Write Drunk, Revise Sober
Thursday, February 25, 2010 . 11:55 AM
Hair of the Dog - 2/25/10
Write a detailed description of a location. Treat the location as if it were a character, conveying its outward appearance and its inner self, its aspirations and temperament. Include as much information as possible, and then revise it so that it is pared down to the most essential details.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 . 2:41 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/24/10
Write about the apocalypse or end times. Apocalypse literally translates to "lifting of the veil" or "revelation" so you can also write about something hidden, perhaps some falsehood or misconception, being exposed.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010 . 12:46 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/23/10
Write about an unforeseen delay. Someone can be stuck in traffic, or waiting for a package, or due to give birth but the baby is disinclined to vacate the premises. What kind of surprising outcome might result? Is it fate or causality, and does it end up being good or bad for the protagonist?
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Monday, February 22, 2010 . 3:48 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/22/10
Write about someone who is pretentious. Or, if you'd prefer, write in the most pretentious style you can imagine.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010 . 11:38 AM
Hair of the Dog - 2/21/10
Write about the birthday of a friend or relative.
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Friday, February 19, 2010 . 10:09 AM
Hair of the Dog - 2/19/10
Write about a disaster in which an incongruous secondary character appears. For example, in the middle of a pitched battle, the general sees a civilian man riding around on a small horse and wants to know why.
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Monday, February 15, 2010 . 10:56 AM
Hair of the Dog - 2/15/10
Write about love. It can be any kind: between parent and child, or dog and owner, or even man and machine. It can be love for an object or love for a location or love for a season, anything goes.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010 . 1:46 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/13/10
Write about someone who is guilty of one of the seven deadly sins, but denies it.
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Friday, February 12, 2010 . 1:18 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/12/10
Write about a case of mistaken identity. It can be you mistaking another person for someone they're not, or them mistaking you, or it can be a third party observing such a scene. Detail the mild embarrassment or wild misadventures that result.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 . 3:43 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/11/10
Take the last sentence from a book or poem you like and use it as the first sentence of a new story.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 . 12:36 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/10/10
Write about a small role that ended up having a major impact. It can be theater-related or otherwise. Perhaps an offhanded comment by a stranger led to a change in career, or a fortuitous wrong number prevented a suicide.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010 . 12:03 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/9/10
Write about being rejected in some way. Maybe someone of the opposite sex rebuffed your advances, or you applied for college and didn't make it, or you submitted a story for publication and received a form letter that began, "We regret to inform you..."
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Monday, February 8, 2010 . 2:01 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/8/10
Write about a window. You decide what it looks onto, if anything, or who is looking through it.
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Sunday, February 7, 2010 . 3:03 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/7/10
In honor of the Super Bowl, write a story about something super. It can be super as in great, or extreme, or high quality, or larger, better and more advanced. The super thing can be a person or an object or even a situation.
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Saturday, February 6, 2010 . 11:12 AM
Hair of the Dog - 2/6/10
Write the story of your own birth. Embellish if necessary. You may also write about the birth of a celebrity or person of significance to you, or you may use one of your existing characters or create a new one for the exercise.
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Friday, February 5, 2010 . 2:06 PM
Hair of the Dog - 2/5/10
Write your own obituary. It can be as believable or fantastic as you like. If you're not comfortable writing your own, write one for a character you've previously written about or create a new one.
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Let the prompts return!
My, what a hiatus this blog has taken. No longer. Prepare to be prompted, prodded, and otherwise propelled into actively writing once again.
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