is custom designed for you. Who, besides you, inhabits this ideal world? Describe what you see from your window. Writing Prompt: Write in your “Ideal World” journal every day for a week. How is the ideal world holding up? Do you have a lot of friends? What is your favourite activity? Do you miss your other world? After writing for seven days. Go back to Day 1 and see if…
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Write Your Retreat
If you feel that you are ready to move on from free-writing or your usual diary/journal kind of writing, these prompts may be for you.
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You Do You – Take Two
That's right! This is your chance to reimagine your life. Live life in a different place or from a different perspective. Venture into a new environment. Take on a new adventure. Become that "person" you always wanted to be. This is you. Take two!