The Writer's Nook

1. Quotes:

A. "Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?" - Marie Antoinette
B. "Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of voice, but out of chaos." - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
C. "Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean." - Maya Angelou
D. "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." - T. E. Lawrence
E. "There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly." - Antisthenes
F. "I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx

2. Picture Prompts: Picture 1, Picture 2, Picture 3, Picture 4, or Picture 5

3. Word Prompts: Alone, Dance, Treasure, Storm, Map, Touch, Secret, Ring, Chocolate, Sunset, Sea, or Summer

4. Role-Play Prompt: With Labor Day comes the last hurrah of summer. It's that final day to relax and spend time with loved ones before school and work begin in ernest, and before the days start getting shorter, the leaves start changing colors, and an autumn chill takes over the land. Grab a partner and show us how you celebrate the end of summer. (Role-play can be carried out in the post on the community or in the character's journal. If role-play is to be carried out in a character journal, please provide us with a link!)

5. Mun Prompt: "With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere." - C. S. Lewis

Tell us how it all began. Where did that first spark of inspiration come from? Were you captivated by your character's performance on screen? Were you unable to put down your character's book? When did that muse's voice first speak up? Has your character's attitude and goals changed since you first started writing for them? What about their beliefs?