Maybe you have absolutely no idea where to start but have always wanted to try being a writer. Maybe you want to write the great American novel or you thought you'd write a poem about hidden life of a grain of sand. Maybe you just need a little inspiration to get you started or you find yourself just a little stuck. Maybe you find yourself trying to break out of your comfort zone or mix things up at work. Whatever your reason for landing here, practicing a little creativity can impact your life in ways you didn't expect.
But let's be honest. Creativity is a muscle and it needs exercise to work properly. That's where this series comes in. With any luck, this series will get your creative juices flowing and get you thinking in ways you hadn't before. A new prompt will appear once or twice a week. It's up to you what you do with it.
Oh, and be sure to check out our Community-Written Stories books and help us add to one of six stories we are writing and circulating this summer.
Writing Prompt for July 9th, 2021:
As one children's show theme song states, "Having a dream is just the beginning." Once you achieve that dream, you either have to figure out what it takes to keep it or discover an even bigger dream to shoot for. Sometimes these dreams come with a cost. Maybe attaining that dream means you have less time with friends and family or resources to go places and do things. Maybe achieving your dream means some backroom dealing or other unsavory acts. Then again, maybe it is the hard work and dedication that you develop in reaching for your dream that allows you to keep it and to do well in other areas of your life. Maybe it affects your personality or who or where you frequent. Maybe you become a better person or understand the world differently. There are a million ways this can affect you and those around you both positively and negatively. And the funny thing is, a dream never entirely looks how we expected it to once we get there.
So here is your prompt for the weekend:
What would you do to realize your dream? How far would you go? Are there any limits to what you are willing to do? What do you find when you get there? Explore it from all angles.
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