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Fun for Friday: Greek Words for Love

| February 9, 2024

I haven’t done an etymology post in a while for Fun for Friday, so maybe it’s time to bring those posts back into rotation! This week, I’ve got an article about the eight ancient Greek words for love! Perfect as we approach Valentine’s Day! Whatever kind of love you have in your life, there’s an […]

Fun for Friday: Book Title Generator

| February 2, 2024

Whether you’re looking for a title for a book you’ve written or want inspiration for a book (or story or poem) to write, check out ImagineForest’s Book Title Generator. In addition to their generator, they link to a few others, and they also include a bit of advice on book titles. So even if what […]

Fun for Friday: February 2024 Prompts!

| January 26, 2024

It’s time for the February 2024 writing prompts! As per the usual, I’ve pulled these in from other sources, though I had to do some digging since this year is a leap year! The first column is from a 2023 Kick in the Creatives February “Faces” prompt list. I added the word for the last […]

Fun for Friday: Comedic Writing Prompts

| January 19, 2024

If you enjoy writing stories that make people laugh, check out these comedic writing prompts from ScreenCraft. The prompts generally lend themselves toward stories set in our world, but for extra fun, you could add twists that let them become sci-fi or fantasy stories … or even horror stories. If you’re not a big comedy […]

Fun for Friday: Fresh Hot DefCon One Instagram Writing Prompts!

| January 12, 2024

It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece in which the characters are thankful for something. Write a piece in which unexpected cold weather has forced a change of plans. Write a piece in which someone receives a gift. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other […]

Fun for Friday: Sci-Fi Writing Prompts for the FUTURE!

| January 5, 2024

If you want to kick off the new year looking toward the future, here are 101 Epic Sci-Fi Story Prompts from screencraft! There are a variety of ideas that could lead to stories set in space or on Earth, depending on which direction you’d like to take it!  

Fun for Friday: January 2024 Writing Prompts!

| December 29, 2023

Well, 2024 is just around the corner, so here we go with the first writing prompt post for the year! List 1 is Doodlewash’s January 2024 list. I added a link to “puffling” on this list because I only learned when I looked it up that it’s a baby puffin! How cute is that?! List […]

Fun for Friday: Unnatural Animals?

| December 22, 2023

Our local zoo does a Wild Lanterns event each winter with all sorts of “animal” displays. We haven’t been to the nighttime version this year, so we haven’t seen the animals lit up, but we see them on our daytime zoo walks. So this week, you’ve got a trio of “unnatural” animals to use in […]

Fun for Friday: WikiRoulette

| December 15, 2023

If you enjoy truly random writing prompts, check out WikiRoulette. Visiting the site will pull up a random article from Wikipedia. Sometimes, they’ll be for very detailed pages, while other times, there may be less information available. But they may give you an interesting person, a place you’ve never heard of, or miscellaneous other articles […]

Fun for Friday: Written? Kitten!

| December 8, 2023

Today’s Fun for Friday is a little different from the usual! If you’re looking for a writing motivation tool, check out Written? Kitten! You set the sort of picture you’d like to see, how many words you need in order to get it, and write! When you hit your determined goal, you get a picture! […]