Monday, October 12, 2009

Writing Prompts for October 12, 2009


First Dance
The flew across the dance floor and ...

Artist Date or Field Trip:
Sneak into a wedding. Return and write!

Literary Quote of the Day (unverified from the web)

Germaine Greer writes, "A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."

INKDrop:

Few writers escape from telling the tales of love. How will you use love, romance, and eternal bliss to your advantage? How can you use the opposites of unfaithfulness, sordid affairs, and eternal boredom as tools to help you with your stories? Open your mind to exploring both sides of love when writing today.

Connect:

Join Second Life (it's free) and check out the INKsters group there for more virtual inspiration and literary camaraderie. NaNoWriMo is coming!! Go sign up! (It's free too, except it will take your soul).

Competition idea: Grab a literate friend or two, agree on the topic today, and write. Maybe 1000 characters (fits in your cell phone notepad), or 500 words (our gold standard), or longer. Then share your work with somebody and ask them to select their favorite effort from today. You might be surprised how much you love winning (or hate losing).

And stop by our old home page and see if we've managed to catch up.

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