Come for the Mysteries. Stay for the Characters.
Is this a picture you’d like to dive into and bring to life for readers? I would, which is why I chose it as a prompt for a nature scene. Using the technique I described last week, how would you write a scene in this natural setting, although you haven’t been here? Here’s what I… Continue Reading →
My theme this month is nature, so my first prompt is to challenge you to write from an animal’s viewpoint. One of my favorite novels Watership Down is about the epic struggle of a group of rabbits in England as they establish a new warren. It’s fascinating to read how author Richard Adams imagined the… Continue Reading →
If you want a nature scene to come to life for your readers, you may have to close your eyes to nature so you can tune into your other senses. I used this idea as a prompt two years ago and thought it’d be valuable to repost. If you can, visit the natural location where… Continue Reading →
Since my theme is nature this month, I have to have a haiku prompt, and since it’s September, what could be better than a prompt for fall haiku? I wrote the poem below a few years ago. Fall may still be my favorite season, but my taste seems to be changing. Spring and summer have… Continue Reading →
I’m taking a different approach to my last writing prompt about endings. Write a poem for 2022 that sums your experiences in the year. I decided to go with a haiku. Fear, worry, and doubt Clenching tighter and tighter. Father breaks them all. JPC Allen I’d love to read your poem, in whatever poetic form… Continue Reading →
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