The Notebooking Daily 2020 Writing Series is a daily writing exercises for both prose writers and poets to keep your creative mind stretched and ready to go—fresh for your other writing endeavors. The writing prompts take the impetus—that initial crystal of creation—out of your hands (for the most part) and changes your writing creation into creative problem solving. Instead of being preoccupied with the question "What do I write" you are instead pondering "How do I make this work?" And in the process you are producing new writing.
These exercises are not meant to be a standard writing session. They are meant to be productive and to keep your brain thinking about using language to solve simple or complex problems. The worst thing you can do is sit there inactive. It's like taking a 5 minute breather in the middle of a spin class—the point is to push, to produce something, however imperfect. If you don't overthink them, you will be able to complete all of the exercises in under 30 minutes.
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Bonus Exercise: Also include the word "Languishing" in your title, and in your piece include a tipped over salt shaker.
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First Line Bonanza 3
First Line Bonanza 3
For today's writing exercise write a piece that begins with one of the following first lines.
- The lilacs would burst into bloom any day now.
- The look of confusion on the man's face was so comical that Timothy laughed.
- Edgar Allen Poe hadn't risen from the dead—so there was some other explanation.
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Bonus Exercise: Also include the word "Languishing" in your title, and in your piece include a tipped over salt shaker.
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If you'd like some background music to write to, try this "City Escape" mix from Chillhop Music.
