Day 20 of 200 days of writing
In which we share the prompts used thus far and reflect a little.
Prompts used so far
Write something in the first person
Write something in the second person
Write something in the third person
Write a poem
If it gets bad, just writing can be the prompt. Don’t leave the page empty
Take a poetry book, grab a line, and continue from there
Write something using only dialogue
Write a piece about a missing person that was never reported missing
Continued from 8 (Burn from a curling iron)
Continued from 8+9 (teeth)
What is keeping you from working on _____? {Blueberry, a personal project}
Write about that moment when you are writing, and you feel the overwhelm of not knowing the end. Or whatever it is.
Change the sheet
Luck and Magical thinking - what is your relationship with these ideas
Continued from 8-10 (A handshake)
You haven’t been sleeping, have you?
Write a letter
Maybe
“I’m on my way somewhere, I swear,” Vincent Lima
Recap/reflection
I have continued a single piece for a couple days. For those days, I have offered an alternative prompt that you could use, or feel free to use that day to continue on something you have already started.
Photo by Hejar Shahabi on Unsplash
Hello, Welcome to day 20 of 200 days of writing
That is 10% done.
Amazing to think of it that way actaully. I feel like I just barely started, but really, I am 10 % of the way through.
I had every intention to write to a prompt today. I still might do a little handwriting, but I am not feeling very well. I’ve been looking at my computer for a while, and I tried to start a couple times, but I am very tired and a little sick, so I think I’ll just leave it to a reflection.
Writing it out now is coming much more freely than trying to write something creative. I feel like I am talking to you. Whoever you are.
I feel a little overwhelmed by the idea of the next 180 days. Feels like a lot, and it scares me a bit. It’s a lot of work. One to two hours when I get home from work, and some days when I am working 10 hours, it can be a lot. But I am not dreading those 180 days. I am excited and a bit surprised by that reaction.
Even though I am tired, there is no resentment towards the project.
Resentment is an interesting thing for me. I am trying to be more intentional about speaking up and stepping back before I am overcome so as not to create resentment later on. I have already seen a lot of positive effects of this at work. When I get home, I don’t get so bogged down. And with the writing, I think having the space to write nothing, not answering any prompt at all, and just posting some reflection or complaint has been very helpful.
And I do like the little doses of validation I get when someone likes something I have shared, but I also feel fine when a poem or post doesn’t get any reaction at all. That was something I was very worried about before starting. I thought I wouldn’t be getting any reactions at all. and that it would cause me to spiral down and quit. But actually, some people like this weird, unedited stuff I am posting, and I am very grateful for every like and comment I have been getting. (minus the bots, of course)
So far, I have been keeping it a secret from the people in my life. Not for fear of judgment but to keep myself from losing steam, but airing out the idea to others. I still think I will bring it up at some point. I am not ashamed of the project.
But really, I haven’t mentioned it. It is for me. All I say is that I am working on a writing project. I’ve been so motivated and consistent with something for the first time, and it has honestly been a little surprising. I want to thank Andy J. Pizza again because I don’t think I would have had the idea if I hadn’theard him talking about his a drawing a day project he did.
Thank you all for being here and following along on the first 20 days of my 200 days of writing. I look forward to the next 180.












