This month’s writing prompts are loosely based on articles from the internet.
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
September 2023 Writing Prompts
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Tag: China
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Publishing, Writing
Writing About Russia Doesn’t Mean You Support Their War – Guest Post by Alina Adams
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𝐸𝑎𝑡, 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑦, 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 author Elizabeth Gilbert has decided not to publish her February 2024 novel. She says it’s because the book is set in the Soviet Union of the 1930s, and due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the subject and setting could prove upsetting to her present-day readers.
Fiction Writing, Fiction Writing Research, Historical Fiction, Research
Letting History Be Your Co-Writer! – Guest Post by Alina Adams
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All writers are asked, “Where do you get your ideas?”
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing
Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz Interview – Ghosts, Mirrors, and Imaginary Friends
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Have these authors ever seen a ghost in a mirror? Is there any place in the world where horrible things still occur in orphanages? How did they come up with the name Lilith Pandor? Is Onyx Webb the first character to defend herself in court as a ghost? Do you personally know anyone who has…
Fiction Writing, Holidays, Saint Patrick's Day & Other March Articles, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Dr. Seuss Day & Other Bizarre Holidays
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Do you prefer to write mysteries or romances, thrillers or fantasies, science fiction or historical fiction? Whatever genre you prefer to write in, I’m sure you can find a way to include one of the bizarre holidays that occur in March in your story. It will add a bit of something different to your story.…
Collective Nouns, Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Bamboo of Pandas
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There are two species of panda: giant pandas bears and red pandas or lesser pandas. The black-and-white giant pandas are easily recognized. The red pandas resemble raccoons. Random Facts About Pandas Giant pandas can grow to be five or six feet tall. Red pandas only grow to a height of 20-25 inches. An adult giant…
Book Reviews, Memoirs, New Words Learned, Nonfiction, Words
Crazy is Normal – a Review
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When Lloyd was in the first grade, his mother was told by the “experts” that he would never learn to read. The world would have missed out on a great author if they had been right. I am glad these “experts” were wrong. Mr. Lofthouse went on to become an author and a teacher in…
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing
Lloyd Lofthouse Interview – Writing, Characters, and Vietnam
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How much of Running with the Enemy is fiction? How much of it really happened? How completely does he develop his characters before writing? When did he first have a desire to write? What advice does he have for writers who are striving to be published? You are a Vietnam veteran, and this book started as a…
Collective Nouns, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Save the Rhino Day
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May 1 is Save the Rhino Day. The rhino is a magnificent animal that can weigh anywhere from 750 pounds to 8,000 pounds. The two African and three Asian species stand anywhere from four and a half feet tall to six feet tall. I wouldn’t want to encounter one of these animals. Even though they…
Fiction Writing, Suffering for Beauty, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Suffering for Beauty – Foot Binding
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How much pain would you be willing to endure to be thought of as beautiful? To what lengths would you be willing to go to ensure that you were desired as a bride? How much trauma would you put your daughter through to see that she attained a good husband? These questions may seem a…
