March 2011
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Prompt idea by itsmesally:
“Write a letter to your future self.”
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
A Letter to My Future Self by Elyssa Diamond
Future Me by Jennie Robinson
Dear old me. by Tiffany Liu
Dear me-from-the-future by Ady
Dear Older Me. by Kelly
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idklolomghi asked: Please answer this I need an answer! :D
So, I love to write, writing is probably my favorite thing in the world as well as your blog <3
Anyway, I was just wondering, what advice do you have on description? Such as action and scenery are my two really hard areas.
Describing something in my writing is one of my weaker sides of writing for me to find the right words as I...
So, I love to write, writing is probably my favorite thing in the world as well as your blog <3
Anyway, I was just wondering, what advice do you have on description? Such as action and scenery are my two really hard areas.
Describing something in my writing is one of my weaker sides of writing for me to find the right words as I...
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February 2011
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson →
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Prompt idea by beckylikestuff:
“Write about a character who is thrown into crisis when his or her basic assumptions about life are not just challenged, but instead completely destroyed. The outcome of this crisis can be positive or negative.”
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stitchedandpatchwork-deactivate asked: I was wondering if I could ask you and your lovely hive-mind of writers what words would best describe the sound of someone writing on steamed up glass or wet tile with their fingers, besides "squeak".
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Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway →
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yourotherboyfriend asked: How to write an effective dialogue? like a really long dialogue..
I submitted a story about a grinning cat but Im still a bit unease about the format of the conversation.. help please..
I submitted a story about a grinning cat but Im still a bit unease about the format of the conversation.. help please..
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All of the submitted stories are posted & prompt...
…again, sorry it took so long. Lately I’ve only been getting to it about twice a week so I hope you guys will bare with me! It’s midterms this week.
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brokenmasterpeices asked: What are your feelings on Nooks/Kindles/EReaders?
I'll sum up mine with one word: Blech.
I'll sum up mine with one word: Blech.
josh-hardman asked: I saw your post earlier about bringing back the tumblr directory!
You were top in the google search for it!
I have JUST started a petition for it to be brought back, if you could tell your followers to sign it, then that would help us all!
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/43400/sign.html
Thanks!
Josh
You were top in the google search for it!
I have JUST started a petition for it to be brought back, if you could tell your followers to sign it, then that would help us all!
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/43400/sign.html
Thanks!
Josh
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theschemeofjonvi asked: I'm confused. I submitted a story a couple days ago, but it never got posted on here. I was pretty sure I followed the guidelines, but just in case I tried again. I still haven't seen it up here, am I just being too impatient or did I do something wrong?
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Prompt idea by alexandramiciak:
“Choose a topic and write it as if you had an accent different than your own (in your mind), see if your writing/wording changes! (i.e. If you’re English, write with an Spanish accent).”
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Prompt Idea by CurlyGiant
“Write a story about two people and their life together.”
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
Possibilities by Curly Giant
Tag by Cullen Donohue
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Prompt idea by emileeruth:
“Write a story about an incident or event that is actually pretty insignificant, but write as if it is significant, all the while proclaiming its insignificance within the story”
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
First Grade Math by Jonvi
No Big Deal by textualsensations
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Prompt idea by Prawler:
“1. Hit shuffle on your ipod/itunes/whatever. 2. The first line of the song that comes on will be the first line of your short story (or novel extract). The last line of the song will be the last line of your short story. 3. Try and include the title of the song, and also put it as the title of your story”
Read followers’ works inspired by this...
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Prompt idea by seeking17:
“Write a scene that takes place at a yard sale.”
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
Her Life for Sale by SketchyNava
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Prompt idea by ShpammantharusPrime:
“Write about ‘people watching’ on public transport.”
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
a life imagined by rishi
Five oh one red… by headingdownnorth
Disenchanted by Iner tia
The Jumper by Readerly/Writerly
a beautiful blur by Josh Wilson
Opposites Attract by Shpammantharusprime
The Ad Section by teafast
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Prompt idea by FinalCopy:
“Write about a specific body part in severe detail.”
Haha, couldn’t help myself with the picture.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
Fingernails by K.G. Monger
Burnt Auburn by Brittany Young
jasminemei asked: I just wrote a story in response to the prompt: “The phone rings. A recently deceased relative tells you that the end is near, and hangs up.” Is it too late to post now? And it's really long... Can I still post it? Sorry >.<
Thanks x
Thanks x
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Ok yeah writers, here it is, my #1 tip
for being inspired, curing writer’s block, and improving your writing:
Before you sit down to write something, read a short story.
Anecdote time:
My professor put an awesome course pack together for the intermediate fiction class I took last year, and there were two stories that really stood out to me: We Didn’t by Stuart Dybek (I’ve posted a link to that story on here before)...
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The Telltale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe →
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Prompt idea by thetrashchannel:
“You’ve just been diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (multiple personalities). Write about it.
Are your multiple personalities just different traits of yourself? Or perhaps, are you sharing a body with multiple souls? How does it feel for the other identities? Do they know this isn’t their own body?
Focus on the character growth...
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PSA:
I know that the Directory still exists and that you can get to it by typing out the URL. I’ve had about 20 people send me messages telling me the same, and I thank you, but I’ve got it! Haha.
Ugh I just hate that we have no way of communicating/advocating to non-followers now, it’s so dumb. I wrote Tumblr an email and they essentially wrote me back “Thanks, your feedback...
living-borderline asked: Hi there! I just recently started following you and literally JUST learned about your Prompts. I just wanted to suggest, if you ever need help coming up with prompts, an iPhone app called Writing Tips. It was created by a published author and actually has exercises that are similar to your prompts. I just thought you would be interested!
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All of the submitted stories are posted & prompt...
…and it’s been a few days since I did it—I’ve been busy and submissions have been low—so I thought those of you who did submit would want to know!
Sorry for the delay.
love-among-the-tombstones asked: See, when I write from one of your prompts, I always reblog it, so there's a link for my followers. I know at least two of my friends have begun following you because of that, and they reblog in the same way. Yeahwriters MUST PROPAGATE! :]
thoughtsarevapor asked: I just figured I would send you a quick "ask" to let you know your tumblr does amazing things for writers. While I don't submit works I've completed because I'm a crumundegon (sic- it's late, sorry) the story prompts you feature have been very helpful to me, especially in sticky spots in my novel I'm currently working on. Keep up the good work, and know,...
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creativekittenvt asked: Can you add The Gihon River Review to your Literary Mags listing? Our site is grr.jsc.vsc.edu. We are working fast as we can to get our submission guidelines on our site. We also accept all questions and submissions via our email grr@jsc.edu.
Yours In Writing,
The Staff at The Gihon River Review
Yours In Writing,
The Staff at The Gihon River Review
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Prompt idea by FromDarktoSpark:
“Friends of your main character have decided to stage an intervention about the most bizarre/benign thing. Write about the item, the intervention and your character’s reaction.”
Read followers’ works based on this prompt:
Pieces by textualsensations
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Prompt idea by shrtinacan:
“Write about a song that you’ve heard throughout your whole life, but never payed attention to ‘till recently when you found out what its lyrics meant.”
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Prompt idea by whodreamedit:
“Write about a house you remember from your childhood - it could be your own, or simply a house you have strong memories of and find inspiring. Aim to tell your story through the setting/description of place, rather than just using place as a stage on which to set the story.”
(That’s a photo of my house that my dad took :)
cocobutt asked: I only really know contests for college students (as I am a college student) but it's something high schoolers can look too and useful for other college students:
Stony Brook http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/southampton/fiction/guidelines.shtml
Charles Johnson http://johnson.siuc.edu/
Playboy's College Fiction contest...
Stony Brook http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/southampton/fiction/guidelines.shtml
Charles Johnson http://johnson.siuc.edu/
Playboy's College Fiction contest...
whodreamedit asked: For your 17 year old follower looking for a writing competition - I'd suggest they google any writing websites for their country or state. Those kinds of sites usually have directories and announcements about publications and competitions. I know of quite a few competitions for young writers, but most of them are Australian-based as that is where I am from :)
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