So what happened with the panther, the cricket and the tulip? I know it must have been fun to write for that five minute segment!

Writing Prompt - Fiction

So how did you fare with your journaling assignment?

I'm curious, which assignment inspired you more? Personally, I love to do both types of thinking - introspective and creative flights of fancy. Right now I'm working on a novel as well as an e-book. They're both very different in content but require the same amount of creative thinking - and planning. The act of writing is, for me, a creative brain dump. I have so much going on in my head that I have to "put it on paper" in order to sort it out. If you're like me, your paper is your computer most of the time. But I also carry a notebook with me for those moments of inspiration.

As a writer, you too probably have more ideas than you have time to figure out what to do with them. That's a great thing! But it can also keep you from being focused and will send you into the black hole of writer's block. It's not that you can't write, you just don't know WHAT to write so you don't write at all. Then your mind starts beating you up and suddenly you wonder how you could have believed you had the ability to write in the first place! That's how it works with me.

That's why MuseFlash! was created - to keep you thinking, planning and on-track. So here's today's writing prompt. Remember, use the three words in the first sentence and write for five minutes. Don't edit. Don't think about sentence structure. Don't rewrite. Just do a creative brain dump! Ready?

CRICKET, TULIP, PANTHER

PS - For tomorrow I have somthing a bit different planned!Stay tuned...

Writing Prompt - Nonfiction

How did you do with the warlock, the riverboat and the coin?

Did you write for five minutes? Did you write longer than that? Perhaps you finished a complete article or short story that could be edited and sold to a magazine. Then again maybe you just discovered that you are totally creative when you're free to just write. Whatever the case, I hope you enjoyed your warlock adventure.

Today's writing prompt is more introspective journaling. Use the following three words and spend five minutes writing how you feel about whatever it is these three words conjure up in your head. Remember, use all three words in the very first sentence. Ready?

HOME, CHILDHOOD, DISCIPLINE

Writing Prompt - Fiction

Welcome to today's writing prompt!

Whether you're a writer of nonfiction or fiction, your creativity is critical to completing your project. Your words must paint pictures - in brilliant living colors - so that your reader experiences your message. Yes, even technical writers need to be "verbiage artists" in order to describe how a widget works.

So muse your inner Picasso or Monet today. Spend five minutes - that's all, just five minutes - writing a story using the three words at the end of this message. Use all three in the very first sentence and then go for it!

Don't stop to think. Don't edit as you write. Don't change your story mid-thought. JUST WRITE WHATEVER COMES TO MIND. Use your inner child's imagination. Be completely free-flowing and have fun with it. Ready?

WARLOCK, COIN, RIVERBOAT