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Writing Prompt: Mythological Creatures

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Photo courtesy of Creative Commons & John Althouse Cohen.

Writers block, defined as “a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work,” is a plague that we’ve all dealt with at one point or another in our writing careers. Ideas are hard to come by sometimes. Ideas are like fireflies; they flit in and out of mental vision, but they are hard to catch.

Keeping this in mind, a writing prompt will be offered here every Sunday (in different formats, of course). The length of what you write is your decision entirely. It is my hope that these prompts will spark creativity and kickstart the writing process.

This week’s prompt: Dragons, unicorns, fairies, and mermaids. Trolls, goblins, and things that go bump in the night. Lore, legend, and myth are heavily populated with mythological beasts and creatures.Maybe a character in your story discovers and befriends a legendary creature. Or maybe one of these creatures is the main character in your story. Better yet, invent a mythological creature of your own. (Writing Forward).

[How did this prompt help you? Please feel free to let me know in the comments below, or send an email!]

Happy Writing,

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August 7, 2011

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by K.A. Krueger

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Posted in Creative Writing, Writing Prompts.

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Tagged Creative Writing, Creativity, Inspiration, Meaning, Writers Block, Writing, Writing Prompt.

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1 thought on “Writing Prompt: Mythological Creatures”

  1. Chris Brewster says:
    August 7, 2011 at 11:11 am

    this prompt is ok

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