1) Do you think you’d be a good writer? What kind of writer would you like to be (fiction, children’s books, magazine, etc.)?
2) I wish I had enough money to ________.
3) If you had to enter a competition for the "Most Uselessly Unique Talent," what would your talent be?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
Photo © Cat. 20151) Tell a story about anything you’d like, but be sure to include this sentence somewhere in it: “He tried to hit me with a forklift!”
2) You’ve imbibed a special potion that makes you immortal. Now that you’ve got forever, what changes will you make in your life? How will you live life differently, knowing you’ll always be around to be accountable for your actions?
3) What is most important to you in a friend--loyalty, generosity, or honesty? Why?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Are you good at what you do? What would you like to be better at?
2) When did you last write a hand-written letter?
3) What's your favorite joke? Go ahead and share it.
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Looking at yourself objectively, would you honestly say you were a cute kid?
2) You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, or car?
3) Using the first letter of your middle name, write a sentence of at least 5 words that start with that letter.
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) What was the title of the last self-help book you read? Did it help?
2) Why did you start your blog? Is that still why you use it, or has it gone in a different direction than you’d planned?
3) If animals could talk, what are some of the questions you would like to ask them?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
2) Are as comfortable in front of a camera as behind one? Being written about, as well as writing?
3) What was the best or most interesting class you took in high school, college or graduate school?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) If you could be any superhero, which one would you be and why?
2) Pen or pencil?
3) Where would you like to be a missionary to, and for what cause?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Write a letter apologizing to your conscience. Or, write a letter where your conscience apologizes to you.
2) What was the first plane ride you took? Describe the trip – what was it like? Were you excited or scared?
3) What song makes you laugh out loud every single time you hear it?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Do you ever change your handwriting just for fun?
2) Think back to the most ridiculous dream you can remember. Explain it in a way that makes it fit together sensibly.
3) They say the clothes make the man (or woman). What do your clothes say about you right now?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) When was the last time you thought you had things under control … and then the carpet was pulled out from under you?
2) Someone you’ve never liked or trusted comes to you and says she "wants to get to know you better." You are instantly suspicious. You are convinced that that isn’t at all what she wants, and you decide to play detective and find out what is going on. The first things you notice are that she has an odd cut on her arm and that she is carrying a rubber chicken that is missing a foot. Write this scene.
3) You just moved to Sesame Street. Which Muppet is your new roommate? How do you think you and your furry friend would get along?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) One night when you look outside the window of your house, you spy glinting eyes in a small face. What do you do? Who/what is it?
2) List some things that you would like to do on your next birthday.
3) Is there someone you know who has a really annoying laugh? How about a really fun laugh?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Brainstorm the plot for a novel.
2) How long would it take you to get to your best friend’s house on foot right now?
3) Which of your relatives would you have liked to have met when they were your age now?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) What are you looking forward to this week? This month?
2) What family or cultural tradition would you like to see die off permanently?
3) Write a 200-word story as fast you possibly can.
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) What kind of chocolate is your favorite: white, milk, semi-sweet, bittersweet?
2) Start the first chapter of your memoir.
3) When was the last time you flashed someone the peace sign?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Do your dreams tend to have themes? Like a series of dreams about fire, or dreams about the same person frequently, or anything like of that sort of thing.
2) How do you decide the difference between something you want and something you need?
3) Have you ever played poker and been the table winner?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) Where is the best place you know to get a cup of coffee? What makes it so good?
2) Do you draw happy faces, or use emoticons online? Or not?
3) Did you have a lunchbox as a kid? Do you use one now?
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
1) When was the best time, or what was the best experience, you've had with a sibling?
2) When do you feel the loneliest?
3) If a one-year period of your diary were to be published with your name attached, what year would you prefer?
4) What has been the biggest accomplishment of your life (so far)?
5) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
