Author Archives: The Original Writers Group

I invite you to reflect on the past week. Make a list of the best moments this week—three is a minimum. Pick one and describe it in detail. Try to relive it as much as possible: what were you wearing? What did you smell? What did you think about? Reposted from fellow organiser Gal Podjarny’sContinue reading “The Week That Was”

“I suspect that everything we remember has symbolic meaning, is re-delivered to us as a suggestion, a lesson, a reminder, or else perhaps a haunting, a ghost consigned to the human realm until it completes some bit of unfinished business.” —Melissa Febos, Body Work (p. 117). Today, I invite you to think about memories. WriteContinue reading “Memories of the way we were”

I’ve been thinking lately about assumptions. Interrogating assumptions is scary. What if they’re wrong? But that doesn’t have to be the conclusion. Some assumptions I look at and say, yeah, ok, that sounds about right. Being conscious of our assumptions doesn’t mean we have to test them all the time. Just that we know whatContinue reading “What do you take for granted?”

Today I invite you to think about trust. What does trust mean to you? Who do you trust and why? Who trusts you, and how does that feel in your body? Reposted from fellow organiser Gal Podjarny’s Blog. For more posts on writing, visit Gal’s site http://www.galpod.com

In music, there’s a lot of talk about influences. Today I invite you to consider yours. Please don’t confine yourself to one art form: books, songs, paintings, or even real events. What do you keep coming back to? Reposted from fellow organiser Gal Podjarny’s Blog. For more posts on writing, visit Gal’s site http://www.galpod.com

Conflict is essential in stories, or so we are taught. So, today, I invite you to think about conflict. What does it mean for you? Are there any conflicts in your life? What are they like? External? Internal? How do you feel about them? If you’re writing: What is the main conflict in the story?Continue reading “Thinking about conflict”

Today, and based on a recent discussion in the writers’ group, I invite you to think about your audience. Who do we write for? It can be ourselves, our future selves (how are they different?), or our grandchildren who will find our diaries after we’re long gone. It can be a specific person (a betaContinue reading “Your Audience”

Our writing prompt today is joy. What brings you joy? Can you describe what it feels like? Where in your body do you feel it? Try to re-live a joyful moment: describe sounds, smells, and sensations on your skin. Reposted from fellow organiser Gal Podjarny’s Blog. For more posts on writing, visit Gal’s site http://www.galpod.com

When was the last time you tried learning something new? When was the last time you tried learning in a new way? Today, I invite you to think about learning. What does learning mean to you? How do you learn best? Consider these questions for your main character. Has your main character learned anything duringContinue reading “Write about Learning Something New”

We use stories to help us make sense of the world. Making sense of the world often means finding meaning or purpose. In his book Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl said, “Those who have a ‘why’ to live can bear with almost any ‘how’.” What does having a purpose mean to you? What isContinue reading “Write about your Purpose in Life”