Writing Prompt #112 Throw your character into a different culture where all the qualities he’s ever been praised for are frowned upon instead. How does he react? 3 Steps to Your Story Take no more than 5 minutes to consider the prompt. What culture is your character from and which one is he in now? What brought him there? […]
Writing Prompt #111
Writing Prompt #111 You and he agreed on three meeting places in the event of a disaster. You’re about to enter the last one. 3 Steps from Prompt to Story Take no more than 5 minutes to consider the prompt. Who is this character? Who is she going to meet? What does her world look like after […]
Break into Traditional Publishing through Work-for-Hire Writing Assignments
This guest post is from Rebecca Langston-George, published author and Assistant Regional Advisor to the California Central Coast Region’s Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Rebecca uses her expertise in teaching and writing to help new writers get their start. Here’s what she has to say about how new writers can use work-for-hire writing to break into traditional […]
Writing Prompt #110
Writing Prompt #110 Name one of your greatest fears. Now write down all the ways that it secretly thrills you. Practice Writing in 3 Breezy Steps Sometimes, the thing we fear most is exactly where we need to go. It can be something we secretly want to do. Or something we want to explore but were told […]
3 Powerful Ways A Setting Photo Can Bring Your Story To Life (And Where To Get Setting Photos)
So I’m revising a story, and my process is a little messy. But now that I understand it better, I trust it more. So far, the writing process looks like this… Start wherever (like with a writing prompt). Write a bunch of shit that doesn’t make sense. Let the story meander anywhere it feels like. Let […]