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Sep 8, Daily Writing Prompts #744

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:31:09 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : What's the strangest ring tone you've ever heard?

Sep 8, Daily Writing Prompts #743

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:57:15 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : The blood red bricks and harsh cream grouting was not something ...

Sep 6, Daily Writing Prompts #742

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:32:40 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : If cars really do match a man's ego then Sean should have been driving a ...

Sep 6, Daily Writing Prompts #741

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:04:15 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : Even after twenty years, life in this new country could seem a little odd.

Sep 4, Autobiographical Questions #60

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:36:00 GMT

Autobiographical Questions #60

Write about a time when you really stepped out of your 'comfort zone'.

Sep 4, Daily Writing Prompts #740

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:34:30 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : The fashions were 'to die for'...

Sep 3, Come and See me at the Conscious Living Expo

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:23:55 GMT

If you have some spare time this weekend, why not call in and see me at the Conscious Living Expo?

I'm on the Bec Bucci stand, diagonally across from the tee-pee. Call by for a chat or to buy one of my books, or both if you feel so inclined. Should be an interesting weekend.

Sep 3, Daily Writing Prompts #739

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:23:55 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : He was not what you would call environmentally aware.

Sep 2, Daily Writing Prompts #739

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:39:54 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : He reached for his diary and we all laughed.

Sep 1, Daily Writing Prompts #738

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:42:51 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : Just let go and jump. The words seemed simple ...

Sep 1, Daily Writing Prompts #737

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:41:40 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : First the phone rang then ...

Aug 30, Daily Writing Prompts #736

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:36:34 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : 'So you've got the flu then?'

Albert had always had the amazing ability to state the obvious ...

Aug 30, Daily Writing Prompts #735

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:40:59 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : Yellow is the colour of sunflowers ...

Aug 29, Daily Writing Prompts #734

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:02:25 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : 'What do you mean, you don't know who she is? It's your party, didn't you invite her?'

Aug 29, Autobiographical Questions #59

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Autobiographical Questions #59

How do you feel about your name?

So often we hear people asking us not to use their full name because it makes them think they are in trouble. Other times people are upset if we abbreviate their full name or use an abbreviation that they don't like.

How do you feel about these things? Do you know why you were given the name you were? Have you changed your name during different stages of your life? If so, why? Do different people call you by different names>

Aug 29, Late posting of prompts - sorry

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:55:39 GMT

I just wanted to apologise for the late (and occasionally missing) writing prompts. There has been an ongoing internet problem in our house, but (fingers crossed) it has finally been resolved and everything will be back to how it was. Hope it hasn't held up your writing at all.

If by any chance you are interested in finding out more about this and my thoughts please watch for the update on my blog at www.elizabethbezant.com

Aug 28, Daily Writing Prompts #733

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:36:00 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : The carpet was an oriental style. Its red ...

Aug 26, Daily Writing Prompts #732

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:29:01 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : In the view through my window the one constant was the large, now leafless, tree.

Aug 26, Daily Writing Prompts #731

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:10:13 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : There are some places in life we know we will never re-visit, and there are some places we pray we will never re-visit, but this place I always knew I would see again.

Aug 24, Daily Writing Prompts #730

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:49:26 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : Sleepily we watched the sun starting to creep over the hills. That was our sign ...

Aug 22, Daily Writing Prompts #729

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:39:10 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : The dog alternated between whining and barking ...

Aug 21, Autobiographical Questions #58

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:57:55 GMT

Autobiographical Questions #58

Write about the last day of something. It could be the day you retired, when your favourite club closed its doors, when a relationship ended, or something totally different. Life is full of endings and last days, you might want to write about one or many.

Aug 21, Daily Writing Prompts #728

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:53:45 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : The corner of the rug was curled up; for as long as I could remember, it had curled up

Aug 21, Daily Writing Prompts #727

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:44:54 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : I thought I was first to arrive - until I turned the last corner.

Aug 19, Daily Writing Prompts #726

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:44:45 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : 'Will you two stop bickering - please?'

Aug 18, Daily Writing Prompts #725

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:40:50 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : Not so long ago you used to be able to hear if somebody was taking a photograph of you, but not these days.

Aug 17, Daily Writing Prompts #724

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:41:02 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : 'Sewers are no place for a lady.' Dad's voice was quiet, but still strong enough to echo through the entire city's sewer tunnels ...

Aug 16, Daily Writing Prompts #723

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:37:28 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : 'Have you planned your funeral yet?' Helen asked, leaning over the hospital table.

Aug 15, Daily Writing Prompts #722

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:28:07 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : The coarse sand scratched at Dirk's feet. He smiled. I was good to be home - finally.

Aug 15, Daily Writing Prompts #721

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:10:58 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : The pendulum swung back and forth, back and forth.

Aug 15, Autobiographical Questions #57

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:09:24 GMT

Autobiographical Questions #57

Think back over everything you have learned, both educationally, career-wise and in the school of life. What has been the most valuable thing you ever learned?

Aug 14, Daily Writing Prompts #720

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:08:26 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : Allie stared closely at the glasses on her bedside table. They definitely weren't hers.

Aug 12, Daily Writing Prompts #719

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:29:04 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : 'When I grow up I'm going to visit Mars and walk on the bottom of the sea,' Tim said.

I smiled, he ...

Aug 11, Daily Writing Prompts #718

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:20:15 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : 'Remind me again, which century do we live in?'

Aug 11, Daily Writing Prompts #717

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:37:32 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : Jac had been aware that he was was slipping in and out of consciousness. But he hadn't wondered why until ...

Aug 9, Daily Writing Prompts #716

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:30:19 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : We watched with silent curiosity. From our side of the road it all looked quite comical, but ...

Aug 9, Daily Writing Prompts #715

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:35:52 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : 'I prefer a lawn of clover, over grass any day.'
'No, not with all those silly little flowers?'

Aug 8, Autobiographical Questions #56

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:09:11 GMT

Autobiographical Questions #56

If you were able to relate only one anecdote/event from your life, which would it be?

Aug 8, Daily Writing Prompts #714

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:05:19 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : It was all so cliche -- incense, airy music, a round table with a crystal ball in the middle of it.

Aug 6, Daily Writing Prompts #713

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:38:55 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : There is a cure, but I don't think you'll like it. These words had ...

Aug 5, Daily Writing Prompts #712

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:04:55 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : David wriggled as he tried to find a comfortable spot on the hard, cold ground.

Aug 4, Daily Writing Prompts #711

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:36:03 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : The bark grabbed and bit at my legs. The red from my hands merging with the bark. Yet ...

Aug 4, Daily Writing Prompts #710

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:50:51 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : His face was familiar. I could have sworn we had met before, but still ...

Aug 2, Daily Writing Prompt #709

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:10:44 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : It was only as we rounded the last corner, when the finish line came into view, that I realised ...

Aug 2, Daily Writing Prompts #708

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:54:22 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : The orange paper bag had sat, untouched, on the shelf for three weeks. A thin film of dust could now be seen ...

Aug 1, Autobiographical Questions #55

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:23:59 GMT

Autobiographical Questions #55

If you could hire somebody to do/complete or live any part of your life or lifestyle which part would it be and why?

Aug 1, Daily Writing Prompts #707

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:20:28 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : Nikki stood at the crossroads, looked down at her crumpled map and then back at the signpost.

Jul 30, Daily Writing Prompts #706

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:45:22 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : If I'd seen the ball, I'd have ducked.

Jul 29, Daily Writing Prompts #705

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:50:36 GMT

YOUR FIRST SENTENCE : Sarah stood on the verandah, looked over her land and took a deep breath. This was why she became a farmer, she thought.

Jul 29, Two talks over two days

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:43:03 GMT

If you're looking for something writing related over the next couple of days, I'm doing two free talks at the Bodhi Tree in Mt Hawthorn.

The first one is tomorrow (Friday) at 2pm on writing in general. I'll have my writing coach hat on so come along with your writing questions.

On Saturday at 11am I'll be talking about autobiographical writing in relation to being a carer for those with dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

If either of these appeal you can click on the link below to find out more, or just turn up. Hope to see you there.