Episode 27 - Why Should I Use Writing Prompts?
Episode 27 - Why Should I Use Writing Prompts?
THE WRITERS’ ROOM - Why Should I Use Writing Prompts?
“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don’t see any.” — Orson Scott
In the Writers’ Room this week, Pete and Laura chat about the benefit of using writing prompts. Following on from the launch of The Prompt Box subscription, they discuss how writing prompts can be like training your writing muscles. How they can be a catalyst for new ideas, and how finding many ideas brings the marvellous stories to the surface of our minds and out into the world.
Want to send a question? You can write to Pete and Laura at info@derbyshirewritingschool.com.
OUR CURRENT PROJECT UPDATES - What writing projects are we working on & what’s happened this week?
Laura starts the research for book two in the Everyday Storytellers series. While Pete sidesteps after reading Successful Aging by Daniel J. Levitin, finding new ideas that help the editing of his travel memoir.
LESSONS WE’VE LEARNED THIS WEEK - What have we learned about writing & publishing this week?
Pete considers how using the Aphoristic style of writing could be an interesting idea with a fiction character, while Laura regains the fun and adventure starting the journey of a new book.
Recommended Product of the Week - The Prompt Box
Have you ever stared at a blank screen and felt stuck for words? Like all your ideas have dried up. Are you feeling empty or uninspired? Do you need help to get your ideas moving? Or do you want to inject some joy back into your creative writing? The Prompt Box can help.
You don’t need to worry about finding those ideas anymore because our monthly writing prompt subscription box is here to help. Each month you’ll get a collection of bespoke and unique creative writing prompts delivered to your door, to get you unblocked and writing again. And just like how no person or story is the same, no box of ideas is the same either.
BOOKS WE ARE READING AND RECOMMEND - What books are we reading this week?
Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse is intriguing Pete. It’s the toughest book he has picked up for a time, and leaving him confused and wanting to work at mining its secrets. Laura is reading - Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur by Derek Sivers.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT DERBYSHIRE WRITING SCHOOL THIS WEEK? - How are we building the business this week?
The Launch of Prompt Box - We believe creative writing is for everyone. We have designed The Prompt Box for beginners and experts, and we have carefully curated each Prompt Box to boost your imagination and ensure your writing is filled with joy and fun!
PERSONAL UPDATES - What’s going on in our lives?
Pete and Laura met up for the first time in ages and shared a home-cooked ‘Pub Lunch' and celebrated the publication of Laura’s book.
Send us a voice message - through Speakpipe.
Want to send a question? You can write to Pete and Laura at info@derbyshirewritingschool.com.
