Writer’s Workshop
What is Writer’s Workshop?
Writer’s Workshop is a weekly opportunity for you to participate in a writing activity that will hopefully inspire you to be creative and keep writing while connecting with other bloggers.
When do the weekly writing prompts get posted?
I will always try to post the prompts on the Tuesday before the assignments are due. You will post your completed assignment on the following Thursday and come back here to link up your post on that day. If you would like the prompts emailed to you each week in my weekly newsletter, enter your email address below:
What inspired the Writer’s Workshop?
I created the Writer’s Workshop after a bout with the Writer’s Block…or blogger’s block…or whatever you want to call it. While doing my blog reading I noticed two things:
#1 I was not alone in the dark abyss of Writer’s Block. A lot of people blog about how they have nothing to blog about.
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#2 Reading other bloggers life experiences inspired me to write about my own take on similar experiences.
Why I LOVE Writer’s Workshop!
As a former high school English teacher, hosting Writer’s Workshops is a great way for me to get my homework fix and believe me, if I could hand out tardy notes and detentions I would.
Encouraging writing and thinking and reading and learning are all things I’m passionate about and make my heart feel warm inside…not to mention it gives ME something to write about too.
How do you start?
It’s never to late to jump in!! Here is what you must do:
- Choose a prompt that inspires you most from the list of prompts I provide each week and think about what you’re going to write.
- Write.
- Come back Thursday and paste the URL from the workshop post into the Mister Linky that will be up…this way anyone can click on your name and head over to your place to see what you wrote. Likewise, I encourage you to click on at least the three links above your name so that you can read what other people are writing and learn more about them.
Feel free to write on more than one prompt if you so desire and if you wouldn’t mind grabbing a button to display on your post, I will love you more for it.
And remember the more comment love you give, the more comment love you get so comment comment away.
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Can’t wait!
Me too!
Are you still doing this? Please let me know!
I want in – and I’ll drag my blog-partner with me. We are new to writing
I’ve been looking for this kind of weekly poke in the ribs so I’m definitely going to take part! Thanks!
Potential Mummy B x
I LOVE this idea! I’m going to participate!!
This is a fantastic blog you have! Thank you so much.
Kat, I’m loving your blog so far. I just found it today through another blog I follow (“Here is what I think…) and I was totally surprised to find your prompt section. I, too, host a blog filled with nothing but writing prompts. It’s a fairly new blog that I was recently inspired to begin when I bought a book of writing tips and prompts a few months ago. I’d like to start following your prompts and even post your button my writing blog, but… where do you post your prompts? Please let me know. In the meantime, your blog is adorable! :) Thanks.
This sounds so fun, I’d love to join in!
Playing along this week. Got my post written and ready to go live Thursday! Thanks so much for giving us all a jumpstart!
Can I just say that I was sitting down to Blog and I was thinking I should do some creative writing on there. I got looking at some of the other blogs I follow and Too Much Testosterone had her submission for Writer’s Workshop. The gates opened up and I could hear the harps. It was like it was meant to be. Thanks. Hopefully you’ll be seeing more of me!
Where have you been all my blog-life? I lead a writer’s group and just have to let everyone know about your site. It will get their fingers up and moving on their keyboards. (mine too)
Awesome!
Wow this looks like fun. Can’t wait till Sunday. Make sure and nudge me so I get on top of it right away.
Ok, once I’d got over the excitement of finding your site which seemed to be exactly what I needed, I picked one of your ‘old’ prompts, and have typed up my blog all ready to go Thursday. Just a couple of questions, as I’m new to blogging and your Writer’s Workshop – can I still see blogs people have written following one of your prompts, I can’t seem to find them. Also, can we only post our blogs on your site on a Thursday, even if they are from an old prompt? Thanks, Dawn.
wow, this is such a great idea! i’m not really a newbie in blogging, but i do suffer from the occasional block. and since i’m re-jumpstarting (is there such a word?) my blog, this would be a great exercise. kudos to you for coming up with such a brilliant idea! when do you send out your new prompt? i’d really love to join. can’t wait! :)
I think I’ll give this Writer’s Workshop a go one of these days. Sounds like great fun! Probably will be going to the list right from the start hahaha…
Thanks for sharing this! :D
I love you blog and am so ready for this, as my writing has become very dull and boring. Question: I attempted to add your widget to my blog and it just doesn’t seem to want to work, am I doing something wrong? I go to my layout, click on Add a Gadget, click on html/java and copy and paste your code, but it just shows up as an x and if you click it doesn’t link back to you. Thought you might have a brilliant solution.
??Possible prompt for Writer’s Workshop??
Things I Don’t Understand About My Family / Things My Family Doesn’t Understand About Me
http://www.ballard-boys.com/2010/03/things-i-dont-understand.html
How awesome is this? I entered my first writing contest yesterday and I was looking for some writing prompts that would help me improve my writing skills and I found this site. I probably won’t have anything ready for tomorrow but I will next week!
Wow, I’m so happy to have found this! Just looking over some of the past writing prompts have really brought the emotions to the surface (good ones though), and have gotten the ideas flowing in my head. Thanks so much for doing this. I think this is going to be a really great experience. I can’t wait to start participating and reading everyone’s posts. Peace. :)
This looks great! I am not sure I can do it this week, because I am submitting grades for the first class that I am actually teaching, but will try to join in next week! Thanks for finding me on Twitter so that I could find your blog as well! :)
I thought of a prompt for you if you like it.
Soundtrack of your life: Pick 10 songs that you would have on a soundtrack for your life, pick a line from each that you most identify with and write a short statement of why this song made it.
I love writing prompts and use them often…had to add you to my blogroll! I just used an old promt for my post today. Taking the song titles in your music library, construct a bio. It has been one of my favorite prompts to write so far.
Ok, this is going to be my first time linking up with the Writer’s Workshop! Just one question…where is Mr. Linky? Is he up yet? Ok…why does that question sound so nasty??? LOL!!!
Scary, but I’ll try.
Sounds like lots of fun. I’m in & eager to get started. ;-)
Wow! Great idea, Mama Kat.
I’ve subscribed for notifications, can’t wait to jump in.
Keep up the good work.
Victoria
I don not have words to define my excitement of finding your site which seemed to be exactly what I needed. I picked one of your ‘old’ prompts, and have written post on it ( I know I cannot link up the post on old prompts here). I had been looking for new writing prompts that would help me improve my writing skills and I found this site.
Its cool!!!!!!! Keep up the good work :)
Tried it last week, love it! Can’t wait to get the prompts tomorrow!
As always, love your blog,
-Kristina-
I just found your site. Look forward to trying a prompt.
Best to you! Monkey ME
Just wanted to say hello!
I found your blog through a friend’s blog, and I am now your newest follower. I look forward in taking part in the next writer’s workshop!
So my last comment makes it look like I need a GRAMMAR workshop instead of a writer’s workshop…and I was an English major in college, so that drives me crazy. I just had to say that I do realize that it should be “I look forward TO” and not “I look forward in.” Sorry for that. I feel better now.
I NEED a quick kick in the butt to get me going, and writing, and blogging! I have a blog wher I post lots of pictures, since that is my first love. But writing is right behind that. So please help me help myself and get me inspired!
I look forward to reading more of your blog, other’s entries and getting to work!!! Thanks!
JUST what I was looking for to get the creative juices flowing! Thanks for the topics. The BLUE EYES one hit me head on right between the eyes and the words just pored out! I think I now have the blogging bug! And I don’t want a cure!! Thanks again!!
Phew! I must confess that even though I write two weekly blogs, I would like to find a way to write, at least, two posts per blog every week. I do research for my blog posts and sometimes they take longer to write …
I want to start adding a second quick and easy, off the cuff post (I actually love that style of writing) to my blogs and I’m going to jump in with your group Mama Kat!
I will be using your prompts for two blogs. This one and my Positive Kismet blog on Blogger.
God help me… now calm down eliz :-)
Thank you,
Eliz
OK, I’m probably having a brain fart, but I don’t get it. I’ve been to your site a few times and each time I’ve seen a loooong list of numbered prompts. Is there one promt for each week and the list grows or is there a totally new looong list of prompts each week and you pick any one of those? Thanks for clarifying. I’m also a teensy bit hungover ;)
Are you still doing this? I’d love to jump in :)
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