Wednesday Writing Prompts #7: Love and Marriage
Romantic relationships are often front-and-center in our writing. Use today’s prompts to inspire a new story or scene centering on some of the joys and pitfalls of being part of a couple. Your character’s boss […]
NYT’s 10 Best Books of 2020
The editors of New York Times Book Review announced their 10 favorite books of 2020 this week. Here are the 10 titles that made the cut. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell From the publisher: A luminous […]
Wednesday Writing Prompts #6: Maps
Although there are far fewer people cramming into airplanes and visiting relatives this year than usual, traditionally this is the busiest travel day of the year. With a nod to years past and a hope […]
2020 National Book Award Winners
The National Book Foundation announced 2020’s National Book Award winners this week. Here’s the list… 2020 National Book Award for Fiction winner: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Judges Citation: By turns hilarious and flat-out heartbreaking, […]
Wednesday Writing Prompts #5: Giving Thanks
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, today our writing prompts focus on giving thanks. You can use these prompts, originally designed for gratitude journal writing, as a theme for an essay or, if writing fiction, […]
5 Great Books on Writing
Whether you’re interested in learning the terminology and techniques of good writing taught by renowned professors, looking to free yourself of writer’s block or just in need of some inspiration and encouragement, these 5 great […]
Wednesday Writing Prompts #4: Current Events
2020 has certainly given writers a lot of material, with headlines often reading more like speculative fiction than mainstream news. So, today we’re suggesting a few prompts that focus on current events. You have been […]
4 Epic Story Collections to Curl Up With this Weekend
Ready to curl up with a good story (or two) but don’t have the time to take on a novel? Each of these four volumes is a treasury of collected short stories written by masters […]
Wednesday Writing Prompts #3: Just Kids
Whether you’re teaching kids to write, authoring stories for children, or working on a piece that uses a child’s voice or point of view, let these writing prompts designed for kids spark your imagination. What […]
25 Questions to Ask Your Characters
Ernest Hemingway said, “When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.” In order to bring people to life on the page, a writer must get […]
13 Pulitzer Prize Winners to Read Now
The leaves are turning, the weather is getting colder and we’re heading into prime season for curling up under a blanket with a good book. If you haven’t already, why not add some of the […]
Wednesday Writing Prompts #2: Election Day
Here at Prospect 331, we’re all about exercising our right to VOTE. And this year, it’s perhaps more important than ever. With election day just around the corner, today’s prompts focus on elections. Write a […]