Jan Marquart's Blog - Posts Tagged "writing-to-prompts"
Prompts
Not all writers like to write to prompts. As long as writers write, we are happy, right? But I noticed that writers don't always write even though they intend to. When I speak to writers and ask them why they don't write they answer something to the effect of: I want the inspiration to come from me.
The good thing about prompts is that you start in one place and usually wind up in another. Most times prompts lead you somewhere you never would have gone and often those place you land on winds up being something you wanted to write about on your own but never could have gotten there on your own.
I recommend you write to prompts. If nothing else, they are a great warm up. So here is a prompt: left. Now, write whatever comes to your mind because left can lead you just about anywhere.
Have fun -- or do something else.
Keep the pen moving, Jan
The good thing about prompts is that you start in one place and usually wind up in another. Most times prompts lead you somewhere you never would have gone and often those place you land on winds up being something you wanted to write about on your own but never could have gotten there on your own.
I recommend you write to prompts. If nothing else, they are a great warm up. So here is a prompt: left. Now, write whatever comes to your mind because left can lead you just about anywhere.
Have fun -- or do something else.
Keep the pen moving, Jan
