Ten Writing Prompts
Over on The Paris Review, via Iris, ten writing prompts by Lucy Ives, from her forthcoming book Three Six Five. The Distraction Diary is one I will try and implement as of this week.
If you work at a computer, keep a running account of what you are thinking at moments when, instead of continuing a task, you have a tendency to turn to “frivolous” or “unnecessary” pursuits, such as digging through social media, stalking esoteric DJs, or trawling eBay. Note your thoughts and impulses at these moments. Consider allowing the note-taking to replace the activity you had thought to turn toward. Remain aimless, if possible. Observe, describe; write things you didn’t mean to write and think things you didn’t mean to think.