<strong>Cathy winced, her face turned red, because over Mark's shoulder she saw... (fill in the blank) </strong> This one is taken from the Robbi's writing perc, which plops through my in-box on a Sunday - too good to miss: <a href="http://www.coffeehouseforwriters.com/index.html">http://www.coffeehouseforwriters.com/index.html</a> -------------- <em>“Motivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one sitting. ... [More]

The prompts and links that have inspired creativity at Writing in the Margins this week. I o•le•ag•i•nous ( P ) Pronunciation Key (l-j-ns) adj. Of or relating to oil. Falsely or smugly earnest; unctuous: oleaginous flattery. See Synonyms at unctuous. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [From Middle English oliaginose, and from French oléagineux(from Old French) both from Latin oleginus, of the olive tree, from olea, olive tree, alte... [More]

"The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way." --Richard Harding Davis Today's Piece of writing starts with this snip of conversation: "I want to ask you a favour" "I know I can see your lips moving" The characters are Iona Lachlan and Ian McLaine. The rest is up to you......................... "My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his c... [More]

I have been asked by a few members to post up the prompts from the last week from the Writing in the Margins site... so here they are along with a couple of good links "Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers" Voltaire. So today write a poem or short piece of prose with this piece of practical advice contained within. Advice: If you are struggling with short stories or a longer work - just write this as a vignette, to be saved and stored in your portfolio to be lat... [More]