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Poise and Pen is all about writing prompts and exercises for those days when you just need a little nudge to get you started. Wednesdays we have the word of the week, and on Fridays and every other Monday I'll post other prompts and writing exercises. |  |
Windows. They are interesting things. In addition to being physical objects, they find are often used in metaphors,parables and cliches — just to start. With that in mind, allow me to share two similar, but different, windows with you. This weekend is Write your @ss off weekend — why not pick one of these windows and write a story about it, or with it in it. If you do, stop by and let us know which one you picked |
Write a story or poem inspired by the following word. Word of the week: Kettle |
I’m a day late with this writing prompt and I apologise. My excuse is that I had a very busy day yesterday with a sick husband and a book release. It’s a bit of a lame excuse, but it’s all I’ve got This “Monday” we have an image prompt. Write a story or poem inspired by one of these images. 
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Your challenge is to use this week’s word of the week as the inspiration for a piece of flash fiction or a poem. Word of the Week: Hype |
Write a story that ends with the following line: …it’s been a hell of a day, he thought and closed his eyes for the final time. |
This Friday allow the following picture to inspire you to write something.  Image courtesy of IStockPhoto.com |
I’m quite late in posting Monday’s exercise although I had it in my To Do list. A To Do list doesn’t help much if you ignore it to do other things (like reading) that aren’t on the list. Going with the theme last week of Story Starter, here’s one for you from The First Line. If you like what you write, why not send it in to them? Their deadline is May 1st, 2010. You can’t change the line in any way. Paul and Miriam Kaufman met the old-fashioned way. (This is Amber posting – the Poise and Pen site cross-posts under Rhonda’s ID.) |
Your challenge is to use this week’s word of the week as the inspiration for a piece of flash fiction or a poem. Word of the Week: Weary |
Your challenge is to use this week’s word of the week as the inspiration for a piece of flash fiction or a poem. Word of the Week: Train |
You may be wondering why I’m putting up an exercise on Tuesday instead of Monday. Well, I was waiting to see if Amber put one up first because I couldn’t remember if I was even Mondays or odd. Turns out, I must be odd — I bet you all knew that already This week start a story with the following line: She missed her train What do you guys think? Should we make this one into a contest? Let me know, if there is enough interest I’ll round up prizes and set some simple rules |
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