For the next twelve weeks, I will share with you the prompts from my memoir writing class. Our theme this spring is Place or Places. The first prompt (1/12) is A Courting Place or A Romantic Place or A Dating Place. Have fun!
This session of the memoir workshop I attend has the theme of comfort. All of the prompts will relate to the overall theme of comfort. First prompt of the twelve is: Bath
My fall semester writing group has started up again. Our umbrella theme this season is somewhat random, taken from the pages of The Sun magazine. We’re being encouraged to submit a work to their Readers Write section and our prompts are being taken from theirs, both current and in past issues. Our class is sis…
Squash, gourd, and/or pumpkin (40/14) Hot Water (41/14) What have you discovered about yourself that surprised you? (42/14) Write about something you find sacred – like a personal talisman or inspirational item (43/14) If you could wear a mask or disguise yourself, who (or what) would you be? (44/14) What is the best thing you do for yourself? (45/14) Prompt:…
One of the prompts in this season’s memoir writing workshop was to think about all of the excuses we make to NOT write; to avoid the writing that we love so much. This list is not all inclusive, but this is what came forward for me on this topic. What are some of your excuses…
It’s that time of year for me again – the twice yearly, six week memoir writing workshop returns to my local library. If you’re interested in past prompts, just go to the left sidebar of this page and search the word, prompts, and write away. Instead of sharing twelve weeks of our prompts with you, I…
Combat Writer’s Block One way is to do something else. Watch a thirty minute sitcom or read a chapter in a book. Another way is to push through by writing, but not writing what’s giving you the trouble. Take a 10 minute free write. Go through your list of prompts and do a couple and…
It’s that time of year again when I return to my bi-annual writing group. Our theme this semester is School Days with appropriate prompts. This time our homework is kind of an independent study, so we’ll see what I can come up with for six of these prompts. Prompts will appear on Mondays. Remember, WRITE,…
Living with mental illness or mental health issues or as I like to refer to it, recovery lends itself to keeping a journal. You don’t need to be a “real” writer to keep a journal. My kids all keep notebooks of some kind, and I’ve kept travel journals for trips and retreat/spiritual journals. I’m about…
