Write a scene where the characters say ‘I love you’ without actually saying the words ‘I love you’.
What non-verbal things express love?
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Submitted by Margaret Sok
A new person in town takes everyone’s interest, but they only have eyes for your protagonist...
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Compose a poem about a poet
This can be yourself or your favourite poet (or poets in general)
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'That was why he still believed in love.'
Write a poem ending with this line.
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Write a poem, in any structure, about something that you find beautiful.
With freedom of structure, style, and rhythm, how will you use these elements to reflect the beauty you admire?
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Submitted by Annie
Write a poem about the feeling of youth.
Which elements will you explore to portray this feeling to your readers?
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Write a story that takes place entirely in a ballroom, but not during a ball.
Set the action in a ballroom. It could be present day during a visit, historical, or maybe something magical happened that took your characters there?
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Write a poem about the first time you did something.
New experiences are often thought-provoking. Try to stay away from obvious first times and go for something unusual.
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Inspired by Luna-eclipse
A character on the brink of giving up finds a small source of hope to keep them going.
This character could be in any situation you like, but try to think of a realistic reason that they would give up, and how they could find a reason to carry on.
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Write a story that takes place at a beach house.
You can choose your genre, plot, and characters, but think how you can incorporate these around a beach-house setting so that it does not feel out of place.
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Write a poem on the theme of returning.
You could write about returning to a physical place, or a more metaphorical meaning of this theme.