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Not the usual advice, is it? But doing so will help you find inspiration, overcome writer's block, and develop a writing habit - forever. Sounds like a big promise for such a tiny little book...but it's true.
Inside, you'll discover more than 1,000 writing prompts designed to get your creative first burning. Consider each prompt a "match" of sorts, capable of starting anything from a tiny blaze (a short story) to a raging inferno (a novel).
You'll also find guidelines for using these matches to boost your creativity in fun, unexpected ways, along with dozens of inspirational quotes from some of the world's greatest writers.
So open the book. Pick a match. Starting a fire has never been so easy.
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Fresh Boiled Peanuts is a literary journal based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The staff is composed of editors and published writers who bring a range of writing experience to the project.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiration bound,
By Vera Lynn (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Writer's Book of Matches (Paperback)
This is the book I've spent months searching for. Not this book, specifically, but this kind of book. Sure, there are numerous books on the market that offer writing prompts and inspiration to get you writing, but few offer truly free-form inspiration. Those other books usually provide rigidly prescriptive prompts that limit you to a specific plot scenario without actually inspiring you, or else they pose introspective questions better designed for journaling. I'd never come across a book of prompts that actually inspired me to start writing.The Writer's Book of Matches is exactly the sort of book I was looking for. I'm not sure if it's on the verge of going out of print, since it took nearly 2 months for the book to arrive, but it was well worth the wait. The prompts are simple, but vivid, triggering your creativity but leaving the story details open for you to imagine. The prompts include scenarios (An old man is dining alone in a crowded resturant when a fire breaks out) and bits of dialogue ("Lucky you, I'm free tonight. One show only, though, okay?") to get you started, and there are 999 more inside the book. When you figure that it costs little more than a penny per prompt, this book is a worthy investment whether you're looking for a new story idea or just a random idea to break through your writer's block.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Best Prompt Book I've Ever Even Looked At,
By hanakinstarbuck - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Writer's Book of Matches (Paperback)
As an aspiring writer, I have picked up many, many books on how to write, what to write and what to do with your writing when you're done. I've tried prompt books with "inspiring" photographs and quotes from other authors and general questions to ask yourself that, while somewhat helpful, didn't really start any sparks in my mind. But, from the moment I opened "The Writer's Book of Matches" and turned to a random page, I was hooked.Besides the introduction (made up of information on coming up with your own prompts and on how to use the book), the book is comprised completely of writing prompts. The intro is only twenty pages long, so there are A LOT of prompts in this book. For example: pg 146-- A woman with an eating disorder visits an all-you-can eat buffet with her coworkers. This is the first type of prompt presented: a character that is involved in a conflict. When jotting down ideas, I often write them out in this exact format, which is helpful when searching for ideas in this book. It provides you with a character and a conflict that, while detailed, are also open enough to provide your own interpretation. Just looking through the prompts for a few minutes is enough to get my brain flowing. And a LOT of the prompts are a lot more thought evoking than the one I listed. Some can be downright chilling. Not all the prompts are listed in this format, there are also lines of dialogue that are quirky enough to be the first lines of some good stories. Example:Pg 186 "Why does your boyfriend have a tuxedo in the back seat of his car?" A third type prompt presents unusual situations that are specific enough, but are left open to be interpreted in many, many ways. Example: Pg 213 While filling up her car with gas, a woman finds the words "help me" and a license plate number written on her passenger door. All in all, this book was EXACTLY what I had been searching for for a very long time. I highly recommend it if you struggle to come up with interesting ideas often, or if you just need a jumpstart into a story. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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AWESOME! GREAT FOR CREATIVE WRITERS,
By Kayla - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Writer's Book of Matches (Paperback)
This book is filled with so many fun, creative, useful ideas for storytelling and writing. It has helped me further my ambitions of becoming a novelist and it totally helps when I'm fresh out of ideas or motivation for a story.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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LOVE IT ALREADY!,
By C. Fishback "Published Author" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Writer's Book of Matches (Paperback)
I haven't even used the book yet, but having flipped through the pages... I can see this is a Godsend for any serious or even non-serious writer! The prompts are usefull and have so many directions. Any of the ones I read can fit into any genre depending on how the writer spins it. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!! Perfect for writers who need a bit of poking and prodding because of writer's block.
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