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Superheroes are all the rage right now. There have been many anthologies for original superhero stories, and likely more in the future. Your prompt is to work superheroes into your fiction, whether as original or re-purposed characters, a child with superhero undies, or real life ( Read more... )

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Feeling lucky? This week, write something on the theme of being lucky-or unlucky. Watch out for black cats and shattered mirrors!

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“Violet” is a color and a type of flower, and this week it’s a word to somehow inspire your writing. Did the pot of African violets die? Is the girlfriend wearing a violet dress? Are you writing Rainbow Brite fanfic?

Go forth and write!

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We’re 3/4 through 2013. Use this year as a setting in your work this week! Use pop culture, technology, and other elements to make it a very 2013 piece of writing.

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It’s time to switch up the format. For today’s prompt, write an epistle-that means in letter form!

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A lot of emphasis is placed on honesty, but is it really the best policy? Write a story or poem where your character hates someone for telling the truth.

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Use the following five words to jumpstart your creativity:

1. salsa
2. epic
3. umbrella
4. mouse
5. siren

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STRESS. Stressing our characters is essential to build up tension. This week, stress your protagonist by making them confront something they have avoided for years.

Go forth and write!

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Here’s a big challenge: write from a vantage point that you do not believe in, but avoid stereotypes. Write in a way that makes the person sympathetic-not that you believe your character, but you can understand their bias.

Good luck!

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It’s summer in the northern hemisphere. Bring this season into your writing this week and make your characters sweat!