Writing Prompts for November 12, 2009

The Tree
The tree stood alone as if it were out of place and we ...

Artist Date or Field Trip:
Go find some nature amidst the concrete of human existence. Spend some time writing about it.

Literary Quote of the Day (unverified from the web)
Ogden Nash in the Song of the Open Road writes: "I think that I shall never see / A billboard lovely as a tree. / Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, / I'll never see a tree at all."

INKDrop:
Sometimes we write to glorify or vilify humans amidst the oceans and trees, and sometimes we do the same with them surrounded by steel and glass. How much nature will nurture your characters? How much of your own view of the natural world do you bring into your stories?

Connect:
Join Second Life (it's free) and check out the INKsters group there for more virtual inspiration and literary camaraderie. NaNoWriMo is here! Go sign up and catch up! (It's free, 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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