Writing Prompts: Do I continue?
I’ve featured a lot of writing prompts on the blog. They’ve become a regular feature. The thing is, I’m not sure they are useful. They...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Oct 13, 2011
- 2 min
Combined Writing Prompt: Photo, Fiction, Legacy Writing
A few weeks ago I posted this fine photo, compliments of internet friend, Kerry. (See more of her photography at her Caritas Photography...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Oct 4, 2011
- 3 min
Your First Crush? That person you never should have dated?
If you’ve noticed, I’ve stopped numbering my Unblocker posts. If you are ever in need of a creative spark, the Unblocker prompts and...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 28, 2011
- 1 min
Allow This Photo to Inspire Your Writing – Mask
Another Thursday, another photograph to inspire your writing. I found the lovely colors and texture of this photo of a Mardi Gras-style...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 27, 2011
- 4 min
Unblocker: Childhood Friends – Legacy & Fiction Writing Prompts
Continuing where last week’s Unblocker left off, we remain focused on childhood. This series of Unblocker writing exercises combines...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 22, 2011
- 1 min
Photo Inspired Prompt – Reflection
I selected Kerry McGovern’s photo of a woman, sitting on a bench, near a pond because of the reflective nature of the photo. The woman’s...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 20, 2011
- 4 min
Unblocker: Legacy Writing and Fiction Writing Meet, Pt. 2
Last week I began a series of Unblocker writing exercises which combine Legacy Writing (writing with a focus on personal history,...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 15, 2011
- 1 min
Photo Inspiration: A Clown, A Doll, A Deranged Fan?
I found this little darling while wandering the aisles of a flea market in Indiana a few years ago. I knew, at first glance, this is the...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 13, 2011
- 3 min
Unblocker: Legacy Writing and the Fictional You
I’ve featured a whole series of these “unblocker” exercises here on the blog. My intention has always been to help folks who find...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 6, 2011
- 2 min
Unblocker #23: Epistolary Fiction and Combined POV
This exercise is going to be more specific and prescriptive than many of the others I’ve featured here on the blog. (You can get a full...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Sep 1, 2011
- 1 min
Photo Inspiration: Up, Up, and Around
Another chance to showcase a lovely photograph, and perhaps inspire you into a new story, a new scene, a new scenario for your fictional...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 30, 2011
- 2 min
Unblocker #21: Implication, Indirection
Today’s writing prompt comes from Ursula K. Le Guin‘s fabulous little book, Steering The Craft. For today’s prompt, you need a character...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 25, 2011
- 2 min
Photo Writing Prompt: Anticipating the Holidays – Family & Food
For today’s Unblocker (#20, by the way, assuming I’ve been counting properly) I’ve chosen a photo from a brand new photo-friend, Kerry...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 23, 2011
- 3 min
Unblocker #19: News to Your Mother!
Sometimes we see a news story that causes the fiction writer in us to jump with anticipation. You know, a quirky story, buried somewhere...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 18, 2011
- 2 min
Unblocker #18: Woodland Spin
Time for another photo-inspired writing prompt. <img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-386" class="size-full wp-image-386 lazyload"...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 16, 2011
- 1 min
Unblocker #17: Control
This exercise, adapted from The 3 A.M. Epiphany is all about point of view and “writing the other.” In the scene you are about to write...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 11, 2011
- 1 min
Unblocker #16: I’ll Play the Blues For You
As Albert King used to sing: Don’t be afraid come on in You might run across some of your old friends All your loneliness I gotta soothe...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 9, 2011
- 1 min
Unblocker #14: I’m sorry, but…
Wow. Unblocker #13, the Waffle House photo prompt, was a big hit. Thanks! I’d love to read some of the stories inspired by that photo, if...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 4, 2011
- 1 min
Unblocker #13 – Waffle House Fiction (photo writing prompt)
I don’t know how fiction writing works for you, but for me, a new location often spurs a story, or at least a story idea. I’ve been...
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Eric Sheridan Wyatt
- Aug 2, 2011
- 1 min
Unblocker #12 – That Key in Your Pocket
This is one of those prompts where I want you to let the story fly without thinking about it. Pretend that you have ten seconds to keep...
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