Writing prompts with an ancient twist: recently I stopped by the excellent Minneapolis Institute of Art, one of those old-school museums full of art from every corner of the world. An Indiana Jones-style museum. I found quite a number of … Continue reading
Ran into the site “TV Tropes” via a Wired article about how to procrastinate on the internet. Both are relevant for writers, but the Tropes site is interesting for its huge catalog of tropes – devices or turns of plot which … Continue reading
I’m finding that hotel reviews can be a good source of writing ideas. That’s right, online hotel reviews. Ever have trouble coming up with original detail in your work? Need a jump start on ideas for setting? Hit Tripadvisor, Expedia, … Continue reading
There are two ways you can use this writing prompt. One, actually do some writing, and two, head straight for the fridge and procrastinate. Your choice. Fiction: your character has a sudden need for a snack. Take this as far … Continue reading
I was surfing the net today and re-discovered the delightful Roadside America site, which meticulously catalogs all the oddball attractions the American people have created to draw interest to their towns and neighborhoods. Writers are always looking things to inspire the … Continue reading
You do know that the entire reason I do these writing prompts is to procrastinate my own writing, don’t you? So ironic. But here I am again, procrastinating. Here is a photograph I took at the Grand Canyon of a … Continue reading
Somebody lost something down there. What is it? Who lost it? Will it ever be found? Is someone looking for it? How did it get there? Well, there you go. Now you have something to write about. And I managed … Continue reading
Let’s try a dam writing prompt, shall we? Above: a dam downstream from Roughlock Falls in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Above: the small dam at the end of Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park, South Dakota. Fiction: add … Continue reading