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#13410:	Fantasy	October 22, 2025
It's the Great Pumpkin The Great Pumpkin is a modern Halloween Myth Who is the Great Pumpkin?

#13395:	Spiritual	October 15, 2025
This to shall pass Handling tests and difficulties spiritually. How do you handle tests and difficulties?

#13347:	Spiritual	September 17, 2025
Cool September A good time of year for a walking meditation. Cool weather and beautiful scenry.

#13310:	Fantasy	August 27, 2025
Write me a story Write me a story about your favorite science fiction or fantasy creature. Answer the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how.

#13297:	Spiritual	August 20, 2025
What should I write? Looking for a subject. What would my readers like to read about?

#13269:	Fantasy	July 30, 2025
Dragons and other fantasy creatures Do you have a favorite fantasy creature? Do you believe in fantasy creatures?

#13253:	Spiritual	July 23, 2025
Christmas in July July 24 and 25 Is this a secular celebration?

#13216:	Fantasy	July 02, 2025
Phobias Do you have a phobia? Have you ever written about your phobia?

#13201:	Spiritual	June 25, 2025
Take a Spiritual Break Is the national or international news causing you stress? How do overcome stress caused by news broadcast?

#13161:	Fantasy	June 04, 2025
Myths of summer What are some of the myths of summer? Are there gods and goddesses of summer?

#13148:	Spiritual	May 28, 2025
Memorial Day Memories Can Memorial Day be a spiritual experience? Have you ever had a spiritual experience on Memorial Day?

#13120:	Fantasy	May 07, 2025
Myths of May May month of growth, fertility, grace, luck. What are some of the myths of May?

#13104:	Spiritual	April 30, 2025
Learning to Let Go Stress interfears with prayer and meditation. How do you let go of stress before setting down to pray or meditate?

#13070:	Fantasy	April 09, 2025
Happy April It's that time of year when visions of spring and the Easter Bunny dances in many people's heads. Does the Easter Bunny really lay colored eggs?

#13054:	Spiritual	April 02, 2025
Blessed April April is a month of blessings. What blessing does April bring?

#13025:	Fantasy	March 12, 2025
The Rites of Spring How does one celebrate the coming of spring? Celebrate spring by writing a new story.

#13011:	Spiritual	March 05, 2025
Spiritual Journaling Creating a spiritual journal How do you create or choose a spiritual or meditation journal?

#12978:	Fantasy	February 12, 2025
Cupid Who is Cupid? Was Cupid ever in love?

#12965:	Spiritual	February 05, 2025
I Believe I believe is both a statement of faith and an invitation to tests of your faith. What tests of faith have you encountered after proclaiming I believe?

#12936:	Fantasy	January 15, 2025
Happy New Year Are you starting a new fantasy adventure? What does the New Year hold for your characters?

#12922:	Spiritual	January 08, 2025
Spiritual Goals for a New Year Have you made spiritual goals for 2025? Spiritual can help an individual deepen in faith.

#12895:	Fantasy	December 18, 2024
The End is Near The end of 2024 is approaching The adventure draws to an end. Are you ready for a new one?

#12880:	Spiritual	December 11, 2024
Never give up Hope for the best, but never give up Change your approach to a problem

#12853:	Fantasy	November 20, 2024
The Great Turkey A myth of Thanksgiving Who is the Great Turkey and what do they do?

#12833:	Spiritual	November 13, 2024
Giving Thanks We have a lot to be thankful for. Have you ever written a letter of gratitude?

#12802:	Fantasy	October 23, 2024
Halloween Writing Are you writing a Halloween story or poem? Where do you find your ideas for Halloween stories or poems?

#12787:	Spiritual	October 16, 2024
Who am I? Where am I going? Questions I ask myself! Questions I ask as I move into a new stage of my life.

#12757:	Fantasy	September 25, 2024
Naming Your Dragon How do you pick a name for your Dragon? How Imporant is your Dragon's name?

#12742:	Spiritual	September 18, 2024
Prayer, Meditation, and Stress Can Prayer and Meditation help overcome stress? Do you use prayer and meditation to help overcome stress?

#12709:	Fantasy	August 28, 2024
Are there extraterrestrials among us? Do you or someone you know or met believe extraterrestrials have visited Earth? Have you met anyone who believes they met an extraterrestrials?

#12697:	Spiritual	August 21, 2024
Caregivers Caregivers are angels! I am thankful for caregivers. Has a caregiver touched your life?

#12500:	Fantasy	April 10, 2024
Weather Spells and Climate Change Could weather spells affect more than the local where they are cast? Have you ever used a weather spell in one of your stories?

#12488:	Spiritual	April 03, 2024
Writing and Reading Spiritual Poetry Do you write or read spiritual, devotional, inspirational, or religious poetry? What theme do you use when writing spiritual poetry?

#12458:	Fantasy	March 13, 2024
Southern Hemisphere Monster Myths The southern hemisphere has it own monsters and myths. What are some of the monsters of the southern hemisphere?

#12445:	Spiritual	March 06, 2024
Intermittent Fasting: Spiritual Exercise What is intermittent fasting? Are there benefits to intermittent fasting?

#12410:	Fantasy	February 14, 2024
Dragons Are dragons good or evil? How are dragons depicted in your stories?

#12395:	Spiritual	February 07, 2024
Generosity and Gratitude Is generosity a part of expressing gratitude? Do you express gratitude in both prosperity and adversity?

#12368:	Fantasy	January 17, 2024
Coin of the Realm A monetary medium of some type is necessary in any civilization. What monetary rewards do your characters want?

#12357:	Spiritual	January 10, 2024
A New Year Renews Hope How do you express hope in your poems and stories? Where do you find hope?

#12326:	Fantasy	December 20, 2023
The End is Near Did you finish writing a novel in November? How did your novel end? Or did it end?

#12315:	Spiritual	December 13, 2023
Human Rights Day December 10 is U.N. Human Rights Day Is there a spiritual significance to human right?

#12287:	Fantasy	November 22, 2023
Frost Giants and Other Winter Monsters Do you use any winter myths or monsters in your stories or poems? What are some of the winter myths or monsters from your culture?

#12272:	Spiritual	November 15, 2023
Universal Children's Day Universal Children's Day AKA World Children's Day What are the rights of children?

#12237:	Fantasy	October 25, 2023
October Facts, Folklore, And Myths What are some of the October folklore and myths? Do you use folklore in your fantasy and science fiction stories?

#12225:	Spiritual	October 18, 2023
Remembering and Honoring the Dead Do you have a special day in the year to remember the dead? How do you honor the dead?

#12195:	Fantasy	September 27, 2023
Harvest Festivals Harvest festivals have been celebrated across the world for millennia. How can you use harvest festivals in your fantasy stories?

#12180:	Spiritual	September 20, 2023
The Rainbow Symbolizes... Rainbows symbolize many different things. What does a rainbow symbolize to you?

#12148:	Fantasy	August 30, 2023
Hooking the Reader Where do you put the hook in the first or second paragraph? How do you hook your readers?

#12137:	Spiritual	August 23, 2023
Joy Is A Spiritual Attribute What brings you joy? Can you find joy in your life each day?

#12096:	Fantasy	August 02, 2023
Observing the World Around You Getting ideas from observations of the world around you. Have you ever gotten an idea for a story from observing your personal environment?

#12085:	Spiritual	July 26, 2023
Asking Questions One cannot search for truth without asking questions. Can asking question help build our faith?

#12051:	Fantasy	July 05, 2023
Mercenary Troops in Fantasy Do you use mercenary troops in your fantasy or science fiction stories? Do Orcs make good mercenary troops?

#12038:	Spiritual	June 28, 2023
Tests of Faith What is a test of faith? Why do we encounter tests of faith?

#11997:	Fantasy	June 07, 2023
Call in the Healers Have you considered using a healer to move your plot forward? Who would your characters call in when they are wounded or ill?

#11990:	Spiritual	May 31, 2023
June is Upon Us How do you celebrate June? Do you have a special holiday or holy day celebration in June?

#11956:	Fantasy	May 10, 2023
Scientific Discoveries: On the Moon Besides water are their other scientific discovers about the moon? Can you use these discoveries to in a story?

#11940:	Spiritual	May 03, 2023
Family Unity: In Interreligious Families Family is the base unite of civilization. How do you maintain family unity when your family practices different religions?

#11906:	Fantasy	April 12, 2023
Here come the Easter Bunny What is the Easter Bunny a symbol of? Is the Easter Bunny a Pooka?

#11891:	Spiritual	April 05, 2023
April's Blessings Nation Poetry Writing Month is one of April's blessings. What are some of April's other blessings?

#11861:	Fantasy	March 15, 2023
Researching a New Story I am confined to do my research on the internet. What are the steps I need to take?

#11845:	Spiritual	March 08, 2023
Celebrating Spring Is March 8 to early celebrate spring and spiritual renewal? When do you begin to celebrate the spiritual renewal of spring?

#11811:	Fantasy	February 15, 2023
Persistence or Steadfastness How do your characters show persistence in achieving their goals? How do your characters deal with apparently immovable roadblocks to their quest?

#11795:	Spiritual	February 08, 2023
Writing a Prayer Have you ever written a prayer in poem or prose? Writing a prayer poem or prose can be fulfilling!

#11761:	Fantasy	January 18, 2023
Dreams, Nightmares, and Plots Can you use your dreams or nightmares in story plots? Have you ever used a nightmare or a dream to inspire a story?

#11750:	Spiritual	January 11, 2023
New Year's Resolutions A New Year is an opportunity for spiritual renewal. How do you plan to rejuvenate your spirit in 2023?

#11714:	Fantasy	December 21, 2022
Winter Solstice Are you looking forward to the Winter Solstice? What do you do on the shortest day and the longest day of the year?

#11701:	Spiritual	December 14, 2022
U.N. Human Rights Day Human Rights are for everyone. What are some Human Rights?

#11672:	Fantasy	November 23, 2022
Describing the Temperature How would your character describe temperature of the cold or hot weather? The cold penetrated my bones

#11658:	Spiritual	November 16, 2022
365 Days of Gratitude Have you ever taken the gratitude challenge? Can you find one or two things everyday to be thankful for?

#11631:	Fantasy	October 26, 2022
November's First Draft November write your novel. December begin to edit. In November don't worry about anything except finishing your novels first draft.

#11618:	Spiritual	October 19, 2022
Spiritual Dreams What is the difference between a spiritual dream and an ordinary dream? Have you had any spiritual dreams lately?

#11579:	Fantasy	September 28, 2022
Preparing for November Are you doing October Novel Prep Challenge? Are you writing a novel or are you a NANO Rebel?

#11566:	Spiritual	September 21, 2022
Contemplating Mortality Facing our mortality is something we all have to do. Do you believe your soul lives forever?

#11534:	Fantasy	August 31, 2022
De-extinction What is de-extinction? What are some of the dangers of de-extinction?

#11522:	Spiritual	August 24, 2022
Technology's Blessings Can technology be a spiritual blessing? How have you been spiritually blessed by technology?

#11488:	Fantasy	August 03, 2022
My Mother Read To Me My Mother read the Brothers Grimm and other Fairy Tales. What type of books did your parents read to you?

#11482:	Spiritual	July 27, 2022
Calendars and Holy Day Celebrations Why are calendars important? What are the spiritual or Holy Days on your calendar?

#11446:	Fantasy	July 06, 2022
Do you have a muse? What does your muse look like? Is your muse a skin changer?

#11434:	Spiritual	June 29, 2022
Contemplating the Soul Do we have a soul? What or where is the soul?

#11398:	Fantasy	June 08, 2022
Mining the News For Story Ideas What intriguing or offbeat news stories have you encountered that suggest plot ideas? Do you mine unusual news stories for plot or character ideas?

#11385:	Spiritual	June 01, 2022
Let Your Light Shine Each of us has a light within us, that we need to let shine. Are you letting your light shine?

#11352:	Fantasy	May 11, 2022
Magical May May is a magical month. Have you written any fantasy stories May's flower or gemstones in them?

#11340:	Spiritual	May 04, 2022
Mother's Day Mother's Day is a day of celebration and remembrance. What is you funniest or most joyful memory about your Mother?

#11309:	Fantasy	April 13, 2022
Where do Urban Legends start? Do you remember hearing urban legend when you were growing up? What urban legends did your family or childhood friends tell you?

#11296:	Spiritual	April 06, 2022
Interreligious Families Celebrating the Holy Days of more than one religion. How do you celebrate Holy Days when your have family members of different religions?

#11263:	Fantasy	March 16, 2022
Welcome to Martius Martius or March is the month of contradictions What does March and Mars have in common?

#11247:	Spiritual	March 09, 2022
Women Giving Hope Who are the women of faith that give us hope? What are the names of some of the women of faith that give you hope?

#11216:	Fantasy	February 16, 2022
February Myths What are some intriguing February myths? Have you written a story about a February myth?

#11199:	Spiritual	February 09, 2022
Saint Valentine's Day Saint Valentine's Day is a commemoration of a Saint's love for God. What does Saint Valentine's Day have to do with a person's Love of God?

#11170:	Fantasy	January 19, 2022
Janus An intriguing figure in Roman mythology. How would you use Janus in a story?

#11117:	Spiritual	January 12, 2022
A New Year - A New Chapter Each New Year is a new chapter in your life. What will you do with Chapter 2022?

#11132:	Fantasy	December 22, 2021
Endings and Beginnings Each ending is a beginning. Have you finished the novel and begun the edit?

#11126:	Spiritual	December 15, 2021
Holiday Greeting Cards Holiday greeting cards brighten the season. Do you have a favorite holiday greeting card memory?

#11084:	Fantasy	November 24, 2021
Creation Myths Creation myths are common to most cultures. Have you written a creation myth for your fantasy world?

#11072:	Spiritual	November 17, 2021
Holiday Paradox The holiday season is a time for family, joy, tears, and loneliness. To celebrate or not to celebrate, that is the question.

#11047:	Fantasy	October 27, 2021
Dogs What myths about dogs do you know? Have you used dogs in any of you stories?

#11034:	Spiritual	October 20, 2021
Miracles What are miracles? Have you ever experienced a miracle in your own life?

#10999:	Fantasy	September 29, 2021
Autumnal Equinox Inspiration Does the autumn equinox inspire your stories? Can you balance an egg on its end on the day of the equinox?

#10983:	Spiritual	September 22, 2021
Patience Patience is a virtue When you are waiting, do you practice patience or anxious impatience?

#10962:	Fantasy	September 01, 2021
September, A Month to Remember What will you be writing about in September? What is special about September? Writing. com will be 21 years old.

#10945:	Spiritual	August 25, 2021
God's Gifts What are God's gifts? Have you ever taken God's gifts for granted?

#10909:	Fantasy	August 04, 2021
Phobias Does any of your characters have a phobias? Can a phobia be a curse?

#10896:	Spiritual	July 28, 2021
Writing Spiritual Poetry What is spiritual poetry? Where do you get inspiration for spiritual poetry?

#10866:	Fantasy	July 07, 2021
Weather Omens Can omens help you predict the weather? Have you used weather omens in any fantasy stories?

#10855:	Spiritual	June 30, 2021
The Searching Mind Wants to Know It wants answers to spiritual questions. Can an online quiz give me spiritual answers?

#10808:	Fantasy	June 09, 2021
Myths of the Spider Spiders are symbols for persistence and patients. Is there a better metaphor for the Internet than a spider's web?

#10795:	Spiritual	June 02, 2021
Spiritual Service to Humanity Is service to humanity service to God? In what ways do writers/authors serve God and humanity at the same time?

#10759:	Fantasy	May 12, 2021
Drakenthrope Have you written a story about a drakenthrope? Is one of you characters a drakenthrope?

#10747:	Spiritual	May 05, 2021
Celebrating Mother's Day Mother's Day, May 9, 2021 Remembering Mama on Mother's Day.

#10715:	Fantasy	April 14, 2021
Ailuranthropy Any one suffering from Ailuranthropy is transform into a cat.. Have you considered writing a story about a werecat?

#10700:	Spiritual	April 07, 2021
Celebrating Spring Does spring have a spiritual significance? What is the spiritual meaning of spring?

#10666:	Fantasy	March 17, 2021
Symbols of Spring What are the symbols of spring? Have you incorporated the symbols of spring in your fantasy stories?

#10656:	Spiritual	March 10, 2021
Fasting Fasting is a common practice in all religions. What is the spiritual goal of fasting?

#10615:	Fantasy	February 17, 2021
Cryptids Are cryptids urban legends? Have you ever seen a Yeti or Sasquatch?

#10606:	Spiritual	February 10, 2021
Black History Month: Learning Experience Why is Black History Month important? What are some inventions of African-Americans?

#10571:	Fantasy	January 20, 2021
New Year's Myths and Superstitions How do the characters in your stories celebrate a New Year? How do you characters bring good luck in the New Year?

#10556:	Spiritual	January 13, 2021
Spiritual Goals for the New Year Have you made spiritual goals for 2021? Why is it important to make new spiritual goals each year?

#10526:	Fantasy	December 23, 2020
A Sci-fi Christmas Is Santa an elf or an alien? Do Santa's reindeer fly by magic or advanced technology?

#10515:	Spiritual	December 16, 2020
Asking Questions Why are questions important? Can questions help us grow spiritually?

#10485:	Fantasy	November 25, 2020
Krakens and Other Sea Monsters Are sea monsters real or myths? Is the Kraken or other sea monsters just sailors' superstitions?

#10471:	Spiritual	November 18, 2020
Thanksgiving at my Grandparent's house What was Thanksgiving or Turkey Day like for you as a child? Are you Thanksgiving memories pleasant?

#10435:	Fantasy	October 28, 2020
Names of the full moons What is the name of the October 31 full moon? When does the Hunter's moon occur?

#10425:	Spiritual	October 21, 2020
Expressing Gratitude There are other ways to express gratitude besides saying "Thank you." or intoning a prayer. Have you accepted a gratitude challenge?

#10392:	Fantasy	September 30, 2020
Preparing for NANOWRIMO 31 days until National Novel Writing Month October is the month to plan your novel

#10373:	Spiritual	September 23, 2020
A Spiritual NANOWRIMO Have you considered writing a spiritual book for NANOWRIMO? Are you a spiritually inspired NANOWRIMO rebel?

#10345:	Fantasy	September 02, 2020
Happy Birthday Writing.com Happy 20th Birthday to an awesome writing site. Do you remember when you turned two decades old?

#10332:	Spiritual	August 26, 2020
Trust in God, but wear the mask. Trusting in God, doesn't eliminate our free will. Even though we trust in God, we still have to take precautions ourselves.

#10304:	Fantasy	August 05, 2020
Finding inspiration in the headlines Finding story inspiration in the news. Do you look for story ideas in the news?

#10292:	Spiritual	July 29, 2020
Blogging Your Spiritual Path Have you considered blogging about your spiritual path. How do you blog about your spiritual path?

#10258:	Fantasy	July 08, 2020
Reviewing Science Fiction and Fantasy Do you like reviewing Science Fiction and Fantasy? Reviewing Science Fiction and Fantasy is educational and fun!

#10247:	Spiritual	July 01, 2020
July at Last We're Halfway through 2020 Seven Months or Seven Hundred Years

#10215:	Fantasy	June 10, 2020
Myths of Summer June is the first month of summer. What are you writing any myths about summer?

#10205:	Spiritual	June 03, 2020
Prayer and Meditation Prayer and meditation are parts of a successful spiritual strategy. Do you meditate before or after you pray?

#10166:	Fantasy	May 13, 2020
Writing Exercises Access the news for ideas to help overcome Writer's Block Using summer and the virus for writing exercises

#10155:	Spiritual	May 06, 2020
Happy Mother's Day Remember Mother's Day, while social distancing. Have you phoned your Mom or said a prayer for her.

#10120:	Fantasy	April 15, 2020
Bizzaro Fiction What is Bizzaro Fiction? Have you ever written Bizzaro Fiction?

#10106:	Spiritual	April 08, 2020
Sheltering in place tests our faith Meeting the spiritual test of sheltering in place. How do you respond the the spiritual test of sheltering in place?

#10074:	Fantasy	March 18, 2020
Leprechauns What do Leprechauns have to do with Saint Patrick's Day? What is the difference between a Leprechaun and a Clurichauns?

#10062:	Spiritual	March 11, 2020
Women's History Month: Gender Equality Accomplishing equality. Men and women must work together for equality.

#10026:	Fantasy	February 19, 2020
Looking for a Premise How do you find premises for your stories? Fleshing out a premise

#10013:	Spiritual	February 12, 2020
Black History Month Each year I look forward to February. Who was Paul Robeson and Crispus Attucks?

#9975:	Fantasy	January 22, 2020
Between Seasons Does the darkness of winter affect your writing or your characters' emotions? Can you write through the darkness?

#9961:	Spiritual	January 15, 2020
World Religion Day Celebrated on the third Sunday in January. Dedicated to learning about other religions.

#9931:	Fantasy	December 25, 2019
New Ideas for a New Year Are you looking for new story ideas or themes? The world is full of story ideas, we just have to open our eyes and imagination to see them.

#9917:	Spiritual	December 18, 2019
Winter Holidays What are the winter holidays? Celebrating the winter holidays is celebrating the light.

#9887:	Fantasy	November 27, 2019
A Time to Celebrate Fall and Winter a time to Celebrate What holidays do your characters celebrate?

#9874:	Spiritual	November 20, 2019
Gratitude Inventory List the things you are grateful for in 2019 Can you list 12 things you are grateful for this year?

#9837:	Fantasy	October 30, 2019
The Myths of Halloween Some Ancient and Modern Myths of Halloween Are Halloween myths scary or fun?

#9822:	Spiritual	October 23, 2019
Writing Spiritual Poetry What is and how do you write spiritual poetry? Do you write spiritual, religious, or mystic poetry?

#9785:	Fantasy	October 02, 2019
Preparing for NaNoWriMo Do you plan your novel? Are you planning your NaNoWriMo novel in October?

#9772:	Spiritual	September 25, 2019
A Reader's Question Answered I was ask about what I believe. A reader ask me what I believe

#9740:	Fantasy	September 04, 2019
Birthday customs around the world. Happy Birthday Writing.com! Have you considered having one of your fictional characters celebrate a birthday?

#9730:	Spiritual	August 28, 2019
Prayer: The Water of Life Prayer quenches the thirst of your soul. Have you had your sip of prayer today?

#9690:	Fantasy	August 07, 2019
Survival Food: Edible Insects Grasshoppers and other Crispy Critters Have you eaten a grasshopper or other insect?

#9675:	Spiritual	July 31, 2019
Grief is a Journey What are the stages of grief? Do you pray or cry through the stages of the grief process?

#9645:	Fantasy	July 10, 2019
What motivates your character? Is your character driven my unconscious motives? Complex characters have complex motives.

#9628:	Spiritual	July 03, 2019
Don't Mulligrub, Raise Your Voice in Joy Don't be despondent. Instead intone your praise and gratitude. Is it possible to chose your mood?

#9589:	Fantasy	June 12, 2019
Urban Legends and Folklore Urban Legends and Folklore of Nevada and Oklahoma Some urban legends and folklore send chills up your spine.

#9573:	Spiritual	June 05, 2019
World Environment Day World Environment Day - June 5, 2019 Do we have a climate emergency?

#9545:	Fantasy	May 15, 2019
Folklore and the Brothers Grimm Do you read fairy or folklore tales to your children? Once upon a time my mother read to me.

#9528:	Spiritual	May 08, 2019
Learning to Pray My mother taught me how to pray. Mom taught me never to lose my faith.

#9494:	Fantasy	April 17, 2019
Who is the Easter Bunny? Is the bunny just a symbol of spring? Where does the Easter Bunny get the eggs?

#9480:	Spiritual	April 10, 2019
Celebrating Ridvan Ridvan is an Arabic word meaning paradise, and is pronounced rez-vahn. In the Garden of Ridvan nightingales sing.

#9444:	Fantasy	March 20, 2019
A Change of Season Equinoxes and solstices Do you use the plot of the seasons in your stories?

#9425:	Spiritual	March 13, 2019
Tahirih: A Woman of Faith Tahirih spiritual or mystic poet Tahirih an advocate for women's rights and gender equality.

#9389:	Fantasy	February 20, 2019
New Ideas for 2019 What generates your ideas for fantasy or science fiction? Does a twenty pound goldfish or roaming camels spark a story idea?

#9376:	Spiritual	February 13, 2019
A Spiritual Look At Black History Month What is the spiritual significance of Black History Month? Does Black History Month have a spiritual significance?

#9338:	Fantasy	January 23, 2019
Portals The New Year is a portal to a new chapter in our lives. You never know what is on the other side of a closed door. Have you ever opened one to find a surprise you didn't expect?

#9326:	Comedy	January 16, 2019
Humor and laughter relieve stress How do you find humor and laughter in moving? How do you find humor in a stressful situation?

#9295:	Fantasy	December 26, 2018
The Day After Christmas Is the day after Christmas a workday, a rest day or clean up day? What does Santa or Krampus do the day after Christmas?

#9252:	Spiritual	December 05, 2018
Letter to the Creator I found a letter of gratitude that I wrote to God. Have to you ever written a letter of gratitude to your Lord?

#9242:	Fantasy	November 28, 2018
Interview: Sci-fi and Fantasy Society What is the Science Fiction and Fantasy Society? Join the Science Fiction and Fantasy Society.

#9227:	Comedy	November 21, 2018
Jokes Make People Laugh I cannot tell a joke. Does that mean I can't make people laugh? How do you tell a joke to make people laugh?

#9200:	Fantasy	October 31, 2018
Character Classification and Editing How many categories of character classification are there? Character classification in relation to story editing.

#9160:	Spiritual	October 10, 2018
Writing Spiritual Poetry What is spiritual poetry? Writing and reading spiritual poetry is an enlightening experience!

#9150:	Fantasy	October 03, 2018
October NaNoWriMo Preparation Are you doing the NaNoWriMo Prep Challenge? Do you know the story's plot, setting, characters, point of view, and genre?

#9114:	Spiritual	September 12, 2018
The Golden Rule Every religion has a version of the Golden Rule. The Golden Rule is a common thread in all religions.

#9101:	Fantasy	September 05, 2018
The Power of Names Do names have power? Does your character have a secret name?

#9040:	Fantasy	August 08, 2018
Dilemma: Rewriting Fantasy Poetry When do you rewrite? The story poems are finished. Do I need to rewrite?

#9008:	Spiritual	July 18, 2018
A Place of Worship A place of worship, or a House of Prayer, someplace to remember the Almighty. A place of worship: One of the things that all faith traditions have in common.

#8998:	Fantasy	July 11, 2018
Time Travel: Fantasy or Science Fiction Is time travel fantasy or science fiction? Have you taken a trip into the future or the past?

#8953:	Fantasy	June 13, 2018
Happy Father's Day Fathers in Science Fiction and Fantasy Who are the good fathers in Fantasy and/or Science Fiction?

#8901:	Fantasy	May 16, 2018
My Mother Read Fantasy to Me Remembering Grimms Fairy Tales and my Mother What genre of books did your Mother read to you?

#8856:	Fantasy	April 18, 2018
Fantasy and Science Fiction Poetry Where do ideas for fantasy and science fiction poem come from? Can you write a Scifaiku, Limericks, or any type of poem about any unusual creature or character?

#8809:	Fantasy	March 21, 2018
Happy Vernal Equinox The first day of spring, a time to celebrate. Do the characters in your fantasy and science fiction stories celebrate seasonal festivals?

#8769:	Fantasy	February 21, 2018
February the month of Februa February the month of groundhogs, love, and purification. What do groundhogs, love, and purification have in common?

#8719:	Fantasy	January 24, 2018
Creation Myths Symbolic stories about how the world began. Creation myths are stories or legends expressing profound truth to the next generation.

#8673:	Fantasy	December 27, 2017
The New Year is Almost Here Write Something on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day How do you have a successful writing year?

#8622:	Fantasy	November 29, 2017
NaNoWriMo Draws to an End Good-Bye NaNoWriMo for another year Did you complete 50,000 words?

#8574:	Fantasy	November 01, 2017
It's That Time of Year Time to Write 50,000 word in 30 days. Are you NaNoWriMoing this year?

#8529:	Fantasy	October 04, 2017
Blue Moons and Black Moons Two full moons and two new moons in a calendar month. Blue moons and black moons are both rare occurrences.

#8481:	Fantasy	September 06, 2017
Happy Birthday Writing.com Your central character and birthday celebrations or activities. Does your character have "birthday" issues to overcome?

#8429:	Fantasy	August 09, 2017
GoT and Genre Reviewing Things I learned about genre reviewing from my participation in Got. Can you improve your genre reviews by pushing yourself beyond your perceived character count limits?

#8385:	Fantasy	July 12, 2017
National and Cultural Myths Each nation and indigenous cultural have their myths and legends. Did you know that every nation has their own myths and legends?

#8335:	Fantasy	June 14, 2017
Steampunk on writing.com Thoughts about Steampunk on writing.com Adventures in Steampunk

#8291:	Fantasy	May 17, 2017
Reading Science Fiction and Fantasy What drew me to the Speculative fiction? What is your roots in speculative fiction?

#8241:	Fantasy	April 19, 2017
Speculative Poetry What is speculative poetry? What if poetry?

#8189:	Fantasy	March 22, 2017
Women Writers Celebrating Women's History Month with Women Writers Who are some women writer of speculative fiction?

#8141:	Fantasy	February 22, 2017
Story Tellers Are you just a writer or a story teller? Show the action. Make the story live.

#8092:	Fantasy	January 25, 2017
Gleaning Ideas from Everyday Life We have to be open to finding plot ideas from the events in our lives and neighborhood. Don't let your idea well run dry in 2017.

#8046:	Fantasy	December 28, 2016
The New Year Cometh Happy 2017 Does the food you eat on New Year's day bring you good or bad luck?

#7998:	Fantasy	November 30, 2016
Mythological Monsters #12 Obscure Mythological Creatures Do you have a vampire cat or a weretiger?

#7942:	Fantasy	November 02, 2016
Mythological Monsters #11 Some beast from American Folklore Where is my wampus cat and my axehandle hound?

#7895:	Fantasy	October 05, 2016
Mythological Monsters #10 The Monsters and Myths of Halloween Have you met your doppelganger?

#7844:	Fantasy	September 07, 2016
Mythological Monsters #9 Movie Monster from Myth, Legend, and Books Have you met your favorite movie monster today?

#7796:	Fantasy	August 10, 2016
Mythological Monster #8 Hybrid creatures. Hybrid creatures combine the attributes that inspire and frighten.

#7744:	Fantasy	July 13, 2016
Mythological Creatures #7 Mythological birds not of a feather These are not your ordinary pet birds.

#7691:	Fantasy	June 15, 2016
Mythological Creatures #6 Writing stories about mythological creatures My Jackalopes want someone to pet them behind their horns.

#7650:	Fantasy	May 18, 2016
Mythical Creature or Monsters #5 The Jackolope an American Myth Beware the Jackalope the Warrior Rabbit

#7595:	Fantasy	April 20, 2016
Mythical Creature or Monsters #4 What size is a monster? Fear enlargers monsters. What size is my fear?

#7546:	Fantasy	March 23, 2016
Mythical Monsters Part 3 Mythical creatures: Are they evil, good, or neutral? Are monsters traditionally considered evil?

#7444:	Fantasy	January 27, 2016
Mythological Creatures: Part 2 Weird and mysterious mythical monsters, creatures, and beasts. Have you seen a human-like creature with eyes in its feet?

#7393:	Fantasy	December 30, 2015
Mythological Creatures: Part 1 Mythical Monsters of the Holiday Season Are you ready to do rhyme with the Mari Lwyd on New Year's Eve?

#7348:	Fantasy	December 02, 2015
December: National Novel Editing Month Finishing, rewriting, and editing your speculative fiction novel. Red ink was created for writers of speculative fiction.

#7302:	Fantasy	November 04, 2015
NaNoWriMo and Midnight Writing Writing your novel in the middle of the night. Don't worry and don't sleep just write.

#7254:	Fantasy	October 07, 2015
Preparing for NaNoWriMo Are you preparing for National Novel Writing Month? Planning the novel verse writing in the zone.

#7203:	Fantasy	September 09, 2015
Speculative Poetry What is speculative poetry? Have you written a Scifaiku recently?

#7153:	Fantasy	August 12, 2015
Researching fantasy/science fiction Where do you look for information to make your story authentic? Searching the net

#7100:	Fantasy	July 15, 2015
Pseudoscience and/or Pseudo-history Another source for unblocking your muse. Can unproven scientific ideas or historic events overcome writers block?

#7046:	Fantasy	June 17, 2015
Magic in Ordinary Objects Look for the mystery, magic, and power in hidden in the world around us. Do you see the great secrets hidden in the world around you?

#6998:	Fantasy	May 20, 2015
What is your character's Phobia? Phobia Versus Ordinary Fear Do you have an elf that suffers from dendrophobia?

#6946:	Fantasy	April 22, 2015
Aeromancy Aeromancy predicting the future using atmospheric conditions. n/a

#6896:	Fantasy	March 25, 2015
Feeding Your Characters Moods How does food affect the moods of your protagonist or antagonist? n/a

#6847:	Fantasy	February 25, 2015
Feeding the Muse Research is feeding your muse and it is essential part of writing. n/a

#6796:	Fantasy	January 28, 2015
Getting back to basics The Five Ws and One H n/a

#6740:	Fantasy	December 31, 2014
A New Writing Year Begins What you are doing on New Year's Day you will be doing all year long. n/a

#6692:	Fantasy	December 03, 2014
Finish the Novel before Editing Did you finish your novel in November? Are you ready to begin editing? n/a

#6643:	Fantasy	November 05, 2014
I Planned my Fantasy Novel Am I following my plan? n/a

#6588:	Fantasy	October 08, 2014
How Intelligent are Your Characters? What type of Intelligence does your character possesses? n/a

#6538:	Fantasy	September 10, 2014
Half past September October, NaNoWriMo Prep Month, & November, NaNoWriMo, are around the corner. Have you started brainstorming your novel? n/a

#6488:	Fantasy	August 13, 2014
Don't Blame It On Writer's Block Ideas for stories and characters are everywhere n/a

#6433:	Fantasy	July 16, 2014
Perigee Moon AKA Supermoon How does a supermoon influence your writing? n/a

#6383:	Fantasy	June 18, 2014
Should I attend a writers' convention? Here are the reasons a fantasy or science fiction writer should attend a writing convention. n/a

#6329:	Fantasy	May 21, 2014
What's the Weather like on Your Planet? How does the weather effect your characters and the story plot? n/a

#6281:	Fantasy	April 23, 2014
Printed Books versus E-Books Is it better to use e-publishing technology or print technology? n/a

#6228:	Fantasy	March 26, 2014
Answering a Question about Self-Publishi Free publishing versus Vanity Publishing n/a

#6181:	Fantasy	February 26, 2014
Is my story ready for publication? Determining if your story or novel is ready to send to a publisher. n/a

#6128:	Fantasy	January 29, 2014
Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Steps to Publication What are the steps to publications for science fiction and fantasy? n/a

#6077:	Fantasy	January 01, 2014
Questions about Fantasy Publishers How do you breakout of your portfolio and into the real world? n/a

#6029:	Fantasy	December 04, 2013
After NaNoWriMo the Work Begins Where do I start rewriting and editing my NaNoWriMo Novel? n/a

#5979:	Fantasy	November 06, 2013
Am I following the plot outline? Encountering the unexpected. n/a

#5933:	Fantasy	October 09, 2013
Naming Your Character How do you choose a name for your character? n/a

#5877:	Fantasy	September 11, 2013
Preparing for NaNoWriMO Questions to Ask when planning a novel n/a

#5834:	Fantasy	August 14, 2013
Creating sci-fi and fantasy prompts Create sci-fi and fantasy prompts by observing your environment n/a

#5785:	Fantasy	July 17, 2013
Time Paradoxes What is a time paradox? n/a

#5736:	Fantasy	June 19, 2013
Dream Sequences Dream Sequences in a story. n/a

#5684:	Fantasy	May 22, 2013
Fan Fiction Fan Fiction in science fiction and fantasy n/a

#5635:	Fantasy	April 24, 2013
Researching for your novel or story Where do you begin researching your novel or story? n/a

#5590:	Fantasy	March 27, 2013
Reviewing Speculative Fiction Story elements to look for in reviewing speculative Fiction n/a

#5539:	Fantasy	February 26, 2013
Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy Strong women characters in fantasy and science fiction n/a

#5489:	Fantasy	January 29, 2013
The dreams of... ... a distant future or an incredible past. What steers the plot? n/a

#5442:	Fantasy	January 01, 2013
Starting the New Year off Write The reason we should begin the New Year by writing. n/a

#5395:	Fantasy	December 04, 2012
A Life of Their Own When characters take control of the plot n/a

#5352:	Fantasy	November 06, 2012
World Building Building a world for your science fiction or fantasy novel. n/a

#5303:	Fantasy	October 10, 2012
The secret to writing fantasy What is the secret to writing fantasy and science fiction? n/a

#5256:	Fantasy	September 12, 2012
Star Trek at 46 2012 the 46th Anniversary of the Original Star Trek n/a

#5206:	Fantasy	August 15, 2012
Metaphors enhance descriptions You write a Metaphor without the use of “like” or “as”. n/a

#5161:	Fantasy	July 18, 2012
Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry n/a

#5109:	Fantasy	June 20, 2012
Gates through space, dimensions, or time How do you travel to other galaxies, times, or dimensions? n/a

#5060:	Fantasy	May 23, 2012
Monster Antagonist Monsters are the antagonists and humanity the protagonist. n/a

#5008:	Fantasy	April 25, 2012
Researching, Writing, and Reading Researching, reading, and writing are all are part of an author’s effort to compose a work of speculative fiction n/a

#4958:	Fantasy	March 28, 2012
Why write science fiction and fantasy Why write about another world or another dimension or sphere of existence? n/a

#4904:	Fantasy	February 29, 2012
Dystopian Fiction Dystopian fiction is the opposite of Utopian fiction. n/a

#4852:	Fantasy	February 01, 2012
Romance in Science Fiction and Fantasy Does your character need a lover interest? n/a

#4804:	Fantasy	January 04, 2012
Happy New Year Do you know where your plots and characters are going this year? n/a

#4749:	Fantasy	December 06, 2011
Anthros and Other Non-Humans Anthros are animals with human abilities and features. n/a

#4706:	Fantasy	November 08, 2011
Happy NaNoWriMo 2011 It is November, National Novel Writing Month... Write, Write, Write n/a

#4660:	Fantasy	October 12, 2011
Let the Animals Talk Children’s stories contain talking animals and they make fun reading. n/a

#4613:	Fantasy	September 14, 2011
Howard Philips Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft called his guiding literary principle cosmicism. n/a

#4564:	Fantasy	August 17, 2011
Light reveals and darkness conceals Light reveals shadows that the darkness conceals. n/a

#4512:	Fantasy	July 20, 2011
Find science fiction and fantasy ideas Where do you find ideas for science fiction and fantasy stories? n/a

#4463:	Fantasy	June 22, 2011
Seasons of Fantasy and Science fiction Why do the spring and fall equinoxes or the summer and winter solstices occur? n/a

#4415:	Fantasy	May 25, 2011
Zombies Grab Readers Attention We fantasy and science fiction writers can take a lesson for the CDC n/a

#4359:	Fantasy	April 27, 2011
Chupacabras and other cryptids Cryptid, from a Greek word that means hide or hidden, was coined by John E. Wall in 1983. n/a

#4314:	Fantasy	March 30, 2011
Prompting Fantasy Can a prompt help overcome writer’s block? n/a

#4266:	Fantasy	March 02, 2011
The inspiration of What if... Asking the question “What if?” inspires both Fantasy and Science Fiction authors. n/a

#4215:	Fantasy	February 02, 2011
Writers Write and Writers Read As a writer, do you read only your chosen genre? n/a

#4170:	Fantasy	January 05, 2011
Reviewing Fantasy and Science Fiction Plot, character, conflict, and setting help create a fantasy or science fiction story. n/a

#4119:	Fantasy	December 07, 2010
The Gift of Fantasy Give the gift of fantasy in this season of giving. n/a

#4066:	Fantasy	November 09, 2010
Rewriting Fantasy and Science Fiction First, write your science fiction or fantasy novel. Second, rewrite the novel you have just written. n/a

#4013:	Fantasy	October 13, 2010
Technical Difficulties Technical Difficulties and Murphy’s Law n/a

#3968:	Fantasy	September 15, 2010
The Premise and the Plot Premise and plot help give a novel structure. n/a

#3920:	Fantasy	August 18, 2010
Reading and writing Fantasy What category of fantasy do you like to read or write? n/a

#3867:	Fantasy	July 21, 2010
Words are a Writer’s Tools For both poet and storyteller, choosing the right word is essential. n/a

#3818:	Fantasy	June 23, 2010
Fathers in Fantasy and Science Fiction I am Prosperous Snow the editor for this edition of the Fantasy Newsletter. The subject of this edition is Fathers. n/a

#3761:	Fantasy	May 26, 2010
Sound in Fantasy and Science Fiction Using the Sense of Sound in descriptions n/a

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