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Fun for Friday: My DefCon One Instagram Prompts

| April 5, 2024

It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about what happens in the shadows. Write a piece about a long distance run. Write a piece about new neighbors who may not be what they seem. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or check them […]

Fun for Friday: New Prompts from the DefCon One Instagram

| February 23, 2024

It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about a new beginning. Write a piece about a scarf that has emotional resonance with its maker. Write a piece involving folklore from a place you or your family has lived. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other […]

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: Spooky DefCon One Instagram Writing Prompts!

| November 10, 2023

It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about a group of bats preparing for Halloween shenanigans. Write a piece about classic monsters preparing to do something that isn’t traditional for them. Write a piece in which autumn (the season) is a character. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for […]

Fun for Friday: More DefCon One Instagram Prompts!

| October 13, 2023

It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about an overheard conversation. Write a piece about an animal with unusual characteristics. Write a piece about an atypical battle between good and evil. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or check them out when I […]

Fun for Friday with Instagram Prompts!

| September 15, 2023

It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece where music impacts the outcome. Write a piece set in the 1980s. Write a piece about a plant with unusual characteristics. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts every other Friday, or check them out when I post them here!

Fun for Friday: Writing Prompts from the DefCon One Instagram are Back!

| August 18, 2023

Apparently, I forgot to keep the DefCon One Instagram account prompts on my blog schedule, so I’ve fallen behind. But now, they’re back! Write a piece in which you describe things without using the sense of sight Write a piece about two people putting furniture with a subtext of something else going on between them. […]

Fun for Friday: Instagram Writing Prompts!

| June 2, 2023

This week, I’ve got another three writing prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about a loan that is worth more than face value. Write a piece about building on the moon. Write a piece that takes place during a lunch break. Follow the DefCon One Instagram for writing prompts roughly every other […]

More DefCon One Writing Prompts

| April 21, 2023

This week, I’ve got another three writing prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about what lies beyond the stars. Write a piece about what goes on in the clouds. Write a piece about nature infiltrating a place where it shouldn’t be. Follow the DefCon One Instagram for writing prompts roughly every […]

Fun for Friday: More Instagram Prompts!

| March 17, 2023

We’ve recently started an Instagram account for DefCon One Publishing, and one of the features on that Instagram is writing prompts every couple of weeks. You can catch them on Fridays on Instagram, or every so often, I’ll round up several of them and post them here! The three prompts this week are: Write a piece about a […]