Sunday, November 8, 2009

Writing Prompts for November 8, 2009


Blake
She peered through the opening and ...

Artist Date or Field Trip:

Pick a famous painting you enjoy and write about it and why you like it today.

Literary Quote of the Day (unverified from the web)
William Blake says, "Active evil is better than passive good."

INKDrop:

Do you believe some people are evil? Can good exist without evil? Is passive good better than active evil? How have you used good and evil to a positive extent in your writing? How have you used it sloppily without considering the important role each plays?

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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