Weekly Prompts

So you are writing historical fiction.   There will always be critics of your base history, but the major elements of your story ought to be accurate. You may not know what you think you… Read More>>

Don’t you wish you had written that line? What inspires such thinking, such creativity? Every book I read about writers and writing says one key is to read, read, read. If you wish to write… Read More>>

It’s been a rough week all right. A lot of us had snow, cold, no power, and various disasters to go with it. Covid is getting old. No school is getting old. Politics are getting… Read More>>

A Complete Self- Editing Guide by Aigner Loren Wilson I’ve been bragging on my writers’ group. Here’s one of our members who was recently commissioned with a publication on line you can appreciate.   A… Read More>>

This is not exactly a prompt, but it may give you confidence to submit those stories you have already written but fear are not “correct.”   The idea relates is one I used to teach… Read More>>

These are difficult times. What are you learning about yourself? What are you tolerating and why? How did you make the decision to stay or leave Twitter, or to take or not take the Covid-19… Read More>>

We are told by our writing teachers to “show don’t tell.” For example: “He sat nervously” tells us what is going on. (and uses a dreaded ly word!) By contrast: “He bit at this thumb… Read More>>

Are your characters ever wrong?             Everyone says you need conflict to move and engage the reader. Most of us create conflict through a bad guy or a bad situation. But if you really want… Read More>>

We are taught that we are to sow the seed of God, but the harvest is His responsibility. You may think your story will never do a thing for God but that is not YOUR… Read More>>

Here are Calrol Lombard and Ingrid Bergman, both pretty hot stuff in their day. A police radio description of them might sound the same. How would you describe them so the cops wouldn’t arrest the… Read More>>

Mind the Clutter One writer’s clutter is another writer’s inspiration. MY clutter is the secular world calling for my attention: bills, investment decisions, lists of things we need, chores to do, birthday cards to buy.… Read More>>

I recently sat through another of Jerry Jenkins’ (Left Behind series) on-line seminars. One of the many tips he passed on was to set aside time to write. He’s not alone with that advice. Jack… Read More>>

Here’s a prompt for Veterans’ Day drawn by Norman Rockwell in 1943. How many stories are here? Where is she? (Check what is around her.) Where is her family? What is her prayer? Where is… Read More>>

Having trouble getting focused? Do your ideas disappear when you finally get to the keyboard after a long day? John Eldredge talks about how when Satan can’t get a believer to stop working for God,… Read More>>

The world is full of writing prompts. Many of them are hidden in stories you already know. For instance, what did the boy who gave Jesus his basket of fish and loaves tell his mother… Read More>>