Writing Prompts – Words & Deeds

January 13, 2022

Gadget Writing Prompt

Worldbuilding isn’t always focused on unique creatures or types of magic. Sometimes, it gets its interest from inventions and innovation in technology, especially in Science Fiction, for example. From gadgets. This gadget writing prompt is designed to help you think of new and interesting technology for your story. 1. Analysis (Optional) The analysis step is most useful if you feel...

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October 28, 2021

Creating a Foil for Your Character & More

My goal for this article is to cover all aspects of creating a foil for your character (or characters): what a foil is, how to create a foil, and ways to use a foil in a story. Using Foils in Your Story What is a Foil? A foil is a character that contrasts another character. They’re most often used to...

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September 30, 2021

Art as a Writing Prompt

If you’re ever in need of inspiration, try using art as a writing prompt. The best pieces of art inspire stories – in fact, they can inspire many different stories. How to Use Art as Inspiration for Your Writing 1. Find a Piece of Art Any type of art can work, but some may take more creativity than others. If...

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August 5, 2021

Making Your Own Writing Prompts

Writing prompts are excellent ways to practice different aspects of writing. But what if you can’t find one for the literary device or technique you want to practice? That’s when making your own writing prompts comes in handy. How to Create a Writing Exercise Writing a writing prompt is a writing exercise in and of itself. Teachers do it all...

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June 10, 2021

3 Rainy Day Writing Prompts

Is it raining where you are? Well, if it isn’t, it will be sometime. 😛 When it is, and you have a moment to write, why not try a rainy day writing prompt? Or 3. 3 Ways to Use Rain in Writing Feel the Rain Rain is sensuous – it’s something you experience with all the senses. That makes it...

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May 6, 2021

Therapeutic Writing Prompt

So my brain’s still dealing with pandemic life. Today, I thought of a way to use those experiences that may be a bit more therapeutic than the rant option. A therapeutic writing prompt if you will. 1. Pick an experience from your life. To be topical, you’d pick from the last year, but it could really be any time. I...

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March 4, 2021

A Rant Writing Exercise

I’ve been toying with the idea of how to make a writing prompt for 2020 and 2021 for a while. Most of the angles I thought of at first were better for psychological release than improving your writing (It’s been a hard year for most people!). Then, it hit me – a rant writing exercise. Everyone has something they can...

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September 4, 2018

The Game of Telephone as a Writing Tool

The game of telephone: a listening game that turns hilarious or awkward because we’re all such lousy listeners. That, and our enunciation is terrible. So why would you want to use the game of telephone as a writing tool? And, more importantly, how? How to Use the Game of Telephone as a Writing Tool The answer to the first question:...

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July 31, 2018

I Was Going To But Then I: An Inciting Incident Story Starter

I was going to, but then I… is not what you normally think of when you think writing prompt. And yet it may be the simplest (and most unobtrusively common) inciting incident story starter out there. I Was Going to But Then I Add two blanks, and you have the formula for a story: I was going to ____, but...

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November 23, 2017

A Writing Prompt for Villains (and Thanksgiving)

You know that moment when you’re writing something and what you’re writing gives you an idea for something else to write? Well, while writing last year’s “Happy Thanksgiving Writing Prompt,” I couldn’t help but think about how it could be turned into a writing prompt for villains (and Thanksgiving). Seem wrong? Of course it is! It’s villainous! How to Make...

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