What keeps the Imagination Fit
While there are many ways I keep my imagination fit, one of the ways I feed my imagination is with writing prompts. As I began to add to my collection of writing books, I found a book titled “A Writer’s Book of Days” by Judy Reeves. It has become one of my favorite books when it comes to a mix of sound advice, useful information, great quotes, quirky tidbits about the writing life of authors, as well as writing prompts for every day of the year.
To give you an idea, here is one example:
I came up with:
Here’s another…
The moon might be a sliver of light, offering very little comfort on a dark and foggy night. Or the moon may be full, the evening free from shadows except those cast by the moonlight. It is a time of quiet as we settle in for the night; it is a time of discovery for the critters who feel safer in the dark. Nearing midnight we look forward to a brand new day. Maybe better, maybe brighter, but a new start nonetheless. As midnight draws near, we may look back at the results of the day behind us and hope to have few, if any, regrets. Nearing midnight we say goodbye to one day and hello to the next, as to witness the beginning of another new day we can only feel blessed.
What if we had a memory like an elephant?
If you had to trade places with any animal…which would you choose?
Hmm, all of those prompts have me thinking…now I have something to feed my imagination as I think of my own answers while I take care of routine chores for the evening. While I fold laundry this evening, I will especially enjoy coming up with ideas on what kind of road trip I might actually take an alien on.
Think hard, play hard and enjoy your week!