Pictures & Prompts

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To whet your appetite and keep your writing fingers limber, take a good look at the photo, or let a prompt settle in your mind. Set a timer for a reasonable amount of time, be that five, fifteen, or thirty minutes. Then start writing.

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FICTION

Write the tale of a magical meal that changes the people who eat it. Or, tell the story of two people who sit down to a meal where one of them has something important to say.

MEMOIR

Food is a great way to enter memory. What were your favorite foods when you were a child? Which foods were your least favorite?

NONFICTION

Write a guide to making your favorite meal. Be sure you include all the important details. Or, write a review of your favorite restaurant.

 

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Pictures & Prompts 158

To whet your appetite and keep your writing fingers limber, take a good look at the photo or let a prompt settle in your mind. Set a timer for a reasonable amount of time, be that five, fifteen, or thirty minutes. Then start writing.

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FICTION

Imagine that your character discovered this treasure trove of old letters and postcards. She finds a document that makes her question everything she knows about life. What does it say?

MEMOIR

What letters or notes have you saved from the past? What do they mean to you? Do you reread them often?

NONFICTION

Write a letter to someone you appreciate letting her or him know how you feel.

 

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