Paint Swatches

Prompt:
What is your least favorite color? Write an entire piece on why you dislike that color, but in third-person narrative and without referring to yourself. Must be at least 500 words.

Hasty Words

Prompt:
Remember your favorite literary argument (such as the scene between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.) Now rewrite it as if the trigger (Mr. Darcy's proposal) never happened, and the argument never happened. What now?

Switch It Up

Prompt:
Re-write the words of your favorite song into a poem. Now, can you do it backwards-- rewrite your favorite poem into a song? What about your favorite quote from a novel or short story?

Love and Laughter

Prompt:
Remember your favorite literary love scene. Now rewrite it where everything goes comically wrong.

Foodie

Prompt:
We are often asked what our favorite food is. Now, take your favorite food, and write about it in detail, to the point of obsession. You are writing an ode, a love song to your favorite food. Try to write as long as you can. Aim for 500 words. Now, do the exact same thing for your least favorite food- but you still have to love it. If you want, do it from a character's perspective.

One Liners

Prompt:
Create a piece beginning with this phrase:
"I was the last man home..."

Personal Preference

Prompt:
Recall your least favorite literary character, the one you love to hate. Now, write a sympathetic piece in which they are the main character.