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Journaling Prompts to enhance your journal writing. — Writing Through Life. Writing About Domestic Violence October 6, 2014 Since October is Domestic Awareness Month, I want to help bring awareness to this issue while offering ways to write about how violence affects each of us personally.

Journaling Prompts to enhance your journal writing. — Writing Through Life

It’s not a subject we like to think about. And when it happens publicly, as recent viral videos have shown, those of us who have not experienced that […] Read the full article → Journaling Prompts: About Making Mistakes September 22, 2014 Mistake: an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong: coming here was a mistake | she made the mistake of thinking they were important.• something, esp. a word, figure, or fact, that is not correct; an inaccuracy: a couple of spelling mistakes. Read the full article → Journaling Ideas, How to Start Journaling. 1.

Journaling Ideas, How to Start Journaling

In your Journal, write the phrase "The Cure is here. The Healing has begun" and then write, write, write away. When you're done, write how you FEEL about this journaling experience! 2. Why does _____ drive me crazy? 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Cure writer's block with writing prompts - writing tips character name generator. Creative Writing Exercises for Craft. No matter what stage you're at with your writing, it's always beneficial to work on craft and technique.

Creative Writing Exercises for Craft

These creative writing exercises target common problems and weaknesses. Switch Point of View Both first person and third person have their strengths and weaknesses; what works for one story may not work for another. This creative writing exercise will help you observe the effect of writing in the point of view that's less familiar to you. A Day Without Modifiers While modifiers -- adjectives and adverbs -- can add to a story, too many, or the wrong ones, can bog down your prose and lead to weaker nouns and verbs. Avoid Back Story Unlike the other creative writing exercises on this list, this one asks you to work in another genre. Listening for Dialogue Not everyone starts out with an ear for dialogue, but fortunately it can be developed, like any other skill. Creative writing prompts . com ideas for writers.

NaBloPoMo November 2011 Writing Prompts. If you're participating in NaBloPoMo in November -- or even if you're not!

NaBloPoMo November 2011 Writing Prompts

-- here are some prompts to get you going. Writing prompts appear here nightly, Monday to Friday (weekends are for free-writing!) Wednesday, November 30, 2011 What did you learn from doing NaBloPoMo? Tuesday, November 29, 2011 What is the last thing you do before bed? Monday, November 28, 2011 Describe an heirloom that has been passed down through generations of your family. Friday, November 25, 2011 Do you like to buy presents ahead of time or right when you need to give them?

Thursday, November 24, 2011 Do you enjoy being alone? Personal Journal Writing Prompts. One of the common statements I have heard is "I want to journal but I don't know how.

Personal Journal Writing Prompts

" For someone who has been journaling a long time or even all their lives this may seem like a silly statement and the likely response may be "You just pick up a pen and start writing. " 80 Journal Writing Prompts - TomSlatin.com. 50 MORE Journal Writing Prompts - TomSlatin.com. 95 Questions to Help You Find Meaning and Happiness.

Post written by: Marc Chernoff Email At the cusp of a new day, week, month or year, most of us take a little time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future.

95 Questions to Help You Find Meaning and Happiness

We ponder the successes, failures and standout events that are slowly scripting our life’s story. This process of self-reflection helps us maintain a conscious awareness of where we’ve been and where we intend to go. It is pertinent to the organization and preservation of our long-term goals and happiness. The questions below will help you with this process. In one sentence, who are you? Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section below. Photo by: Hartwig HKD If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book.

And get inspiring life tips and quotes in your inbox (it's free)... Creative Writing Prompts. Write a scene that includes a character speaking a different language, speaking in a thick accent, or otherwise speaking in a way that is unintelligibe to the other characters.

Creative Writing Prompts

(Note: You don't necessarily need to know the language the character is speaking—be creative with it!) Describe a character's reaction to something without explaining what it is. See if your fellow prompt responders can guess what it is. Write a story or a scene about one character playing a prank on another. Describe the scene from both characters' points of view. Writing Prompt: Write a story that involves confusion over homonyms (words that have the same spelling but different meanings) or homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently).

For World Storytelling Day, share the best story you've ever heard or told by word of mouth, or have a fictional character recount their favorite story.