Thursday, October 22, 2009

Writing Prompts for October 22, 2009


Props
She opened her box of props and ...

Artist Date or Field Trip:

Head out into your neighborhood on a quest to find a box. It contains the answer to the riddle. Where did you go? Who did you meet along the way? What was the answer? What was the riddle?

Literary Quote of the Day (unverified from the web)
Tori Amos writes, "Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.

INKDrop:

Knowing who you are can sometimes help reduce the time you spend trying to figure out who you are. If I came over and interviewed your friends, what type of box would they put you into and how could I quickly learn about you without ever meeting you? How is the box you are perceived to be inhabiting different than the box you actually inhabit?

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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