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Prompt: Better to die a good man than to live as a monster.

This weeks (song)writing prompt...

Better to die a good man than to live as a monster.

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Further Prompt Challenge: What does the death of a good man mean? How does that happen? Is it violent? peaceful? How does a monster live? How long does a monster live? What does the monster do with his life?

Check out what the Reddit community came up with!

(& If you just can't get enough prompting, apply the The Muse's Plot Spline, Struxxture, LyriCloud, and Titular tools to this prompt too!)

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Prompt: You see the same thing every morning, until one day...

This week's (song)writing prompt...

You see the same thing every morning, until one day...

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Further Prompt Challenge: Your life is pretty unsurprising. You walk to work every morning at the same time every day. Same trees, same trash cans, same cross-walks, same fellow commuters, same homeless citizens, same buildings, same crack in the sidewalk, same latte stand, same bus stops... One day you see something different. Very different. What is it? How would you describe it? Does it prompt y…

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Prompt: You are born into a world where love doesn't exist.

This week's (song)writing prompt...

You are born into a world where love doesn't exist. At the age of 16 you meet someone & become the first person ever to experience this emotion.

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Further Prompt Challenge: Imagine a world where love does not exist, on your 16th birthday you meet someone and become the first person ever to experience this emotion. How is the world different than it is today? What is the most common motivator of life? What does it feel like to feel love for the first time…

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Prompt: The quote "You don't really die until people stop talking about you" is true. Write about waiting in limbo with 3 historical figures of your own choice. "

This weeks (song)writing prompt...

The quote "You don't really die until people stop talking about you" is true. Write about waiting in limbo with 3 historical figures of your own choice.

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Further Prompt Challenge: Pick 3 people from history who are still talked about today.  Imagine that "You don't really die until people stop talking about you." You've died and are still being talked about, so you find yourself in a limbo 'waiting room' with those 3 people. What's the room like? Any fur…

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Prompt: "When someone has their heart broken, it actually breaks. You are a heart surgeon. Describe your most difficult case."

This week's (song)writing prompt...

When someone has their heart broken, it actually breaks. You are a heart surgeon. Describe your most difficult case.

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Further Photo Challenge: Yeesh. This one's a doozey. If this were true, this might possibly be the profession that would never die. Hearts are broken all the time, but which heartbreak would be the most difficult for a surgeon to heal? What story led to the heartbreak? Could it have been prevented? How long will the recovery be? What is …

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Prompt: You've suddenly gained the ability to see another dimension of colors.

This week's (song)writing prompt...

You've suddenly gained the ability to see another dimension of colors.

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Further Prompt Challenge: Imagine taking a pill that gives you the ability to see an entirely new dimension of colors. How would you describe what you see? Which words would you use? What new activities would you do with this new ability? What daily activities would feel new?

Check out what the Reddit community came up with!

(& If you just can't get enough prompting, apply the The…

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Prompt: Hugs share knowledge of a person. Their past, their present, their future.

This week's (song)writing prompt...

Hugs share knowledge of a person. Their past, their present, their future. 

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Further prompt challenge: Imagine a world wherein hugs shared information. What would it feel like to download/upload someone else's past, present and future through just physical touch? Does it hurt? Does it feel good? Does it relieve you of burdens? or make life heavier? Would you live in a bubble? Would you run around hugging everyone you meet? Who would you chose to not hug…

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Prompt: Write Using Only Song Titles.

This week's (song)writing prompt...

Write using only song titles.

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Further Prompt Challenge: This is a fun one! Queue up your iTunes library or Spotify playlists. Shuffle them and use as many song titles as you can to make a story, song, essay, poem.

Check out what the Reddit community came up with!

(& If you just can't get enough prompting, apply the The Muse's Plot Spline, Struxxture, LyriCloud, and Titular tools to this prompt too!)

Feel free to share what you came up with in the co…

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Prompt: Hell Hath No Fury... At All.

In an effort to...  

  1. collect my favorite writing prompts 
  2. write more often 
  3. share in the act of creativity

I've decided to share my weekly writing prompts!

Some weeks, you'll actually catch a glimpse at what comes from my own stab at the prompt.

& just 'cause I'm an artist and I do what I want, some weeks, I won't. ;)

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This week's (song)writing prompt...

Hell hath no fury... at all.

Further Prompting: What would it look like if hell wasn't as bad as we thought it was? What would it…

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