Stop Writing Alone: An Argument Against Writing Prompts

An Argument Against Writing Prompts

Apr 25, 2019

After watching a talk given by one of her writing heroines (Marion Roach Smith) host Nicole Rivera contemplates the argument against her beloved writing prompts and exercises. She shares Marion Roach Smith’s argument, her advice, and tips on how to make the most of one’s writing time.

Mentioned in this episode:

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THE MEMOIR PROJECT by Marion Roach Smith https://amzn.to/2VmxBsN
YOU TUBE VIDEO The Benefits of Writing with Marion Roach Smith: Tribe Conference Highlight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmo_tTyiarU
Stop Writing Alone Episode 4: The Writer’s Toolbox | Writing Prompt Tools https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/02/21/episode-4-the-writers-toolbox-writing-prompt-tools/
Stop Writing Alone Episode 5: Writing Together | Real Time Prompt Practive with “The Sticks” https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/02/21/episode-5-writing-together-real-time-prompt-practice-with-the-sticks/
Susie Moore https://susie-moore.com/
Don’t Keep Your Day Job podcast episode with Susie Moore https://www.dontkeepyourdayjob.com/episodes/susie-moore
Writing Class Radio http://www.writingclassradio.com/
Writing Class Radio podcast episode 63: How to Pitch to Publications https://art19.com/shows/writing-class-radio/episodes/e40d8492-6e07-4a2d-b98f-56744c00335e
THE MAN IN THE ARENA http://mentalfloss.com/article/63389/roosevelts-man-arena
DARING GREATLY by Brene Brown https://amzn.to/2IR0abb
Brene Brown’s TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en
Katie Hawkins-Gaar’s CNN Op-Ed piece https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/16/opinions/notre-dame-was-burning-my-honeymoon-resilience-hawkins-gaar/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2fq2ID4SIAXAj5DW_ZDSy9Yt6XygPCnCOeuY6s3wH8pBU786U9RbyssAg
Marco Polo APP https://www.marcopolo.me/
Susie Moore’s Five Minutes to Famous course https://fiveminutestofamous.com/
C. Hope Clark https://chopeclark.com/
Funds for Writers https://fundsforwriters.com/
WRITER MAMA by Christina Katz https://amzn.to/2GwjkQI
Nicole Bianchi https://nicolebianchi.com/blog
Medium https://medium.com/
Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

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The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

And our teacher…

Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2