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Summary

The undefined website presents a collection of weekly writing prompts for September 4–10, designed to inspire a range of creative writing pieces, from poetry to fiction, and encourages writers to submit their work to Promptly Written.

Abstract

The undefined website is home to "Promptly Written," a weekly series offering creative writing prompts for writers. For the week of September 4–10, the prompts are themed around nostalgia, with each day presenting a new challenge to inspire writers. The prompts are versatile, allowing for various interpretations and genres, including poetry, fiction, essays, and articles. Writers are encouraged to submit their work to Promptly Written or other publications, provided they link back to the original prompt and tag PW editors. The website also outlines submission guidelines, emphasizing the use of drafts and correct reader interest tags. The prompts for the week cover a range of concepts such as 'moody' themes, the idea of 'escape,' and the use of random words, culminating in a 'Secular Sunday' prompt that explores core values and beliefs.

Opinions

  • The author expresses a personal sense of nostalgia as summer ends, suggesting a reflective and sentimental mood that may influence the week's prompts.
  • The prompts are described as being open to interpretation, indicating a value for creative freedom and diversity in literary expression.
  • There is an emphasis on community and mutual support within the writing community, as seen in the encouragement to link back to the prompts and tag editors.
  • The author acknowledges the publication's hiatus and the need for previous contributors to reapply, suggesting a commitment to maintaining a curated platform for writers.
  • The inclusion of a 'Secular Sunday' prompt reflects the author's secular perspective and an interest in exploring personal values beyond spiritual contexts.
  • The author's personal novel and request for support through book purchases or 'buying a coffee' indicates a desire for reader engagement and support for their creative endeavors outside of the prompts.

WRITING PROMPTS | PROMPTLY WRITTEN

Prompt Yourself: Weekly Prompts September 4–10

Prompts to tempt your muses

Photo by Bob Oh on Unsplash

Welcome to the 36th week of Weekly Prompts here at PW! I’m on the road again traveling with my family this week, and as such am feeling a bit nostalgic as the summer comes to a close. Soak up those last warm rays of sunshine — let’s get inspired with some nostalgic prompts this week!

Before we get started, here are a couple of quick reminders:

How This Works

  1. Use these prompts to write poetry, fiction, an essay, creative non-fiction, or an article. They are totally open to interpretation! Include a link to the prompt at the bottom of your post.
  2. If you use one of these prompts, you can submit the result here at PW, to any publication that accepts prompts from other publications, or self-publish. If you submit somewhere besides PW, make sure to include a link to the prompt and tag PW editors so that we do not miss reading your story!
  3. You don’t have to use PW’s prompts to submit work here. We are an open publication for established and new writers to submit their writing — usually based on writing prompts from here or elsewhere, but unprompted stories are also welcome!
  4. Please be sure to use the correct Reader Interest Tags when you submit your work to PW so it lands in the right place on the homepage. Please use ONE (not multiple) of the following tags: Poetry, Fiction, Essay, or Articles. Your other four tags can be whatever you wish them to be.
  5. Please ONLY submit drafts. To do this, once you have finished writing, instead of hitting the Publish button, click on the three dots (…), choose Add to Publication, click on Promptly Written, and then submit. This will put it into our queue, and we will publish it on our end.
  6. Each week, you will find prompts for Monday-Sunday. However, you do not have to use them in the order they are written. Browse them all and use only the ones that resonate with you. Submit your work any time during the week (or long after!).
  7. If you previously wrote for PW but haven’t in a while, you may need to go to the Submission Guidelines and ask to be a writer again. We went on hiatus a few months ago and stopped accepting submissions; if you were a writer with us before that time, you will need to sign up again.
  8. Have fun!

Are you ready? Great! Let’s get prompting!

Moody Monday

Write a ‘moody’ piece around any or all of the following:

— Fireflies at twilight — A family heirloom — Nostalgic déjà vu

Tuesday Twosome

Write a story inspired by the following:

Concept — Escape Twosome — Freedom and Farewell

Wednesday’s Either/Or

Either Clarity or Foggy

Bonus: incorporate both concepts in one story or poem

Thursday’s Thoughts

“The Greek word for ‘return’ is nostos. Algos means ‘suffering.’ So nostalgia is the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return.”

― Milan Kundera, Ignorance

Fiction Friday

Use any or all of the following concepts for a story:

—A forgotten time capsule — An unexpected visitor — The smell of melted plastic

Random Words Saturday

Choose up to 5 of these 10 random words (you may use any form of these words, including plurals, any tense, or changing to a noun/verb/adjective):

  1. Mixtape
  2. Rollerblading
  3. Frosted
  4. Neon
  5. Cherish
  6. Flop
  7. Iconic
  8. Radical
  9. Arcade
  10. Flimsy

Normally, this section is a prompt based on the theme “Spiritual Sunday.” As a very secular person, I’ve decided to add my own twist.

Secular Sunday

Often, our core values are assumed to be tied to our upbringing, and particularly to our spiritual beliefs. What are your core values? Write about how you (or a character) developed a core belief or value, and how that conviction impacts your/their life in some way.

Bonus Prompt — Write a ‘nostalgic’ poem, flash fiction (<500 words), or essay.

Don’t forget, there are Writing Sparks available in the Monthly Theme.

There you have it! Another week’s worth of prompts to tempt your muses. I look forward to reading your submissions!

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