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Des Moines daily writing prompt for Nov 13, 2009 - what's your point of view?

Topic: What's your point of view? Setup: Writing a story, whether it's a short-short story or an epic novel, requires many decisions on the part of...
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Des Moines daily writing prompt for Nov 12, 2009 - your writing mantra

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. - Henry David ThoreauSetup: I love reading quotes from other writers. F....
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Daily writing prompt for Nov 11, 2009 - panic room

Topic: panic roomSetup: I'm always on the lookout for writing prompts to share here on Examiner.com. Sometimes I use one from my own collection,...
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Daily writing prompt for Nov 10, 2009 - yuzz

My alphabet starts with this letter called yuzz. It's the letter I use to spell yuzz-a-ma-tuzz. You'll be sort of surprised what there is to be...
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Daily writing prompt for Nov 9, 2009 - writing through the blues

Topic: writing through the bluesSetup: It's not always possible to block out your life when it comes to writing. Tragedies happen and, on a lesser...
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Daily writing prompt for Nov 6, 2009 - blah blah blah

Topic: blah blah blah Setup: "Don't have your characters speak to other characters in dialogue for pages on end. In real life, the only time...
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Des Moines daily writing prompt for Nov 5, 2009 - plan your ideal writing getaway

Topic: plan your ideal writing getaway Setup: "If I could just take a month off - away from work and family and responsibilities - I'd rent a...
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Des Moines daily writing prompt for Nov 4, 2009 - review your future book

Topic: review your own book Setup: It's the future and you have finished your book. It has been revised and polished within an inch of its life and...
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Des Moines daily writing prompt for Nov 3, 2009 - one great sentence

Beyond instructions for living, I read to marvel at a strong or lyrical or surprising sentence. A great sentence is rarer than we think. - Jane...
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Des Moines daily writing prompt for Nov 2, 2009 - time flies

Today's Prompt: time flies Setup: It's ten minutes to 9:00 pm, Des Moines writers, and I'm just now posting the daily writing prompt. Where did the...
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