Author: Amanda Hart Miller

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DAY THREE, October Muse Challenge Giveaway

Prompts for October 3rd

Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you.

  1. Its teeth leave marks all over, but the nurse pretends she doesn’t see them.
  2. Screaming was on the no-no list, even for the youngest of us.

Rules for the giveaway:

Respond to either prompt by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com by midnight on October 5th on any or all of the first five days of each month to be added to a monthly drawing to win $30 toward developmental editing or Fall offerings. 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.

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DAY TWO, October Muse Challenge Giveaway

Prompts for October 2nd

Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you.

  1. Before everything happened, Mama used to tell me I wasn’t a monster.
  2. He loved her from afar, unnoticed, but drawing closer every day.

Rules for the giveaway:

Respond to either prompt by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com by midnight on October 5th on any or all of the first five days of each month to be added to a monthly drawing to win $30 toward developmental editing or Fall offerings. 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.

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DAY ONE, October Muse Challenge Giveaway

Prompts for October 1st

Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you.

  1. The abandoned asylum tells its secrets at night.
  2. I watched you as you knelt on the floor to look under the bed for me, your eyes blindly blinking in the dark.

Rules for the giveaway:

Respond to either prompt by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com by midnight on October 5th on any or all of the first five days of each month to be added to a monthly drawing to win $30 toward developmental editing or Fall offerings. 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.

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9/16 is the Last Day to Register for Monday’s Free Zoom Session for Writers

Monday Sept. 18th, 6:30-8 pm: Muse & Craft is a little Zoom oasis for writers, a chance to talk briefly about your project, respond to a writing prompt, and then, if you want to, you can read us a few pages of your work, either what you just wrote or something you’ve brought with you. I’ll give verbal feedback and we’ll use the chat for peer feedback. The session is FREE. I want to keep it small. Please let me know asap if you’re interested (amandahartmiller@gmail.com) so I can save you a spot and send you a link.  Writers whom I’ve not yet met must also agree to the writing community rules of etiquette.

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FREE (with 48-hour advance registration): Writing to be Read, Muse & Craft–Monday Sept. 18th, 6:30-8:00 pm

UPCOMING FREE OFFERING!

Writing to be Read, Muse & Craft–Monday Sept. 18th, 6:30-8:00 pm. Must register 48 hours in advance by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com to receive the link and agree to the writing community rules of etiquette.


Do you have stories to tell? This introductory session helps you take the first step from writing… to writing to be read by others. You’ll have a chance to talk about your writing goals and experiences. Then we’ll practice romancing the Muse and discuss first steps toward crafting the Muse’s gifts into something that engages readers who don’t know or already love us. (FREE with 48-hour advance registration via email: amandahartmiller@gmail.com)

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DAY FIVE, September Muse Challenge Giveaway

Prompts for September 5th

Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you.

  1. The first fistfight broke out in the lunchroom. …
  2. I wanted to love her. I really did. And maybe I might have if…

Rules for the giveaway:

Respond to either prompt by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com by midnight on September 5th on any or all of the first five days of each month to be added to a monthly drawing to win $30 toward developmental editing or Fall offerings. 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.

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DAY FOUR, September Muse Challenge Giveaway

Prompts for September 4th:

Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you.

  1. I don’t belong here…
  2. By the end of summer break, Marlena had kissed Trista’s boyfriend, and Gracie had told everyone about the time I wet the bed all those years ago. You have to understand how it was with us before you’ll even begin to understand what happened with the new kid in algebra…

Rules for the giveaway:

Respond to either prompt by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com by midnight on September 5th on any or all of the first five days of each month to be added to a monthly drawing to win $30 toward developmental editing or Fall offerings. 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.

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DAY THREE, September Muse Challenge Giveaway

Prompts for September 3rd

Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you.

  1. When the social worker finally returned to the waiting room with the kid, I stepped backward in shock. The kid didn’t look at all like I’d imagined.
  2. The first thing I ever stole was from my gym teacher in elementary school. I didn’t take his _______ because I wanted it, but rather because…

Rules for the giveaway:

Respond to either prompt by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com by midnight on September 5th on any or all of the first five days of each month to be added to a monthly drawing to win $30 toward developmental editing or Fall offerings. 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.