by Eileen | Mar 28, 2022 | Writing prompts
At the hill’s foot Frodo found Aragorn, standing still and silent as a tree; but in his hand was a small golden bloom of elanor, and a light was in his eyes. He was wrapped in some fair memory, and as Frodo looked at him he knew that he beheld things as they had been...
by Eileen | Mar 21, 2022 | Writing prompts
Walls have ears. Doors have eyes. Trees have voices. Beasts tell lies. Beware the rain. Beware the snow. Beware the man You think you know. — Catherine Fisher Not everyone wants to spend an evening roaming around an abandoned prison, especially one with a strong...
by Eileen | Mar 7, 2022 | Writing prompts
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. — Theodore Roethke One of the best parts of finishing a great story can be seeing how the author got us from beginning to end. While most common in mysteries, almost any story can...
by Eileen | Feb 28, 2022 | Writing prompts
If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine. — Morris West Spending time around people who complain all the time is exhausting. Reading about people who are perpetually complaining, getting knocked down, and...
by Eileen | Feb 21, 2022 | Writing prompts
A rising tide doesn’t raise people who don’t have a boat. We have to build the boat for them. We have to give them the basic infrastructure to rise with the tide. — Rahul Gandhi While characters need to struggle, they also need a writer’s...
by Eileen | Feb 13, 2022 | Writing prompts
Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. — A. A. Milne Sometimes our irrational dislikes make us more interesting to others than our passions or preferences. Which would you want to hear more about over a few drinks, someone’s deep love for dogs...
by Eileen | Feb 7, 2022 | Writing prompts
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. — Montesquieu One of the most common pitfalls in writing characters is a lack of nuance. Characters that are perfectly angelic or totally dreadful quickly become tedious. Think of the people...
by Eileen | Jan 31, 2022 | Writing prompts
Gardens are not made by singing, “Oh, how beautiful,” and sitting in the shade — Rudyard Kipling And neither are books, poems, paintings, sculptures, films, or any other creative endeavor. To bring forth a work of art, we have to get our bodies busy...
by Eileen | Jan 23, 2022 | Writing prompts
Charm is a product of the unexpected. — José Martí Often it’s an oddity that catches our eye or forces us to rethink all that we thought we knew about someone, someplace, or something. If, for example, you came to pick up your car and heard your gruff,...
by Eileen | Jan 17, 2022 | Writing prompts
The greatest tragedy for any human being is going through their entire lives believing the only perspective that matters is their own. — Doug Baldwin Every new experience gives us a new way of seeing the world so it’s important to play with your...
