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Daily Writing Prompt | Twitter Recap With Amber Fernie

September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts
Writing Prompt New Bride

You might have noticed the plethora of great writing prompts appearing on Twitter

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Daily Writing Prompt | Libspill

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

Everything is political. I will never be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and nature. That is the greatest thing to me. – Bob Marley. Is it possible to be unpolitical? Write a Journal entry […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | Jupiter Shmoopiter

September 12, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

It’s that time of the millennium again, when the inhabitants of all the planets in the Sol system get together on Mars for the Sol Olympics. Of course, Jupiterians are the firm favourites. What with their huge population hardened by […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | Scary Canary

September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

*Flap Flap* When the wind stirs the eagle soars. When the sun rises, the rooster crows and when the train goes by the pigeons take flight. But not all birds are born to fly. Some just want to watch the […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | Daddy Issues

September 6, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

When she was younger, Tess’s Mother told the story of her Father, the great hero who went off to war and died protecting the realm. He was tall, and strong, and fearless. And, of course is was a lie. Who […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | Sugar Me Timbers!

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

It’s incredible! The wish of a young girl turned the world into sugar mountain. Candy cane trees, lollipop lanes, and everyone has their very own gingerbread hose to snack on. In the world where fairyfloss has replaced the clouds and […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | My Other Left Foot

August 29, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

Write a story about an old pair of shoes who are separated when they are thrown away. Write about their loneliness without each other, and their journey to be reunited. Give the shoes personalities that are complimentary or conflicting. Think […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | Chain Flaw Massacre

August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

  He was just a down on his luck gas station attendant who, every other Friday, liked to strap on a mask and hunt tourists camping along the old river. But with the price of gas so high these days, […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | In Reverse

August 25, 2015 EditorialUncategorized, Writing Prompts

Write a journal entry of your day, journal your day backwards. Start with sitting down at your desk and work backwards from there. Some things to consider: What does it feel like to live in reverse How are your perceptions […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | Body Conscious

August 24, 2015August 24, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

Pulled from the wreckage of the burnt out farming combine that was once your home, your body is wrecked and broken, but your mind remains strong. Impressed with your resilience, your captors make an offer that you can’t refuse, a new […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | Kramer v Clay-mer

August 20, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

When the Imperial Guard quarantined your district, everyone in the neighbourhood looked to you, the Alchemist, to come up with a way of scaring off the militia. So, dusting off your Grandmother’s recipe book you found the solution. A Golem. […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | Thriftstore

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

She tried on a jacket from an op shop but there was something in the pocket. Without taking it off, she walked straight up to the counter, paid for the jacket and left the store. Once outside, she opened the […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | Burgerboy

August 11, 2015August 17, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

It’s a delicious looking burger that one, isn’t it. Soft round bun. Juicy spiced beef. Rivers of mustard with little onion lifeboats flowing down the side. I bet you just can’t wait to sink your teeth into… “Hey!” You are […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | The Entail

August 6, 2015August 14, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts
Creative Writing Prompts

She was a spinster who lived alone her entire adult life. But when Old Lady Naysmith finally passed away it wasn’t long before everyone in the town knew she had left a great fortune… To who? Who is this person? […]

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Daily Writing Prompt | The Poultice

August 5, 2015August 5, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

  When the riders came, you had wanted to stay and fight. After all, that’s what your people did. They stood their ground, and they fought to their last. Your Aunty wasn’t having any of it. With haste she mixed […]

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Journal Writing Prompts

August 5, 2015August 25, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

Updated August 25 Journal writing is a great way to maintain a writing habit. It can help you organise your thoughts, express your feelings, and keep a written history of your life.

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Daily Writing Prompt | Murder

August 4, 2015August 6, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts
Creepy apartment writing prompt

You’re just about to sit down and start working on your latest blog entry when you hear it. A blood curdling scream from somewhere in your building. Then a thud. The screaming stops Then the sound of something heavy being […]

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Writing Prompts Master List

August 3, 2015September 3, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts
More Awesome Creative Writing Prompts

Prompts are a one of the best ways to trigger your creative brain, giving writers a kicking of point for anything from an idea to a full blown story.

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Cyberpunk Writing Prompts

July 15, 2015November 27, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

Strap on your brain augments and jack in. Cyberpunk Writing Punks to make Akira blush and Neo wish he’d taken the blue pill.

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Writing Prompts For Australians (And The People Who Love Them)

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts

It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Then it’s a competition! Writing prompts for the Australian writer inside all of us. 

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Creative Writing Excercises

June 27, 2015August 17, 2015 Editorialwriters resources, Writing Prompts
More Awesome Creative Writing Prompts

 

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Overcoming Writer’s Block: 10 Great Writing Prompts

June 5, 2015June 29, 2015 Talia McBrideWriting Prompts

Writer’s block sucks. Overcoming writer’s block? That’s even worse! When you find yourself with a bit of time to write but just can’t get going, what you need is a great prompt to get started. Or maybe just a coffee. […]

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Writing Prompts for Fantasy Stories

May 30, 2015September 6, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts
writing prompts for fantasy stories

{Updated Sept 6 2015) Who hasn’t dreamed of writing the next Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potter or Game Of Thrones?

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Creative Writing Prompts To Get The Ink Flowing

May 24, 2015August 17, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts
creative writing prompts

Want to write something right now but need a primer to get you started? We’ve compiled a list of some of our most creative writing prompts, ideas that challenge the imagination to give birth to something new and creative. Don’t […]

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Writing Prompts For Horror Stories in Pictures and Text

May 19, 2015May 15, 2016 Editorialwriters resources, Writing Prompts

Into the creepy, scary or just downright weird? NITH’s got you covered. Writing prompts for horror stories, for the Stephen King everyone.

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What Are Writing Prompts?

May 18, 2015August 3, 2015 EditorialWriting Prompts
writing prompts

What are Writing Prompts?       Our ideas come from everywhere. We can be inspired by art, history, people, experiences, even a conversation we had on the train. But what do you do when you just can’t think of […]

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Writing Prompts For Science Fiction Stories

May 15, 2015May 15, 2016 Talia McBridewriters resources, Writing Prompts

Want to start flexing your creative muscle but need a place to start?  We’ve canvassed the NITH community to find out what you think are the best prompts for Writing Science Fiction. Check them out below.

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