Writing Prompt Wednesday

Writing Prompt Wednesday

This life story question is almost a game: tell us something about you that most people don’t know. It’s been done in interviews with a celebrities (Vogue’s 73 Questions) or as conversation starters at a wedding. It’s a fun way to start dinner table conversation....
Writing Prompt Wednesday

Writing Prompt Wednesday

This week’s writing prompt is one of those heavy questions you get when you hear a motivational speaker. Seriously, what motivates you to succeed, besides the obvious of meeting your basic human needs like food, clothing, and shelter? While that’s enough to keep us...
Writing Prompt Wednesday

Writing Prompt Wednesday

Sometimes we do stupid stuff in life. We make bad decisions on the spur of the moment. Sometimes we live to tell about it.  This week’s life story prompt asks you to think about the embarrassing family stories that you may not want to tell, but that influenced other...
Writing Prompt Wednesday

Writing Prompt Wednesday

Sometimes people don’t know where to start when they think about writing or preserving family stories. This week’s writing prompt asks you to simply think about it first.  Reminisce with your memories. Make a list. Go old school with a pad of paper and a list of...
Writing Prompt Wednesday

Writing Prompt Wednesday

For much of our lives Independence Day in the United States  has been associated with time for family picnics, vacations, gardens blooms and four-day retail marathons. This week’s writing prompt asks you to be more specific about what makes you feel patriotic....
Writing Prompt Wednesday

Writing Prompt Wednesday

We often talk about recording stories, writing a little something down. The hesitancy in beginning has more to do with our inner fears than anything else. We worry about not having enough stories to fill a book, or the energy, time or money to complete it all....