Five Writing Prompts
Free Monday: The voices I let in my life say…
Listing Tuesday: A list of things on my desk…
Conditional phrase Wednesday: If I know what I wanted…
Fiction Thursday: On the sidewalk…
Constrained Writing Friday: Chaining exercise beginning with the word Fight. The exercise uses the constraint that you must begin each new sentence with the word that the previous sentence ended with. Run on sentences are cheating!
Writing Practice Rules:
Grab a pen and paper or dictation device or computer.
Write/record the prompt at the top of your page.
Set a timer (you can adjust the time to suit your needs…I keep the practices short so they don’t seem overwhelming).
Take a few moments to visualize what the prompt is bringing up.
Write or speak or type!! Try not to edit or criticize. Just write.
Write the details of what is coming up. I call this catching what rises.
If you get stuck, make loops with your pen or nonsense syllables with your voice or tap the keyboard.
If you get really stuck, rewrite/record the prompt as a new paragraph.
Write the details of what you are seeing until the timer goes off.