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Writing Prompt: Home Makeover

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Aug. 6th, 2020

You can learn a lot about someone by simply walking into their house or apartment. Picture walking into a very modern house with muted colors and minimal decorations. Not a… Writing Prompt: Home Makeover

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Writing Prompt: Natural Disasters

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Jul. 2nd, 2020

Natural disasters, or as some may call them ‘acts of God’, can often be difficult to cope with. This could refer to a bad storm where a telephone pole smashes… Writing Prompt: Natural Disasters

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Writing Prompt: Animals

By: dev-dorrance
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Jun. 12th, 2020

In all likelihood, you haven’t gone through your life without having experiences with or being affected by an animal in some way. Perhaps you were scared by a gorilla on… Writing Prompt: Animals

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Writing Prompt: Departures

By: dev-dorrance
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May. 21st, 2020

One common writing mistake is having your character attach only one emotion to an action, reaction, or event. Your protagonist’s friend leaving makes him sad, your protagonist’s Mom scolding him… Writing Prompt: Departures

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Writing Prompt: Vacation

By: dev-dorrance
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Apr. 9th, 2020

Think back to your most memorable vacation. What can make a vacation ‘memorable’ could be a variety of different things. Perhaps it’s the first trip you made on your own… Writing Prompt: Vacation

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Writing Prompt: New Year’s Resolution

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Feb. 27th, 2020

It’s that time of year again- AKA the beginning! The cynical sides of us roll our eyes at those lackadaisically made promises called New Year’s Resolutions, knowing half will be… Writing Prompt: New Year’s Resolution

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Writing Prompt: Title Game

By: dev-dorrance
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Jan. 30th, 2020

For some writers, titling a book can be the absolute bane of their existence. How do they assign a few simple words to the duty of summarizing hundreds of book… Writing Prompt: Title Game

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Writing Prompt: Six Word Story

By: dev-dorrance
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Dec. 26th, 2019

Every writer- whether seasoned or brand new, whether old or young, whether on the Eastern or Western hemispheres of the planet- has heard these famous six words, “For sale: baby… Writing Prompt: Six Word Story

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Writing Prompt: Adage Origins

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Oct. 31st, 2019

Adages– the non-native English speaker’s worst nightmare (other than idioms… shudders). Early birds get worms, a bird in the hand worth two in the bush, killing two birds with one… Writing Prompt: Adage Origins

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