YOUR DOSE OF WRITING INSPIRATION

Whether you’re coming up against writers block or are working on your magnum opus, everyone could use a good old writing prompt every now and then.
By Kimberly Lew (Playwright/Blogger)

Every month, my writers group takes a week off from our regular meetings. Prior to our hiatus, we choose a piece of paper out of the “jar of ideas” and each have to write a short piece based off of the writing prompt we pulled from the jar. Though many of us are usually knee-deep in our own projects when we add our prompt to our lists of assignments, we’ve come to find that these little pieces give us fresh ideas/perspectives and bring us together as a group. So, for a little inspiration to help shake up your writing routine, I thought I would share a few of the writing prompts we’ve had lately: 

• "Write something where the same story is told by a character/characters 2 separate times -- once as a comedy and once as a tragedy."

• "Take a character from one of your favorite childhood books and place them in a completely different context - the future, a dystopian world etc."

• "Write about an event that happens in reverse."

• “For one day, you can inhabit the body of any living person. Describe that day.”

• “Write a short monologue where the actor performing the monologue doesn't look anything like the character that's speaking.”

Looking for more inspiration to get your creative flow going? My friend Livia over at Yeah Write! has a Tumblr where she regularly posts new ideas.

KIMBERLY LEW is a playwright with two published one-act plays for high schools, as well as full-length Searching for Candi (co-written with Gabriella Miyares), which debuted at Mt. Holyoke college. Her latest play, Other People's Children, was recently featured as a part of The Beautiful Soup Theater Collective's new works reading series and was a semi-finalist for the 2012 O'Neill Playwrights Conference. She also created/manages the Emerging Musical Theatre blog. www.kimberlylew.com
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Comments

[Leah B]

I have to admit it - I very much miss being Team Thursday with you! Loved this post - what great ideas! Going to try the 2 different charecters - telling same story - one as a comedy one as a tragedy. Awsome!