Sarcastic Love Poem
Write a sappy love poem to a distant personage, then go back and change/add words to make it sarcastic.
Post your response (500 words or less) in the comments below.
Why I Write: From Sartre to Recovery and Back Again
Author Henriette Ivanans gets existential, practical, and inspirational while sharing why she writes, why she really writes.
5 Tips for Exploring Mental Health in Your Fiction
Author Lisa Williamson Rosenberg shares her top five tips for exploring mental health in your fiction and how that connects to emotion.
Chelsea Iversen: Follow Your Instincts
In this interview, author Chelsea Iversen discusses the question she asks herself when writing a character-driven story, and her new historical fantasy novel, The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt.
Your Story #134
Write a short story of 650 words or fewer based on the photo prompt. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.
Breaking In: November/December 2024
Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.
Rosa Kwon Easton: On Fiction Helping Tell a True Family Story
In this interview, author Rosa Kwon Easton discusses the surprises she faced in tackling fiction for the first time with her new historical novel, White Mulberry.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 720
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an undiscovered poem.
How to Portray Time and Memory in Stories
Author Anita Felicelli explains her process for portraying time and memory in stories, including examples from other authors.
Listening In
Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today's prompt, start your story with someone listening in on someone else's conversation.