Category Archives: RESOURCES: Storytelling Prompts

ABOUT THIS PROMPT: This page compiles together a variety of prompts I’ve used in previous classes, most of which fall under the category of “moments” or “memories.”Many of the sample …

Re-posted from: http://createyourlifestory.com/motivation/what-to-talk-about-prompts/ Welcome To Episode Seven of Create Your Life Story So you want to talk to someone or you want to record yourself, but what are you going …

Re-posted from: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_writing_challenge/memoir-madness/ MEMOIR PROMPTS –Allison K Williams Memories, memories! Help me get started! Here are some ideas on excavating your memory for new material. • Your first day of …

Re-posted from: http://captura.llanogrande.org/writer.html Activity: Drawing Out Critical Moments w/ Moment Maps One activity we have used to help people think about the story they want to share digitally involves an …

ABOUT THIS PROMPT: As best as I can tell from my shamefully poor notes, the brainstorming prompts below are adapted from a piece by Dinty Moore. The memoir interprets, analyzes, …

Re-posted from:  http://leemartinauthor.com/blog/2012/04/from-the-creative-nonfiction-workshop-week-4/ From the Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Week 4 Posted on April 18, 2012 by Lee Martin Last week, we talked about turning oneself into a character in creative …

Re-posted from: http://leemartinauthor.com/blog/2012/04/from-the-creative-nonfiction-workshop-week-3/ From the Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Week 3 Posted on April 10, 2012 by Lee Martin Our conversation in workshop today centered on Phillip Lopate’s craft article, “Writing …

(Re-posted from:  http://www.keepwriting.net/prompts.htm) Writing Prompts These prompts are intended to help inspire your creativity. Try your hand at any one of them or use them as quick ten minute writing …

ABOUT THIS PROMPT: I delivered the first part of this activity in a class session in Spring 2014, and students did the second part at home. IN CLASS ACTIVITY IN …

Re-posted from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/13/how-to-write-a-memoir_n_5440161.html The First 3 Steps To Writing Your Life Story These quick, one-time-only exercises can teach us about ourselves and what we want—and how we can tell our …

ABOUT THIS PROMPT: I gave the following prompt to my Spring 2014 students before they watched the stop motion film Bottle, which is about the emotional experience of a missed …

ABOUT THIS PROMPT: I have no idea where I got this one from, but I’ve modified it slightly for readability. Many apologies to the original source! Some people are more …