(Thank you everyone who called and e-mailed me, I’m humbled. I really am. I’ll update on my mental state soon. The news isn’t all bad.) On to this week’s PROMPTuesday. So as I was thinking of what to do this time, my wise and creative friend, Kristine, reminded me of the “first sentence”…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesdays
PROMPTuesday #6: Don’t Be Yourself
Happy Memorial Day! Hope it was a good one. I, for one, percolated over PROMPTuesday. This time, I wanted to do something unique, something block-busting, something random and ridiculous…and I feel confident that what I came up with will confuse and befuddle you. But that’s OK! Because confusion leads to creativity! You’ve read that somewhere,…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #5: It’s All in the Tone
First of all, let me say, thanks. Your participation in PROMPTuesdays has been inspirational, fun, heartbreaking, thought-provoking and motivational. Just as good writing should be. And I appreciate it. I also hope to appeal to the lurkers and encourage you to submit something for PROMPTuesdays. There’s so judgment here and we’d all love to…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday, Exercise #4: My First Love
No intro today. Just this: Write about your first love. Work the phrase, “Beauty in the shadows,” into the piece. This one can go to 250 words. Other “rules” (air quotes implied and used ironically): You must write your entry in 10 minutes. This encourages top-of-mind, primal thinking before the ego and…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday Exercise #3: The Door
PROMPTuesday came around quick, didn’t it? And here I was, just a few short hours ago, sitting at book club, innocently forgetting that shortly, a new writing prompt must be posted, so I, without a care in the world, poured myself another glass of wine… But: I’m BACK, suckas! And as such, a…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday Exercise #2
Allrighty oh! It’s PROMPTuesday again! Time to rev your writing engines. Lube your brain. Check your filter at the door. (What? I don’t know. I just blog here). OK. For your background and historical reference, here is a primer on PROMPTuesdays. And here is the first PROMPTuesday exercise from last week. And now,…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday Exercise #1
Here we go! It’s out first PROMPTuesday! And remember: ANYONE can participate. This is for fun. Even if you don’t care a hill of beans for creative writing prompts or, for that matter, creative writing in general, you are welcome in this place of non-judgment and happy color rainbows! Yeah! Miss Mary/Barry Sunshines all over…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesdays: Let’s Make Writing Fun Again!
Let Your Imagination Bear Fruit. So I want to be a writer. How about you? Or, maybe you just want to play with words, take pleasure in the creation of something thought-provoking, humorous, insightful? Either way, I’ve decided to do something on San Diego Momma to inspire me, flex my writing muscles…Continue Reading
