October Project
These are the prompts for October, 2007. Inspiration for some prompts was taken from Life’s Little Instruction Book, Volume II, by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Comments will be closed on November 15th.
For guidelines, please see, The Rules.
Option One: Poetry
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.
Write either three short verses or one long stanza about these three things - fear, love, and loss. Any form of poetry is fine - haiku, a sonnet - whatever works.
Option Two: Fiction
Let some things remain mysterious.
It’s October, so mystery and intrigue are in the air. Write a story - flash-fiction (under 500 words) is fine, but go longer if you’re so moved, involving mystery.
Option Three: Timed Writing
Class.
Take seven minutes (you have to use all seven, you can’t go over), and write about class. Any format (fiction, essay, verse) is acceptable.
Option Four: Seven Things
In improvisation, one of our exercises is a game called “Seven Things,” in which we go around in a circle giving each other the challenge, “Give me seven things that
We are not going to go around in a circle, here, but if you’re drawn to lists, this prompt is for you.
Give me seven things you associate with October. You don’t have to explain them, but it’s more fun for readers if you do.
Option Five: Pick Three
Pick at least three of the following eight words, and write a paragraph, essay or poem using them. It’s fine to change tenses, or pluralize if you have to, but please bold the words you chose.
dream, weed, spirit, listen, crisp, shallow, tenuous, mischievous
Option Six: Can You Picture That?
Use the following royalty-free photo to inspire an entry in any form - fiction, essay, poetry. Please copy the photo to your own server if you want to include it in your post.
October 10th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Jeremy
Can You Picture This?
[Cafe Writing] Masks
http://www.givemamasomesugar.net/?p=24
October 10th, 2007 at 11:49 am
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October 10th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
My post for Option Four is up:
http://beccasbyline.blogspot.com/2007/10/cafe-writing-seven-things.html
October 10th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Mike Davis
Prompt #3: Timed Writing - Class
Title - Class
http://mad-stories.blogspot.com/2007/10/class.html
October 11th, 2007 at 9:03 am
I have participated in this writing with the 7 things about October, in this post:
Seven things about October
October 14th, 2007 at 1:16 am
- Name - please list me as “sister AE”
- Prompt - Pick Three
- Post title - The Nightmare
- Direct link
http://havingwrit.blogspot.com/2007/10/nightmare.html
October 14th, 2007 at 11:46 am
I am very glad, I found this via Mike Davis’ blog. I would like to contribute to it. Please do add me to your blog roll.
Today, I wrote a short poetry choosing option five.
weeds of war
the link is given below:
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2007/10/weeds-of-war-cafe-writing.html
October 14th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Here is my submission. I chose option 2. Enjoy.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:40 am
What a fantastic idea! I had such a good time writing this :-)
October 15th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Hi Melissa! This is fun! Mine’s up. ;)
October 16th, 2007 at 10:28 am
October 7
October 18th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Choose Three: Fog
October 18th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Name: Wintermutt
Prompt: Fiction
Title: Smoke and Mirrors
Link: http://wintermutt.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/smoke-and-mirrors/
October 19th, 2007 at 11:49 am
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October 22nd, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Here is my response for Seven Things
“7 October Things”
http://havingwrit.blogspot.com/2007/10/7-october-things.html
sister AE
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:44 am
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October 23rd, 2007 at 4:49 am
My latest offering regards Option Two. :)
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:21 am
here is my contribution to the Poetry option:
Rationality in a 3 Ring Circus
http://havingwrit.blogspot.com/2007/10/rationality-at-3-ring-circus.html
sister AE