Past Announcements and Muse Prompts

  • 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. Its teeth leave marks all over, but the nurse pretends she doesn’t see them. Screaming was on the no-no list, even for the youngest of us. Rules for the giveaway: Respond to either prompt by…

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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. Before everything happened, Mama used to tell me I wasn’t a monster. 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…

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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. The abandoned asylum tells its secrets at night. 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:…

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  • Characters Who Desire…Saturday, Sept. 30th, 9:30-11 a.m. on Zoom (register by 9/28)

    “To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”― Federico García Lorca, Blood Wedding and Yerma When you create characters who constantly desire love, lust, power, or even acceptance, you empower your characters to write the plot for you. ($30, register by 9/28 to save your spot)

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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.…

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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…

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  • Charissa Hipp is September’s Muse Challenge Giveaway Winner!

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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. The first fistfight broke out in the lunchroom. … 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…

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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. I don’t belong here… 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…

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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. 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. The first thing I ever stole was from…

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