Prompt 28 ~ I can't write....because.....

Is there some aspect of writing about which you often think, “I can’t do that.”  For me, for a long time it was, “I can’t write descriptions.”  And then, “I can’t write about things that aren’t based in some way on my experience.”  And then, “I can’t write short stories.”  And then, “I can’t write really short stories.”  Do you know how I managed to prove myself wrong each time?  By sitting down and writing.  So, I’d like you to complete the above sentence.  Then sit down and write.  By the end of it, I want you to have proved yourself wrong.

If you want to share the fruit of your labours, please leave a comment with the link to your post and at least one of us will come over and read it.

Ta!

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We're going to be taking a break from posting prompts in August.  If the thought of this makes you wail, then please go ahead and submit a prompt idea or more to us at write26n (at) gmail (dot) com by the end of this month. If we like it, we'll use it for the month of August or beyond. 

 

*** I've just realised that we've given you the wrong email address in previous posts for submitting a prompt!  Eeeek.  Apologies.  So if you have submitted a prompt by email to us, can you please resubmit it to the correct address which is write26n (at) gmail (dot) com ***

Prompt 27 - Representing you...

- If you were a colour, which colour would you be?
- If you could listen to any piece of classical music, which would it be?
- If you could live in any city, which would you choose? (It doesn't matter if you've actually been there or not.)
- Which do you prefer, day or night?
- If you could catch any smell accidentally drifting through the air, which would it be?


...take the colour, the piece of music, the city, the time of day and the smell and go write something that includes them all. Create atmosphere; atmosphere that is somehow representing you.


Have fun!


Please feel free to take part. If you post your writing on your blog, leave the link in the comments section and at least one of us will be over to read it, with glee!


We're going to be taking a break from posting prompts in August.  However, we'd like to invite you to submit a prompt idea (or two or more) to us and if we like it, we'll post it up in August giving you full credit and linking to your blog or website.  To submit a prompt please email us at write26(at)gmail(dot)com by the end of this month.

Prompt 26 ~ 26 lines

I was told by treeshadowmoon that since I have the 26th prompt, I'd better do it with style.  Hmmmm.  I don't know about that.  First I thought I'd post 26 prompts but that would be overkill.  So here's what we're going to do.  This week, you choose the subject to write about.  Then, write a 26 line poem, story or list without naming the subject.  Would a reader be able to tell what you've written about?

If you'd like to find out, post a link to your writing in the comments below and at least one of us will come over and read it.

Thanks!

PS We're going to be taking a break from posting prompts in August.  However, if this saddens you, then we'd like to invite you to submit a prompt idea (or two or more) to us and if we like it, we'll post it up in August giving you full credit and linking to your blog or website.  To submit a prompt please email us at write26n(at)gmail(dot)com by the end of this month.

Prompt 25 - it's all around you

Sit down, empty page in front of you and a pencil in your hand. Don't listen to your mind or heart, your inner voice. Chart what your senses are perceiving around you. Down to the small details. The sounds, the smells, the sights, the tastes, the touch.

Wait as long as you like - for a set time, or for a set page-space, or simply until you grow tired...but generally the more you wait, the more you'll begin to notice.

Enjoy your microcosm.

As usual, feel free to participate. The more, the merrier!

Prompt 24 ~ take flight

...whichever way you can

~ You know what to do!  Go!

Prompt 23 - direct opposite

Lately things are so busy that I often end up needing that e-mail nudge from Heartful, "Remember to post up the 26n prompt - it's your turn" - thanks Heartful - you're fab!

So, as I know that tomorrow is going to be a hectic day, I'm being good for once and posting up a day early - which is unusual for me! I'm being early to avoid being late.

I've been carrying a birthday card around in my bag since the end of May - it's for a friend, her birthday is at the end of June. On the back of the envelope I wrote, "Don't open until 27th June!" as I fully intended sending it early - the thought was there, fully, fully...

...the card is still in my bag. I lie. The card is now sitting on the kitchen table. I took it out of my bag today, put it on the table in an attempt to remind myself to take it to work in my HAND tomorrow, so I remember to get a stamp and post it.

Sometimes we mean to do/say one thing, but instead we do the direct opposite. Sometimes we try to do the direct opposite, just to avoid what we hope we won't do. Does that make sense?

This post is a direct opposite. The card I wrote early was an attempt at a direct opposite (which is going decidedly pear-shape, with only a few days left to get that card to its overseas destination in time!).

Direct opposite - this week's prompt. Make of it what you will. If you decide to participate (and we'd be ever-so excited if you decided to - whoever, wherever you may be) and want to share then post up on your blog and let us know - we'll be over to read and if you like can link to it here too!

Prompt 22 ~ How to...

Make a list of 5 things you wish you could do. They can be as practical, dreamy, literal or illogical as you want.

Then pick one thing from the list and write a how to guide for it, from the point of view of an expert. You can do research on it (but if you do, give yourself a limit, the point is not to get bogged down in the research but use it as a springboard) or make it up as you go along. You can write it in any format you fancy - a list, a poem, an essay, an instruction manual etc.  You can make it as long or short as you want, as long as you have fun writing it.

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If you’d like to share what you’ve come up with, however rough or polished, post it on your blog and leave a comment below with your post's url. At least one of us will come over and read it.

Ta!