Non-Fiction Prompt #13
A favourite movie of mine is that 1998 Gwyneth Paltrow flick, Sliding Doors. The narrator runs to catch a subway train. […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #12
Recall an incident from your childhood and write about it, limiting your narration to the child’s perspective, or the “Voice of […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #11
There are four basic different kinds of conflict: Man against man Man against self Man against society Man against nature […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #10
Making the Familiar Unfamiliar: A challenge in creative writing is to use a variety of descriptive techniques to depict ordinary […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #9
Write a scene of a personal experience that risks painting you in a negative light. For example, you could write […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #8
This prompt is adapted from an exercise in Brian Kitelely’s 3 AM Epiphany. The original prompt, titled “Déjà Vu,” asks the writer […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #7
Find a piece of music that reminds you of a time and place from your past. Play it in the […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #6
Do something you’ve never done before. Write about the experience. You might perform spoken word, go to a gun range, […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #4
This exercise is inspired partly by Ernest Hemingway’s minimalist writing style, and partly by an exercise from John Gardner’s craft […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #3
Since many are returning to school today after the holidays, our third prompt invites you to recall and write about […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #2
When I consider the phrase “Missed Connections,” I imagine a hollow space, a kind of emptiness where a relationship might […]