Writing Prompt: Unfinished Books
The WordPress/JetPack writing prompt for today is: What’s a book you never finished but still think about? I think most […]
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Writing Prompt: Conspiring to Believe
The WordPress/JetPack writing prompt for today is: What’s a conspiracy theory you actually believe? I’d thought I might skip this
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Writing Prompt: Dinner with a Side of Intimidation
There are authors that I’d love to meet. But I wouldn’t want to spend the night talking shop. The social anxiety would kill me.
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Writing Prompt: Playing God with History
All events have an impact, some large, some small. I know with a prompt like this, the inclination is to change some big, historical event. I’m going to save one life.
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Writing Prompt: Publishing is Broken. Can We Fix it?
Publishing is broken and there’s not enough time to fix it before my novel comes out. Two words keep coming to mind: Plan Accordingly. I wish I knew how.
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Writing Prompt: A Teacher’s Favourite Lessons
In a secondary school I had to teach “Life Skills” classes that has no fixed curriculum, students had no exams, and every student passed simply by attending. I saw it as a chance to do lessons geared towards critical thinking.
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Writing Prompt: Thank You Fur Being A Friend
While I’ve usually had at least one furball in my life, repeatedly moving between continents has meant having to resist expanding my furry friend group, until recently.
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Writing Prompt: Favourite Quotes
There are three quotes that are favourites; two well-attributed to Monty Python and Douglas Adams, and one misattributed to both Mark Twain & Ambrose Bierce.
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Writing Prompt: Give Life-Changing Advice
Living abroad (not tourism, which is heavily sanitized) will truly open your mind to what the world is, what makes us different, and what makes us all the same (more than you think).
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Writing Prompt: Who defines what a reason is?
Intellectually, no, I don’t believe everything happens for a reason. But emotionally, I feel that some things do happen for a reason. How do I reconcile that with my belief in free will? It’s a struggle. Read on…