August writing prompts

Welcome to another month of writing prompts. I was so surprised by how many of you participated this month, and I had a hard time keeping up with all the reading!  Lol… But it was great to see so many old and new faces, and I get inspired when I see everyone doing so much.  I need to get my rear in gear and write more, I guess.  I’ve been slacking in recent days!  😉  I can’t wait to see what everyone does for August.  Keep on writing! 😉 ~M

1. If our stars align
2. Delights and deliciousness
3. BFF – Bucket filling friend
4. It’s not rocket science
5. Bitter bananas
6. Eerie Siri
7. Only he called her Elle
8. Pancake pandemonium
9. Dr. Galaxy
10. Jumbled like Jenga
11. A sizable sanctuary
12. Perfectly pedicured
13. Raindrops never lie
14. The Red Dragon Inn
15. He wore a yellow bandanna
16. Difficult days
17. Shadow monsters
18. Raw cake realities
19. Mangy Max
20. He was a whistling wonder
21. I was his but he wasn’t mine
22. Alternating deficiencies
23. The harmony circuit
24. The flavor of truth
25. Courtesies and charisma
26. Wisdom teeth woes
27. Savage seeds
28. United we fell
29. Saying nothing but everything
30. The moments before we touch
31. You inspire me to inspire you

If you’re new to prompt writing, and don’t really understand how to use the prompts, please consider the following writing exercise.

Settle into your favorite place in the house with a hot drink to warm your waking bones.  Once you’ve warmed up a bit; grab your journal, a trusty pen, and a timer.  Then, set your timer for ten minutes and begin writing about one of the prompts.  Don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, neatness, or anything like that; just write!  Write about anything and everything that comes to your mind, and don’t stop until the ten minutes are up.

I often find myself writing short stories or poems during those ten minutes, but you can write about anything you like.  And don’t be alarmed if what you’ve written doesn’t quite make sense.  The whole idea behind doing this exercise is to get your mind ready and working so that you can begin your day.  Just think of it as exercise for your brain, and once you’ve done your ten minutes of writing, you’ll feel more prepared to tackle the rest of your day.

As always, I will be writing and posting over on my other blog, which can be found here. So please come visit me if you get a chance, and hopefully I can keep up with all of you!

And one last thing before I forget!  I made a quick tutorial for those of you who have been having trouble trying to figure out how to Pingback your posts.  Please go here, if you’d like to view the tutorial.  😉

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