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10/2/16

Sept 30th: Goodbye 500 words, hello 1,667?

We love Fables! On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Christina Wodtke <cwo...@eleganthack.com>

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Sept 30th: Goodbye 500 words, hello 1,667?

We love Fables! On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Christina Wodtke <cwo...@eleganthack.com>

10/2/16

9/28/16

Sept 28: It's hard

Write about something that makes your life harder but better. What have you chosen to do because

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Sept 28: It's hard

Write about something that makes your life harder but better. What have you chosen to do because

9/28/16

9/27/16

Sept 27 lost another Monday

Monday hits me like a ton of bricks... I can barely recover halfway through tuesday... and hey! are

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Sept 27 lost another Monday

Monday hits me like a ton of bricks... I can barely recover halfway through tuesday... and hey! are

9/27/16

9/25/16

You are walking down a corridor full of dread: why? What has happened here? What will happen? How

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You are walking down a corridor full of dread: why? What has happened here? What will happen? How

9/25/16

9/24/16

9/25 Saturday is for characters

Who did you think was cool when you were a kid? Did you have someone you looked up to? Describe them

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9/25 Saturday is for characters

Who did you think was cool when you were a kid? Did you have someone you looked up to? Describe them

9/24/16

9/23/16

Sept 23: Struggle

There is no story without struggle. Write about a struggle between two people with irreconcilable

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Sept 23: Struggle

There is no story without struggle. Write about a struggle between two people with irreconcilable

9/23/16

9/22/16

Sept 22: Mastery

Explain to how to do something you just recently mastered... always write it down while you remember

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Sept 22: Mastery

Explain to how to do something you just recently mastered... always write it down while you remember

9/22/16

9/21/16

Alternative lives

If writing Nonfiction, try a little fiction: find an inflection point in the path of something you

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Alternative lives

If writing Nonfiction, try a little fiction: find an inflection point in the path of something you

9/21/16

9/20/16

Sept 20: Change it up

Monday slipped away, but tuesday is here. Write about a moment when you changed, profoundly and

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Sept 20: Change it up

Monday slipped away, but tuesday is here. Write about a moment when you changed, profoundly and

9/20/16

9/18/16

Sept 18: Setting Sunday!

Describe a completely man-made environment. How does it feel to be untouched by nature?

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Sept 18: Setting Sunday!

Describe a completely man-made environment. How does it feel to be untouched by nature?

9/18/16

9/17/16

Sept 17 is Ordinary

Pick something ordinary around you, that you take for granted. Describe it in as much details as you

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Sept 17 is Ordinary

Pick something ordinary around you, that you take for granted. Describe it in as much details as you

9/17/16

9/16/16

Sept 16th Games people play

Write about a game someone has played with you, but you didn't know they were playing. Mind games

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Sept 16th Games people play

Write about a game someone has played with you, but you didn't know they were playing. Mind games

9/16/16

9/15/16

Sept 15th Reinvent

Today's writing prompt: What does it look like to reinvent yourself?

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Sept 15th Reinvent

Today's writing prompt: What does it look like to reinvent yourself?

9/15/16

9/14/16

Sept 14th, what lives on that hill?

Fiction: Look out into the distance, and find a hill (or a mountain or a slight rise if you're in

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Sept 14th, what lives on that hill?

Fiction: Look out into the distance, and find a hill (or a mountain or a slight rise if you're in

9/14/16

9/13/16

Sept 13th, friday the 13th is on a tuesday this month...

You step out the door and a wind is blowing, a little cold, and bright, and carries the smell of wood

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Sept 13th, friday the 13th is on a tuesday this month...

You step out the door and a wind is blowing, a little cold, and bright, and carries the smell of wood

9/13/16

9/12/16

Sept 12thL better late than never....

I've been in a T-Group all weekend, so apologizes for falling behind... Today's prompt is

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Sept 12thL better late than never....

I've been in a T-Group all weekend, so apologizes for falling behind... Today's prompt is

9/12/16

9/8/16

Sept 8th when shall we three meet again....

Make new friends and keep the old; one is silver and the other gold - girl scout song Nonfiction

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Sept 8th when shall we three meet again....

Make new friends and keep the old; one is silver and the other gold - girl scout song Nonfiction

9/8/16

9/7/16

Sept 7 Step by Step

Today's prompts! Nonfiction: Explain a process you use a lot step by step, in numbered

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Sept 7 Step by Step

Today's prompts! Nonfiction: Explain a process you use a lot step by step, in numbered

9/7/16

9/6/16

Sept 5, Character

Oh, hey, did I do sunday on monday, because it was labor day and labor day is really SECOND SUNDAY?

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Sept 5, Character

Oh, hey, did I do sunday on monday, because it was labor day and labor day is really SECOND SUNDAY?

9/6/16

9/4/16

Sept 4: Setting Sunday

Setting is one of the core parts of good story. We'll practice it weekly. When you get this

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Sept 4: Setting Sunday

Setting is one of the core parts of good story. We'll practice it weekly. When you get this

9/4/16

9/3/16

In Asilomar for the holiday, land of my heart's joy. Fiction Prompt: Take a character in a story,

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In Asilomar for the holiday, land of my heart's joy. Fiction Prompt: Take a character in a story,

9/3/16

9/2/16

A little late today... will you forgive me if I said I was writing? Fiction: You've had a feeling

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A little late today... will you forgive me if I said I was writing? Fiction: You've had a feeling

9/2/16

9/1/16

Tips on hitting 500 words a day

On the subject of 500 words a day, handy post + podcast hit my inbox today with some tips on hitting

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Tips on hitting 500 words a day

On the subject of 500 words a day, handy post + podcast hit my inbox today with some tips on hitting

9/1/16

9/1/16

Sept 1: Something wicked this way comes

Hello fellow beings full of dreams and nightmares begging to be set free! It's September, and

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Sept 1: Something wicked this way comes

Hello fellow beings full of dreams and nightmares begging to be set free! It's September, and

9/1/16

8/22/16

September is coming....

Just a reminder, we'll be 500 words a day'ing it soon!

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September is coming....

Just a reminder, we'll be 500 words a day'ing it soon!

8/22/16

9/22/15

Today's prompt: Two for September 22

Anything that comes to mind about the number two, twos, pairs, duets, or so on: go!

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Today's prompt: Two for September 22

Anything that comes to mind about the number two, twos, pairs, duets, or so on: go!

9/22/15

9/20/15

Today's prompt: Exercising empathy

Do you do anything to translate a tough personal experience into future empathy muscles? Not "Oh

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Today's prompt: Exercising empathy

Do you do anything to translate a tough personal experience into future empathy muscles? Not "Oh

9/20/15

9/16/15

Today's prompt: learn

Think of something you are good at now, and remember how it felt to be bad at it. Write a note to the

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Today's prompt: learn

Think of something you are good at now, and remember how it felt to be bad at it. Write a note to the

9/16/15

9/15/15

September 15 prompt: Skip

So, how do you keep yourself on track? Can you think of a time you skipped?

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September 15 prompt: Skip

So, how do you keep yourself on track? Can you think of a time you skipped?

9/15/15

9/11/15

11 September prompt: Say hello

Say hello to someone or something you never have, or always wanted to.

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11 September prompt: Say hello

Say hello to someone or something you never have, or always wanted to.

9/11/15

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