Create a new human-esque race and describe it as thoroughly as possible. Be sure to describe appearance, culture, values, beliefs, etc.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
What if George Washington were running for president today? Write several Twitter tweets of 140 characters or fewer from his point of view. They can be serious about issues, humorous about his adjustment to 21st century social media—anything you want.
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You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You were out running in the woods when you fell down and hit your head. You wake up to find yourself in a dark hole, surrounding by small woodland creatures who are talking amongst themselves excitedly. You realize that you can understand what they are saying, and they are all suggesting different ways to kill you. The rabbits suggest putting you in a large trap, the fox suggests letting you go and chasing you down, etc. Write this scene.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Pick an event from your childhood that you wish would have gone differently. Write it as though it had happened ideally.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
It's Groundhog Day. Just as the groundhog comes up to decide whether or not winter is over, he keels over. You've been charged to write a nice news article/obituary paying tribute to him, his life and his family.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Take the first line of your favorite song and write a story using it as the first line.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Only two weeks into the New Year had passed and Tim had already broken his first resolution: Don't kill anyone. Write this scene.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Write about a day during your elementary school years where school was cancelled due to snow. Remember waking up to the "good" news? How you filled your newfound free time?You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
What are your New Year's resolutions for 2011? Post them here and then at the end of the year, I'll feature this in the newsletter and ask you to check in to see which ones you've accomplished and reflect on your writing year.
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Rewrite the story of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" from the point of view of Vixen (or any one of the other reindeer, such as Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer).You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Write a made-up magic spell, including ingredients, chants, and actions. Now, turn it into a poem.
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You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You wake up in a darkened circus tent, wearing a bright blue and yellow clown costume and a fluffy red wig. There is a dwarf standing over you with bucket of water. "You okay?" he asks. Write this scene.
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Your mother-in-law has never liked you very much, so when she comes over and says she "wants to get to know you better," you are instantly suspicious. You are convinced that that isn’t at all what she wants, and you decide to play detective and find out what is going on. The first things you notice are that she has an odd cut on her arm and that she is carrying a rubber chicken that is missing a foot. Write this scene.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
One day, you are out in your yard when the next-door neighbor's garden gnome suddenly walks over and starts telling you about "what is really going on." Write this scene.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Pretend that there is a small man/woman operating the control system of your brain. Write about your day from his/her perspective. How does he/she feel about you?You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Write a paragraph where every sentence contains at least one five+ syllable word. Begin with “Hypothetically speaking…”You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You are a zookeeper, and one day a shady looking man brings in what he calls an “exotic animal.” This animal is in a wooden box with small air holes on the top and the box is stamped DANGEROUS. He throws a picture on your desk and you look at the strangest creature you’ve ever seen. Write a scene describing the animal and the man’s story for how he found it.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Write a letter apologizing to your conscience. Or reverse it and write a letter where your conscience apologizes to you.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Use the most ridiculous dream you can remember having and write a story that explains everything that happened in the dream. (i.e. I had a banana costume on because I’d been hired to advertise for a fruit smoothie stand.)
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Write an episode where you and your favorite fictional character meet accidentally.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
One day, at your local public library, you are looking around the very back shelves. There is a particularly boring looking book there, but for some reason it catches your interest and you find yourself removing it from the shelf. However, as soon as you move the book, the bookcase opens in like a door, revealing a deep dark tunnel. Write this scene.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
When you are eating out at your favorite restaurant, you find something unexpected in your food. The owner comes over, looking frazzled, and begs, “Please, I can explain!” Write a creative/exciting explanation for the object you discovered in your meal.
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You wake up chained to the wall of a medieval torture room. The torture devices are laid out on a table in front of you. Write this scene.
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
You have been captured by cannibals. How do you try to convince them not to eat you? If that fails how do you attempt to get away?You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Write a formal complaint letter to your deepest, darkest fear.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
In the middle of the night, you get an urgent call from a friend you haven’t talked to in years. Something terrible has happened. What is it and why is he/she calling you?You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
One day you wake up to find your dog/cat waiting for you at the side of your bed, sitting on your briefcase. Cocking its head, it tells you, in perfect English, that you won’t be going to work today. Why won’t your pet let you go to work, and what happens?You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Choose your favorite book. Then, write a first-person narrative from the viewpoint of a minor character.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Write a sappy love poem to a distant personage, then go back and change/add words to make it sarcastic.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
Using as much alliteration as you can (Annie always ate apples) tell a story about your meeting with a group of alien ambassadors.You can post your response (750 words or fewer) here.
