For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Kit Kat Bar, Safety Scissors, A Unicy...
1/30/16
1/29/16
Three things exercise: A Waffle, Chapstick, A Mosquito Bite
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Waffle, Chapstick, A Mosquito B...
1/28/16
Three things exercise: A BMX Bike, A Two Dollar Bill, A Stick of Dynamite
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A BMX Bike, A Two Dollar Bill, A Stick of Dynam...
1/27/16
Three things exercise: A Giraffe's Tongue, An Orange Tic-Tac, Black Nail Polish
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Giraffe's Tongue, An Orange Tic-Tac, Black Nail Pol...
1/26/16
Three things exercise: A Pizza Box, A Candy Cane, A Railroad Tie
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Pizza Box, A Candy Cane, A Railroad ...
1/25/16
Three things exercise: A Windfall Apple, Aquamarine, Sweet Home Alabama
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Windfall Apple, Aquamarine, Sweet Home Alabama (by Lynyrd Skyny...
1/24/16
Twenty-Two Great Magazines That Don't Accept Online Submissions
Once upon a time I wouldn't even consider submitting to a literary magazine online. I loved the tactile nature of the acceptance (or, much much more often, the rejection slip).
Not that I ever went full Leon Barlow,...
Weekend Triple Threat: Title, Five Random Constraints, Inspired by
Since it's Sunday here are three options for today's exercise. Choose one, choose them all, just be sure to produce something.
Title Mania (use the following title and write a piece to somehow fit it.)
Lifting Off
Five Random Constraints (About today's writing prompt genre: This is an...
Narrative prompt: The colors bled
For today's writing exercise begin a story or poem with the following and see where it takes you.
The colors bled across her shirt, unseen at firs...
1/23/16
Narrative prompt: Clouds bunched up like bullies
For today's writing exercise begin a story or poem with the following and see where it takes you.
Clouds bunched up like bullies in the sk...
1/22/16
Narrative prompt: Like bold proclamations screamed
For today's writing exercise begin a story or poem with the following and see where it takes you.
Like bold proclamations screamed into a pillow, the night dissolved into silence before da...
1/21/16
Narrative prompt: The veneer of civilization
For today's writing exercise begin a story or poem with the following and see where it takes you.
The veneer of civilization was thinning where too many hands had worn i...
1/20/16
Narrative prompt: He knew it was a famous painting
For today's writing exercise begin a story or poem with the following and see where it takes you.
He knew it was a famous painting but didn't car...
1/19/16
Narrative prompt: The tops torn off
For today's writing exercise begin a story or poem with the following and see where it takes you.
The tops torn off, their insides squirted all ove...
1/18/16
Narrative prompt: It wasn't the Molotov cocktail
For today's writing exercise begin a story or poem with the following and see where it takes you.
It wasn't the Molotov cocktail in her hand that lit her face, it was the message burning behind her eye...
1/17/16
Weekend Triple Threat: Title, Three Things, Inspired by
Since it's Sunday here are three options for today's exercise. Choose one, choose them all, just be sure to produce something.
Title Mania (use the following title and write a piece to somehow fit it.)
A Missing Section
Three...
1/16/16
Rhymebank exercise: Snip
For today's Rhymbank exercise you will follow a series of steps and then produce a piece using some of the generated lines or phrases.
1) Take just a couple minutes and jot down/type all rhymes and slant rhymes (include phrases for multi-syllabic words/feminine rhymes) you can think of just...
1/15/16
Rhymebank exercise: Wheat
For today's Rhymbank exercise you will follow a series of steps and then produce a piece using some of the generated lines or phrases.
1) Take just a couple minutes and jot down/type all rhymes and slant rhymes (include phrases for multi-syllabic words/feminine rhymes) you can think of just...
1/14/16
Rhymebank exercise: Weep
For today's Rhymbank exercise you will follow a series of steps and then produce a piece using some of the generated lines or phrases.
1) Take just a couple minutes and jot down/type all rhymes and slant rhymes (include phrases for multi-syllabic words/feminine rhymes) you can think of just...
1/13/16
Rhymebank exercise: State
For today's Rhymbank exercise you will follow a series of steps and then produce a piece using some of the generated lines or phrases.
1) Take just a couple minutes and jot down/type all rhymes and slant rhymes (include phrases for multi-syllabic words/feminine rhymes) you can think of just...
1/12/16
Rhymebank exercise: Whip
For today's Rhymbank exercise you will follow a series of steps and then produce a piece using some of the generated lines or phrases.
1) Take just a couple minutes and jot down/type all rhymes and slant rhymes (include phrases for multi-syllabic words/feminine rhymes) you can think of just...
1/11/16
Thank you to the awesome donor! (and a small rant about reading fees)
I just wanted to throw out a special shout out to the one person that has been extraordinarily generous enough to donate in appreciation for organizing and posting Zebulon's Guide to Flash Fiction Submissions. As promised,...
Rhymebank exercises: Filler
This week is a little different, unless you've been a reader of Notebooking Daily for awhile, in which case rhymebanks and wordbanks are familiar.
For today's Rhymbank exercise you will follow a series of steps and then produce a piece using some of the generated lines or phrases.
1) Take just a couple...
1/10/16
Three things exercise: A Pair of Blue Socks, Melbourne, A Black Lab
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Pair of Blue Socks, Melbourne, A Black ...
1/9/16
Three things exercise: A Purple Jacket, A Stick of Juicy Fruit, The Taiga
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Purple Jacket, A Stick of Juicy Fruit, The Ta...
1/8/16
Three things exercise: A Backward Baseball Hat, George Burns, Milkweed
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Backwards Baseball Hat, George Burns, Milkw...
1/7/16
Three things exercise: An Oil Stain, Roy Orbison, A Grilled Cheese Sandwich
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
An Oil Stain, Roy Orbison, A Grilled Cheese Sandw...
1/6/16
Three things exercise: A Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule), A Brick, The Beatles
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule), A Brick, The Beat...
1/5/16
Three things exercise: A Grasshopper, A Corkscrew, A Popped Balloon
For today's exercise write a piece of poetry or prose that somehow utilizes the following three things:
A Grasshopper, A Corkscrew, A Popped Ball...
