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Writing Prompt: Colors

Write a descriptive poem about color using only touch, smell, taste, and sound.
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Share in the comments and we'll try to guess!

Multiple Choice: Genres

Of the following, which is your favorite genre/non-genre to read:

- Science fiction?

- Fantasy?

- Romance?

- Literary?

- Mystery?

- Suspense?

- Horror?

- Other?

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Before I share my answer, go ahead and share yours in the comments :-D

Writing Prompt: Bad Day

Write a descriptive short story about the 

worst day of your life. What did you feel? 

What did you see? What did you smell? 

What did you taste? What did you hear? 



If you can’t think of the worst day of your 

life, make up one.

Multiple Choice: Stranded!

If you were stranded on a desert island, which of the following conveniences would you miss the most:

1. Electricity?
2. Internet?
3. Running water?
4. Gadgets (cellphone, tablet, iPad, iPod, etc.)?

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Before I give my answer, what's yours and why?

Writing Prompt: Blizzards

Write about a blizzard from the perspective of one single snowflake.

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Feel free to share your results in the comments!

Two Lies and a Truth

Can YOU spot the truth?

- I am left-handed

- I have never had anything published in print

- The first piece I had published was a personal essay

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While you're waiting for the answer, go ahead and post YOUR two lies and one truth in the comments! Let's see how good a guesser we all are :-)

Writing Prompt: Describe a...

How would you describe a car to

someone who had neither seen nor 

heard of one before?

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Feel free to share your results in the comments!

Writing Prompt: Nursery Rhymes

Rewrite a nursery rhyme, using synonymous words and phrases.
For example:

The mini, minute arachnid
Traversed the downspout of a gutter at a heavenward approach
Earthward approached the precipitation
And threw the arachnid off course
Earth’s star rose and sped up evaporation
And the mini, minute arachnid
Returned to its aforementioned task.

Recommended Reading (Writing and Marketing)

Writing Irresistible Kidlit by Mary Kole

This book covers so much ground! If you're writing kidlit, you need this book, believe me.


Platform by Michael Hyatt
Platform is a great book for anyone who wants to market anything in this really noisy, over-crowded techno world.
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Just thought I'd share these gems with you and ask you if YOU have any to recommend...Well, DO ya?

Happy New Year!

(Original post title, I know!)



It's 2015. What does that mean? New chances? New opportunities? A fresh start? 

What does the new year mean for YOU, friend? Tell me!