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Friday Prompt: End of School Year
Read this on galpod.com. I mentioned previously that, for me, the school year is my unit of measurement. Since it is the end of the...
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- Jul 1
- 1 min
Friday Prompt: Time
Read this on galpod.com. Time is probably the only truly limited resource we have. Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day, regardless of...
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- Jun 24
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Friday Prompt: Emotion Wheel
Read this on galpod.com. I find the emotion wheel incredibly helpful in exploring emotions in depth. It’s a fantastic tool for writers...
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- May 27
- 2 min
Friday Prompt - Habits
Read this on galpod.com. This week, I’m thinking about habits. Summing up Aristotle’s approach, Will Durant wrote: “We are what we...
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- May 20
- 1 min
Friday Prompt - Alternative Lives
Read this on galpod.com. I’m stealing this prompt from Julia Cameron. Some writer friends and I are doing a round of The Artist’s Way, so...
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- May 13
- 1 min
Friday Prompt: Natural Inspiration
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been thinking about nature this week and how it can inspire us. Today I have a bit of a task. Go outside,...
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- May 6
- 2 min
Friday Prompt: Gratitude
Read this on galpod.com. Gratitude is one of those magic feelings. Feeling appreciation protects against the adverse effects of stress...
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- Apr 29
- 2 min
Friday Prompt: Distractions
Read this on galpod.com. Distractions surround us. There are no ifs or buts about it. I don’t think it’s coincidental. I think...
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- Apr 22
- 2 min
Friday Prompt: Slavery and Freedom
Read this on galpod.com. Last week, we celebrated Passover. While the holiday's name comes from the Israelites being passed over when God...
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- Apr 1
- 2 min
Friday Prompt: Spaces
Read this on galpod.com. Today we’re writing at the British Library, and I’m thinking about our writing space. First of all, I’m thinking...
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- Mar 25
- 2 min
Friday Writing Prompt: Life Story in Five Minutes
Read this on galpod.com. Here’s an exercise I stole (like an artist) from Melissa Febos. She uses it to get her students to write about...
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- Mar 18
- 1 min
Friday Writing Prompt - Holding the Positive
Read this on galpod.com. This week I’ve been thinking about how we tend to dismiss the positive and hold the negative. It’s called a...
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- Mar 11
- 2 min
Writing Prompt: Helplessness
Read this on galpod.com. Important note This prompt is not an easy one. Please take care of yourself. If this is something you feel you...
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- Mar 4
- 1 min
Writing Prompt: Music
Read this on galpod.com. Music has a way of reminding us of moments in our past. For me, for instance, every time I hear Alice Cooper’s...
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- Feb 25
- 1 min
Writing Prompt - The View from Someone Else’s Eyes
Read this on galpod.com. In literature, we talk a lot about POV - Point of View. If we want to write believable characters, writers have...
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- Feb 11
- 2 min
Friday Prompt: Sensory Writing
Read this on galpod.com. I'm reading Cathy Rentzenbrink's Write It All Down, mostly because I felt like the universe had sent me that...
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- Jan 21
- 1 min
Friday Prompt: Change
Read this on galpod.com. I heard a great episode of the podcast Throughline about Octavia Butler. It got me thinking about change because...
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- Jan 14
- 1 min
Friday Writing Prompt: Knowing Characters
Read this on galpod.com. This week I’ve been thinking about characters, and how do we know someone, including ourselves. Some character...
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- Jan 7
- 2 min
Friday Writing Prompt: New Year Resolutions
Read this on galpod.com. New Year’s resolutions are… controversial. Many people find them stressful and unhelpful. I am one of those...
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- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
Friday Writing Prompt - Family
Read this on galpod.com. Every character we write has a family. Childhood experiences are embedded deep within us, navigating our...