galpodApr 222 minFriday Prompt: Slavery and FreedomRead this on galpod.com. Last week, we celebrated Passover. While the holiday's name comes from the Israelites being passed over when God...
galpodApr 12 minFriday Prompt: SpacesRead 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...
galpodMar 252 minFriday Writing Prompt: Life Story in Five MinutesRead 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...
galpodMar 181 minFriday Writing Prompt - Holding the PositiveRead 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...
galpodMar 112 minWriting Prompt: HelplessnessRead 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...
galpodMar 41 minWriting Prompt: MusicRead 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...
galpodFeb 251 minWriting Prompt - The View from Someone Else’s EyesRead this on galpod.com. In literature, we talk a lot about POV - Point of View. If we want to write believable characters, writers have...
galpodFeb 112 minFriday Prompt: Sensory WritingRead 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...
galpodJan 211 minFriday Prompt: ChangeRead this on galpod.com. I heard a great episode of the podcast Throughline about Octavia Butler. It got me thinking about change because...
galpodJan 141 minFriday Writing Prompt: Knowing CharactersRead this on galpod.com. This week I’ve been thinking about characters, and how do we know someone, including ourselves. Some character...
galpodJan 72 minFriday Writing Prompt: New Year ResolutionsRead this on galpod.com. New Year’s resolutions are… controversial. Many people find them stressful and unhelpful. I am one of those...
galpodDec 10, 20211 minFriday Writing Prompt - FamilyRead this on galpod.com. Every character we write has a family. Childhood experiences are embedded deep within us, navigating our...
galpodDec 3, 20211 minFriday Writing Prompt - A Christmas CarolRead this on galpod.com. Happy Friday! Today's writing prompt is inspired by Charles Dickens. What would the ghost of Christmas Past show...
galpodSep 10, 20211 minFriday Writing Prompt: CuriosityRead this on galpod.com. Curiosity killed the cat, is the adage. But it's also one of our most basic emotions as human beings. Without...
galpodAug 20, 20211 minWriting Prompt: TechnologyRead this on galpod.com. Happy Friday! An ongoing argument with my generally reliable laptop got me thinking about the technology we...
galpodAug 13, 20212 minFriday Writing Prompt: Setting and DescriptionRead this on galpod.com. I like the idea of a creative writing prompt every Friday. I'll give it a whirl; let me know what you think....