Author: Charlottesville Writing Center

Charlottesville and central Virginia's most celebrated writing resource center. Founded in 1996, the CWC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that continually raises the bar for community stewardship in art and education every day.

Writing Prompt 4/9/13

What happened on this day one hundred years ago (4.9.1913)? Maybe something important that made the national news, or just the local news (paper, radio, or street gossip) in your home town. You could look the day up in an almanac for supporting period facts, and just tell the story of one simple little thing that happened, that maybe nobody knew about. Story or poem of any length.

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Writing Prompt 2/19/13

I find myself spending tedious hours shopping for a new used car.
What else could you shop for? Try any of these out and see where your characters go:

New used straw figurines
Old holy cards from funerals
New “antiqued” Chinese figurines
Roll down car windows
Candles that have lost their scent
Yellow diamonds

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Writing Prompt 2/14/13

Happy Valentine’s Day!
It’s a day when the schmalziest of poetry comes out and the day that the most greeting cards are distributed.

Your task: Write a love poem like no other, that’s right, like no other because it describes your most unique and precious heart. And, type it up and give it away to someone you care about by the end of the week.

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Writing Prompt 2/6/13

When was the last time you were really sorry and had to made amends to someone? There is joy and sorrow in truly admitting your fault and sincerely wanting to repair the damage. Write about your experience, or absorb your experience into the story of one of your characters. You can write a poem too — maybe a sequential poem in sections of what happened, the restitution, and what it’s like now. Is you side of the street still clean? Look up the word amend in the dictionary. If you were a believer, you might pray before writing today.

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Writing Prompt 2/5/13

Fill in the blanks.

It is bad manners to __________.
The best party I ever attended ended in _______ _______ _______.
It looks like I need a ______ before next Friday.
Candy should _______.
When I dreamed about my parents last, they were ________.
Lord have ________.
It would be better if _______ and then I wouldn’t have to _______.
My dog ate _______.
You’d never know what was in those boxes unless you ___________.

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