Mark today as the day you begin to increase your writing boldness.
Our best place to start is wherever we are - you don’t have to prepare to write more boldly, you simply make the choice and then step into the doorway to your new beginning as a bold (or more bold) writer.
You may have some niggling belief that beginning is a risky thing you don’t want to step into. You don’t want to make any radical declarations, “hey world, I’m now a bold writer!” and believe me, this is fine. We are all in the process of discovery and of agreeing with the opinion of Meister Eckhart when he said, ““And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.”
Now, onto our prompting:
Quotes
“Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.”
― Horace
“And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.”
― Meister Eckhart
Questions:
Meister Eckhart just told us he sees beginnings as a magical thing. Describe a beginning you (or your characters) have experienced - whether it was magical or not. Just write what it was and is….
What do you want to begin to write (or have a new beginning within a previous project) this month?
Is there something - a pattern in your thinking - in particular that keeps you from beginning something new?
Lists
List 2 to 10 beginnings you would like to experience soon.
Bonus: what steps do you need to take to stay on the metaphorical or not “beginning road”? Make another list, if it is fitting.
List 5 to 10 memorable firsts from your life.
Bonus: Use those first to write an essay, a dialogue, a blog post, a poem, a chapter about one of those firsts. You may be inspired, perhaps, to continue.
Traditional Writing Prompts:
When I start at the very beginning, I….
It is time to come clean and tell you what I really think and feel about beginning.... again….
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