Writing Topic Tuesday – The Random Words and Subjects from My Bookshelf Edition

I’m sort of stuck for a theme today, so I just went with looking around my bookshelves to find a few topics that might inspire some writing.

• Chaos Theory
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Ideas That Stick (a book about creative uses for Post-It notes)
• Boomerang Nation
• Generation X
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
• The End of the World
• Mythical Creatures
• WordPress
• Coaching 6-and-Under Soccer
• 3 Minutes or Less

Provocative Phrase Friday – You must understand evil. +11 Other Writing Prompts

Provocative Phrases for Friday, August 26, 2011:

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• You must understand evil.
• It's really best to…
• Is it them for you.
• What's a parent to believe?
• Isn't technology great?
• I won the lottery.
• Where are all the rest?
• As one, dad.
• It's a sign from God…
• I told you…
• I won't do anything…
• I stared at him.

Writing Topic Tuesday – Back to School Edition

That time of year is upon us here in the United States again:  When yellow school buses roam the streets, the school supply sales are over, and the kids are all decked out in clean, pressed new school clothes and tucked away in classrooms from 8am to 3pm. So today’s topic is back to school.

• First day of school
• Last day of school
• Describe the first school you attended
• Your favorite teacher
• Your least favorite teacher
• The playground
• School lunch
• Your best friend
• First day of high school
• Junior High or Middle School
• Getting sent to the office



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• The school bully

Provocative Phrase Friday – What I learned about him +11 Other Writing Prompts

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Sorry that this is so late in the day, but better late than never.

Provocative Phrases for Friday, August 19, 2011:

• What I learned about him…
• Everyone is on the take…
• Were we wrong to buy it?
• I was sure if…
• I live alone in my bed…
• Do you dare…
• She's fierce.
• Say again?
• My morning with…
• When I learned about…
• It was like a…
• It's time you…

Writing Topic Tuesday – The Working Stiff Edition

Getting laid off from my job last week has made me think a lot about work and the nature of it. The world demands that we trade our most precious asset, time, for money. And what we do with that time at our job often defines us and molds us. So this week’s topics are all about the life of the working stiff.

• Workaholic
• Blue collar
• White collar
• Your first job
• The lessons you’ve learned on the job that you could not have learned anywhere else.
• Retirement
• Getting fired
• Getting laid-off, downsized, right-sized… you get the picture
• The worst boss you ever had
• The best boss you ever had
• Working lunch



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• Cubicle

Provocative Phrase Friday – What's the Catch? +11 Other Writing Prompts

Provocative Phrases for Friday, August 12, 2011:

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• It was a set up…
• He works alone.
• And the winner is…
• I stink!
• Do I laugh or cry?
• So who's your boyfriend?
• It's alive.
• What's the catch?
• It's in the mail…
• Remind me again why I married you?
• Seems wrong somehow
• He never ever forgets…

Writing Topic Tuesday – The Dream Edition

Dreams are a powerful aspect of our creative selves and worth exploring.

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• What do you remember about your dreams each night?  Do you dream in color?  Do you remember feelings or sensations? Can you read in your dreams?
• What are some of the common themes in your dreams? Do you have flying dreams? Dreams of being chased? Showing up naked at your high school?
• Describe the worst nightmare you have ever had.
• Can you control your dreams?  If so, how do you do it?
• Have you ever had an important message sent to you via a dream? Or predicted something that came true?
• Describe one of your favorite dreams.
• Have you ever written a story inspired from a dream?
• Create a dream sequence for one of your characters in a story.
• What strange objects, people or places show up in your dreams again and again?
• Many musicians use the word “dreams” in song and album titles. (For example: Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, Dream On by Aerosmith and, of course, Dream Weaver by Gary Wright) What songs do you associate with dreams?  Why do you think there is such a popular connection between dreams and music?
• Keep a dream log for a couple of days and then use a dream dictionary, such as the one on Dream Moods and use it to interpret your dreams.
• Write the word “Dream” at the center of a blank page of paper and then create a Mind Map surrounding it. For details on creating a Mind Map, go to http://www.mind-mapping.co.uk/make-mind-map.htm