tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121745492024-03-07T15:55:50.460-08:00Write On Right Now!Once upon a time there was a girl who wanted to write. And that would be me. I've moved my journal about my writing life over to LiveJournal http://susanwrites.livejournal.com
This blog will be filled with writing prompts and exercises so we can all write on right now! Please feel free to share your favorites.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1175117641641135132007-03-28T15:30:00.000-07:002007-11-15T16:59:18.229-08:00This blog has movedI'm suffering from too many blogs and not enough time so I am closing this blog. The old entries will stand but I will not be adding to them here.<br /><br />I am gradually moving all the old writing and picture prompts to my writing blog, <a href="http://susanwrites.livejournal.com/"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Susan Writes</span></strong></a>. You can find the prompts in the sidebar.<br /><br />Thank you for reading along.<br /><br />And remember, write on, right now!<br />SusanSusan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1165330941269448422006-12-05T07:00:00.000-08:002006-12-05T07:02:21.286-08:00Writing Prompt: Your dream house/roomWrite in vivid detail about your ideal place to live or work. Describe the feel of the floor beneath your feet, the smell in the air, all those sensory details that can make a reader feel as though they are in the room with you.<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1160704539171980622006-10-12T18:54:00.000-07:002006-10-12T18:55:39.186-07:00Writing Prompt: The do overPick a day that didn't end the way you wanted to and rewrite the ending.<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1160539805957184912006-10-10T21:09:00.000-07:002006-10-10T21:10:05.976-07:00Picture Promt: A hatWho wore this hat? Write on, right now.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/hat2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/hat2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1160364244525390852006-10-08T20:23:00.000-07:002006-10-08T20:24:04.540-07:00Picture Prompt: The RoadWhat happened? Write on, right now!<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/road.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/road.jpg" border="0" /></a>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1160256253063836142006-10-07T14:23:00.000-07:002006-10-07T14:26:35.653-07:00Picture Prompt: The cartWhat happened here?<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/cart.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/cart.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Write on, right now!Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1160004813396161732006-10-04T16:32:00.000-07:002006-10-04T16:33:33.410-07:00Writing Prompt: MoneyMake a list: What could you do with $1.00? $10.00? $100.00?<br /><br />Write a scene about something on your list.<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1159368293013062572006-09-27T07:42:00.000-07:002006-09-27T07:44:53.056-07:00Picture Prompt: The hatWho wears this hat? Write on, right now.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/hat1.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/hat1.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p> </p><p> </p>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1158763735061938222006-09-20T07:47:00.000-07:002006-09-20T07:48:55.086-07:00Writing Prompt: CelebrationsWrite about a celebration that is happening. Try to write it from two points of view; from the point of view of someone who is enjoying the celebration and the point of view of someone who would rather be anywhere else doing anything else in the world BUT celebrate.<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1158516830134077582006-09-17T11:08:00.000-07:002006-09-17T11:13:50.153-07:00Picture Prompt: What's going on?What's his story? Write on, right now.<br /><br />(Note to those who read this blog on a feed: for some reason the photos are not showing up. You can click on the link in the feed to see the pictures at the actual blog.)<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/bench.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/bench.jpg" border="0" /></a>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1158428678960848892006-09-16T10:42:00.000-07:002006-09-21T07:04:48.836-07:00Picture Prompt: What's their story?Are they going toward something or getting away from something? Someone? What's their story?<br /><br />Write on, right now.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/carrying.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/carrying.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://susantaylorbrown.com/blogger/carrying.jpg"></a>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1158071522294935922006-09-12T07:31:00.000-07:002006-09-12T07:32:02.323-07:00Writing Prompt: Under your bedWhat's under your bed, real or imagined?<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1157695137843665942006-09-07T22:57:00.000-07:002006-09-07T22:58:57.856-07:00Writing Prompt: What do you see?From where you are sitting right now, make a list of everything you see. Keep listing until you feel compelled to write more than just a list.<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1157565834844602992006-09-06T11:03:00.000-07:002006-09-06T11:03:54.876-07:00Writing Prompt: LostWrite about something you've lost.<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1156883907380919992006-08-29T13:38:00.000-07:002006-09-01T12:25:03.536-07:00Writing Prompt - BlueList as many things as you can that are blue. Now write an emotion next to each of those words. Add a verb to each line. Now, see if you can turn some of those lines into mini stories.<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1156771718079280662006-08-28T06:26:00.000-07:002006-08-28T06:28:38.120-07:00Picture Prompt: What's his story?What's his story? Write on, right now.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/man.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/man.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p> </p><p> </p>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1156256115330560042006-08-22T07:14:00.000-07:002006-08-22T07:15:15.356-07:00Picture Prompt - What's this person's story?You come around the corner and see this person.<br />What's their story?<br /><br />Write on, right now.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/street.1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/street.1.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1156009660914650422006-08-19T10:47:00.000-07:002006-08-19T10:47:40.930-07:00Writing Prompt - DisappointmentThere was something you wanted once, very badly, and you didn't get it. Write about it.<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1155821831472495012006-08-17T06:36:00.000-07:002006-08-17T06:37:11.486-07:00Picture prompt - Button jarWho kept this jar of buttons ?<br />Write on, right now.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/buttons.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/buttons.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p> </p><p> </p>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1155648949222411042006-08-15T06:34:00.000-07:002006-08-15T06:35:49.256-07:00Picture Prompt - The ElevatorAre you going up or going down?<br /><br />Write on, right now!<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/elevator.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/elevator.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1154888560444473902006-08-06T11:20:00.000-07:002006-08-06T11:22:40.460-07:00Writing Prompt - Complete the following sentencesI seem to be brave but really I'm . . .<br /><br />I seem to be forgetful but really I'm . . .<br /><br />I seem to be shy but really I'm . . .<br /><br />I seem to be small but really I'm . . .<br /><br />I seem to be ordinary but really I'm . . .<br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1154752025652032372006-08-04T21:24:00.000-07:002006-08-04T21:27:05.666-07:00Writing Prompt - EndingWrite about a time that something ended.<br />A movie you liked. A good book. The school year. A relationship.<br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1154574393486263012006-08-02T19:57:00.000-07:002006-08-02T20:06:33.533-07:00Shameless Self-promotion - SmartWriters ContestA brief intermission while I jump up and down after finding out I won both a second place and an honorable mention in the SmartWriters contest. You can read all the juicy details over in my regular writing blog on LiveJournal. <a href="http://susanwrites.livejournal.com">http://susanwrites.livejournal.com</a><br /><br />Write on, right now.Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1154491284810026502006-08-01T20:58:00.000-07:002006-08-01T21:01:24.846-07:00Picture Prompt - The Harmonica<div>Someone gave you this to you and told you to do something with it.</div> <div>Who gave it to you? What did they want you to do?<br /><br /> </div> <div>Write on, right now.</div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/Harmonica.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/Harmonica.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12174549.post-1154362043787184392006-07-31T08:49:00.000-07:002006-07-31T09:07:23.920-07:00Picture Prompt - What's his storyWhat's this dog's story?<br />Write on, right now.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/1600/dog.4.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1801/210/320/dog.4.jpg" border="0" /></a>Susan Taylor Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.com0