Let’s Play!!!!

A few years ago, I posted a little creative writing prompt from the blog Writing Forward, challenging our readers to write a few sentences beginning with exactly these words: “Silvery flakes drifted down, glittering in the bright light of the harvest moon. The blackbird….”

We got lots of fun responses, which you can read here.

I love exercises like these, since they’re quick and low-stakes, but give your writing brain a quick shot of creative inspiration. It’s like yoga with words. Good for k...