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100 Creative Poetry Prompts for High school Students (2024)

High school is a period of immense growth, self-discovery, and complex emotions.  Exploring creative poetry prompts can help students process their experiences and gain self-awareness during this transitional time.  Whether required for a class or simply for enjoyment, poetry provides high schoolers an enlightening outlet for self-expression.  Carefully crafted prompts allow students to hone their […]

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85 Funny Poetry Prompts (2024)

Laughter is a universal language, a joyous remedy for life’s challenges, and a doorway to creativity that knows no bounds.  In the realm of poetry, humor brings an element of surprise and delight, turning ordinary words into extraordinary moments of mirth.  Welcome to our collection of “Funny Poetry Prompts,” where we aim to infuse your […]

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30 Narrative Poetry Prompts (2024)

In the world of literature, storytelling is a timeless art. It lets us explore different worlds and emotions through words.  Narrative poetry does this through rhythmic verse. But how can you find inspiration for your poetry?  That’s where narrative poetry prompts come in. They help poets and writers create stories in verse.  In this blog […]

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65 Dark Poetry Prompts 2024

Hey there, poets!  Are you ready to journey into the mysterious world of dark poetry?  If you’ve ever wanted to explore the shadows, dive into the unknown, and paint your feelings with words, you’re in the right place.  In this blog post, I ‘ll be your guide as we delve into the realm of dark […]

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54 Romantic Love Poetry Prompts 2024

Love is one of the most common themes in poetry. The complex range of emotions, experiences, and relationships associated with love provide poets with endless inspiration. For centuries, poets have used verse to capture and explore love’s joy, passion, heartbreak, and mystery.  Many amateur and professional poets enjoy using prompts to spark new ideas or […]

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180 Creative Slam and Spoken Word Poetry Prompts

Spoken word is a powerful form of communication that can be used to express oneself in a creative and expressive way. However, it can be difficult to know where to start when writing a spoken word piece.  One of the biggest challenges is coming up with a good prompt. This blog post will provide you […]

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11 African Literary Magazines you should know (2024)

Africa has a rich and vibrant literary tradition, and African literary magazines play an important role in showcasing this talent to the world.  These magazines provide a platform for African writers to share their work, and they help to promote African literature to a wider audience. There are many different African literary magazines, each with […]

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9 Free Writing Prompt Generators for All Writers (2024)

Do you ever get stuck when you’re trying to write?  Do you find yourself staring at a blank page, wondering what to write about?  If so, you’re not alone. Writer’s block is a common problem, but there are ways to overcome it. One way to get your creative juices flowing is to use a writing […]

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13 Smart Reading Goals for Adults in 2024

With a lot going on in our lives amidst the distraction, work, and many unpredictable things that eat our time, finding realistic reading goals for 2023 can be difficult. In this article, I share over ten different reading goals for adults whether you can barely find the time to read or you are looking to […]

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Microfiction:The Complete Beginners Guide(2024)

In this blog post, we’ll look at the different things you need to know about microfiction. Starting from the definition to examples and magazines where you can read microfiction for free. Let’s get started. Microfiction Definition  Microfiction, As the name comes from two words.  Micro which means small and Fiction which means an imaginative story. […]

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Flash Fiction vs Short Story:Key Differences and Similarities

In a write up looking at the differences between Flash Fiction and shorts story we should not forget that they are both fiction. On the sole basis that they are both fiction leads to a lot of similarities. But we will be looking at the differences in this blogpost. Flash Fiction differs from short story […]

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101 Creative Flash Fiction Prompts That Works

Writing flash fiction consistently is hard. When you finally muster the courage to write you are faced with the “no ideas problem”.  Well, it is not that you don’t have ideas but they are not good enough to get you writing the flash pieces.  When the idea comes it is usually in ones and twos. […]

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50 Creative 100 Word Story Prompts(Get Inspired Right Now)

The 100 word story form of Microfiction is growing particularly with the increasing audience for this form of writing. With or without time as a writer you still get to create a story absolute in its entirety and bold in brevity. Whether you choose to call it drabble or one hundred word story I got […]

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15 Interesting 50 Word Story Examples: Get a Taste of 50 Word Stories

Where do I get fifty-word stories that reveal the typical nature of good 50 word stories? As 50-word stories grow in form and many writers are experimenting with the form to see how much story they can work with the form and length, the result is excellent and fresh stories that linger long after you […]

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10 Best Acrostic Poem Generators (2024)

If you have been thinking of how to create a acrostic poem from a name where each letter is a line, you can do it automatically with these free online tools. It will be fun to make a funny poem out of your name. Create a meaning out of your name for each of the […]

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Submittable: The Ultimate Guide for Writers [2024 Review]

Are you a writer seeking to get published? Whether already published or this is your first attempt at getting published, then Submittable is a tool you need to help you accomplish those goals. When I submit to literary magazines, I wait for their emails of acceptance and sometimes it gets buried in my inbox . […]

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What Teaching kids taught me about writing

What Teaching Kids Taught me About Writing? When I was called to be a home lesson teacher. I had no experience. No clue. But the person asking me to do this believed I could do it. As with things I am confused about. I called persons I knew had the experience for advice Googled. Checked YouTube. Figure it out When I started I knew beyond doubt that I could figure it out. I just didn’t know how . What was special about this was the time between learning a technique and putting it in practice….

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What has been going on ?

Happy New Month Welcome to March What have you been up to ? It is the third month of the first quarter of the year. The year has been moving so fast. The goals are staring at me and grinning in mockery. Gather your strength because it will be needed. National Poetry Month . It is in three core areas. Read Write Speak You can fill in the blanks. Next week I will send the plan for the month to help you prepare. Open to suggestions.

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Rethinking Writer’s Block: Is It Really Burnout

Rethinking Writer’s Block: Is It Really Burnout
Writing Burnout is not what you think
Status Quo
We hear these tips from writers . Don’t go too far.
The invisible boundaries we must not cross.
If we do. Oh it must not happen.
What if it does happen?
Your very love for the craft becomes a burning hate for the craft.
The work which once gave you joy becomes an eternal misery.
The Shift
Over the week I have been asking myself a simple question.
What if the reason I feel burnt out or writer’s…

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The Best Writing Decision I made so far

The Best Writing Purchase I Made so Far
This is not an affiliate post.
All through out this year I am seeking for ways to make writing easier.
All through reducing fiction.
So I thought why not buy a book that I would love to write in.
This is not the first time I tried to buy a journal style book.
I bought a diary instead well I did not know at the time of purchase and did not check. Only to get home and realize that more than half of the page were made of dates, facts and it was made of…

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Why writing is hard

Why is writing difficult?
In reality it is of two folds the type we call writer’s block and the other is the skill to write well.
I made a podcast episode talking about this question in detail.
You can listen here
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Let me know if you have any questions.
Until next time, keep writing
P.S
April is National Poetry Month. Hope you are planning and preparing for it.

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I am waiting for Inspiration to strike

2 February 2024
Happy New Month.
The year is moving so fast.
All my goals are yet to start
Progress
This week I wrote 5 fifty word stories and 5 short poems .
Over the weekend I will edit and submit to Literary Magazines.
In today’s episode of archive of excuses
I am waiting for inspiration to strike.
I used to think inspiration was what made great work.
I was wrong.
A great work consists of
A great story
The Manner of Telling
The perfect example of this is a young incompetent painter…

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Complexity is my Enemy

Complexity is my Enemy
I am overwhelmed.
I am scared.
So I don’t write.
There would be nothing to be overwhelmed about if I wasn’t over analytical wanting to get all the pieces together.
Here’s the funny thing. Even when I think I have gotten all the pieces together there will always be more.
Looking at my writing life I have looked for what my goals are for the year. I noticed that all the goals are based on the foundation of practice.
Since everything was so complex and abstract. I sought…

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I don’t have enough time to write

I don’t have enough time to write.
This newsletter is the beginning of a series on writers’ excuses. If you have excuses you want me to write on, you can send them.
As I am writing this newsletter I have to look at my life and see that I am answering a question and countering a statement I make.
How do I find time to write?
I don’t have time to write.
What’s the real issue?
I have asked myself this question: what is the real issue? What does not having enough time to write mean for me?
For…

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I was wrong all along about writing

I am happy to know this at the start of a new year.
The problem was not the goals or results I wanted . It was the lifestyle I had.
What I mean is that if you look at the life of famous writers. There’s really no pattern. The only link is they all had their own lifestyle that allowed them to write.
Some writers sacrificed parties so they could write. Others changed from novels to short stories.
Still they had their own lifestyle peculiar to them but allowed them to write.
As regards the goals…

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Thank you my fellow writer

Thank you and a Happy New year​​
As the end of the year draws so close. I want to thank you for being there all through 2023. For the feedback and the replies. This helped with the assurance that someone out there is reading my emails on writing.
I have all your replies in my favorite folder.
Mistakes were made
It’s a phrase that denies responsibility. Instead I made mistakes as regards writing. Well I wrote some stories. If you look at it you will see it is a form of progress because I have…