Come for the Mysteries. Stay for the Characters.
Poetry and love seem to go hand and hand. So I’m offering a prompt for Valentine’s Day haiku. The haiku below is one I wrote a few years ago. Keep the candy, cards, And flowers. All I need are Hugs–all kinds, any size. Please drop your Valentine’s Day haiku in the comments. I’d love to… Continue Reading →
So sorry this is late. I thought I’d scheduled it for yesterday morning, and it was still in draft. I still wanted to do a Valentine’s Day prompt. The body language of the couple in this photo can inspire several different scenes. Do you think the couple is having a romantic moment? Or are they… Continue Reading →
To go along with this month’s theme of love and romance, I have a poetry prompt for Valetine’s Day. You can share in the comments any kind of poem about Valentine’s Day you are inspired to write–haiku, limerick, acrostic, sonnet, any kind. To read my Valentine’s Day haiku from last year, click here. Below is… Continue Reading →
The prompt to fit in with this month’s theme of love and romance challenges you to write romantic backstory for one of the couples in this picture. That’s what drew me to this photo–three couples who could be at very different stages in their relationships, providing the potential for very different backstories. What kind of… Continue Reading →
Full disclosure: I don’t read romance. So it may seem strange for me to offer advice on writing stories about Valentine’s Day. But if you think of Valentine’s Day as a holiday that honors all kinds of loving relationships, then the day offers much more inspiration for stories. I discovered this when I wrote my… Continue Reading →
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