Let's Write Together
a writing prompt for May + reading recommendations
Hi writers,
Each month, toward the middle of the month, I offer a writing prompt and a reading recommendation for my paid subscribers as gratitude for their support. This edition is a little bit later than usual because I have just returned from vacation.
If you haven’t worked with a prompt before, writing prompts are sentences, phrases, questions, objects, colors, shapes or media that are chosen by me and meant to jump start creative thinking in your writing practice. Each month I offer a new prompt, and I also offer pre-writing tips to help guide you through this experience. These prompts are crafted with the idea that they will be used by writers of memoir and creative nonfiction, but they could prove useful to other kinds of artists too, particularly visual artists and dancers. When you’re working with these prompts, don’t worry too much about “finishing” a piece of work — instead, try to think of it as an opportunity to spend a few minutes with your creativity.
One of the best parts about an open-ended prompt is discovering the different directions that it can take, so, writers, I invite you to leave a paragraph or two or a sentence you’re proud of in the comments.