Thursday, August 6, 2009

Do you know what you can do with your daily prompt?

Shove it in a fox hole and set it on fire?

Lately I have been struggling with my writing, maybe more just waiting till I decide I want to be a traffic flagger or jazz musician instead, then I won't have to write at all. Well, except to fill out job resumes at flagging and jazz companies... if that’s how its done.

So I resorted to trying daily writing prompts and ideas from the internet. You know, like they gave you in school or the ones in "Daily Journals" (they usually have pastel covers with words like Hope or Inspiration on them), B&N sells them for 20$. This was an attempt to stretch my brain, try to think a bit more in normal terms. I can be pretty isolated at times, its an attempt to think "outside my house".

Well... the stuff though that comes up on these list are tedious sappy and overly ripened i have a hard time mustering up enough motivation or interest

Here are some examples:
My favorite color is because....
My family would describe me as…
Describe what you think the world will be like in the year 2050


Do you see what i have to work with here? Maybe i just find disappointment because i have a "negative attitude" I don't even know what i expect or wanted out of this.


If anything, Tasha at least enjoys them. That’s a win right there. She prefers though, to draw instead of write the subject. Maybe i should try it her way.


Any topic/prompt or whatever ideas people have to help me with trying to do some daily writing (not even blogging just written) would be appreciated.

4 comments:

  1. How about these . . .

    I reign doom over all creation because . . .

    I would describe my disappointment in you as . . .

    I'm beloved by all my servants and thralls due to . . .

    Let me know if these help!

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  2. I was actually going to suggest something similar... if you have the bad tude then make it work for ya... write about all the nasty evil things you are thinking... I know it will get you further than me... I am so stuck on writers block that it hurts...

    Random Tao

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  3. Yeah, just twist each one using the phrase "After I take over the world":

    After I take over the world everyone's favorite color will be [blank] because...

    After I take over the world everyone will be forced to describe me as...

    After I take over the world in 2050 it will look like...

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  4. Ok I have been working with the prompt ideas you've all given me. Thank you very much.... i will update you when something good arises from it (or evil) and worth sharing!

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