Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Writing Prompts for November 4, 2009


Rear View
She could see the delivery truck from here, and ...

Artist Date or Field Trip:

Go find a loading dock, truck stop, or other place where heavy equipment is being used. What are the people like there?

Literary Quote of the Day (unverified from the web)
B.C. Forbes writes, "There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive."

INKDrop:

Most of us have a value system of some sort in our heads for the relative value of human beings in our lives and in our writing. Some people are powerful and important, others are weak and replaceable. As you write today, try elevating the lowly and impeding the grandiose. What will be the long term result of your intervention?

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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