Writing Group Prompt: Free Write!
Every once in a while it’s helpful to do a free write. With a free write, there are no rules except to, well, write. You can touch upon whatever you wish as long as you have your pen swiftly shaping...
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After discovering a treasure trove of old journals and notebooks, I found this prompt and response which I’d completely forgotten about. I’m not entirely sure when this was from, but the prompt was:...
View ArticleWriting Group Prompt: Summer is just around the corner…
For this prompt, from almost exactly a year ago, I had participants write down at the top of their page: “Summer is just around the corner, then what…” The idea of the prompt was to engage in hopeful...
View ArticleWriting Group Prompt: Free Write
I like to start off a group, especially one that hasn’t met for a while, with a free write. It’s a helpful way to get out whatever is on your mind, like a journal entry. Once you get it out, you can...
View ArticleWriting Group Prompt: Surviving Friday the 13th
Sometimes things converge on one single day to create a plethora of bad luck. For this prompt, which took place on Friday the 13th, I thought it would be fun for the participants to write a story...
View ArticleWriting Group Prompt: You are now the oldest living man on Earth
For this prompt I asked my participants to imagine themselves one day becoming the oldest living man on Earth. I was inspired by this prompt after hearing news that the world’s oldest living man,...
View ArticleWriting Group Prompt: What does the word “over” mean to you?
Writing is all about expressing yourself through written language. The obvious benefit is that people who are normally sealed off can become more transparent with their feelings. It helps others to...
View ArticleWriting Group Prompt: What has most influenced you into the person you are...
For this prompt, I guided my participants through a more non-fiction style prompt. We explored the area of what the biggest influences have been in shaping them into the men they are today. I think...
View ArticleWriting Group Prompt: It’s the night before your one way mission to Mars
Every once in a while I like to take inspiration from an intriguing news story to inspire writing. For this prompt, I tried to tap into the mindset of some people I heard about that were volunteering...
View ArticleWriting Group Prompt: Pick a number. Any number.
Firstly, the writing group has been on a Summer hiatus. But alas, we have returned. For this prompt, I wanted to do something a little more individualized. I picked 30 random prompts and assigned...
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