Prompts for November 2nd
Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you.
- We all agreed — every single one of us — that cooking a turkey in peanut oil sounded like a good idea. I mean, that’s how I remember it anyway, although now everybody wants to claim, like always, that they warned me up front.
- We had just finished sculpting three pounds of tofu into the shape of a turkey when the doorbell rang.
Prompts for November 1st (you can respond to these if you’d prefer)
- My new mother-in-law heaved the huge pot of boiling water from the stove to the sink. “Hold the strainer for me so I can drain the potatoes. You’re a part of the family now.” Her face reddened from the steam as she smiled at me. “You can trust me.”
- Each year, I become more and more grateful for…
Rules for the giveaway:
Respond to either prompt by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com by midnight on November 5th on any or all of the first five days of this month to be added to a monthly drawing to win $30 toward writing communities, developmental editing, or consulting contracts. You will be entered into the monthly drawing once for every day you respond, up to 5 times per month.
Responses can be very rough and do not need to have a beginning, middle, or end. Try for at least 250 words. Your response should be fiction, memoir, or poetry. I reserve the right to delete and disqualify any responses that contain inappropriate content or do not appear to be in the spirit of creative writing. Response questions about services do not count toward the drawing.
The drawing on the 6th of each month is random, not based on writing quality.
Proof Rock 