Prompt Sites 2025
Prompts are a valuable way to get you writing – they may not produce the poems or stories that you are looking for but they are a good way of […]
Finding Patterns
The world is full of patterns, humans are good at spotting patterns and textures. Go for a walk and see how many you can find, do not make any notes […]
A Cat and Her Hoard
What is this cat hoarding and why? Does she believe she is secretly a dragon? Is she some shape shifter or daemon from some long ago time or just a […]
The World Outside
Find a window in a cafe or coffee shop, library or even your home, as long as it faces out to the street – preferably a busy street. Watch the […]
Slimy Friend
What is this little frog up too? Animals can be a good source of material for poetry especially if you get out and see them in person. This little fellow […]
Week 1 is Done!
It is Day 7 of the World Poetry writing challenge and we have been seeing some lovely poems shared on a variety of social media. Some people are racing ahead […]
Writing With The Land By Nimue Brown
Nimue Brown writes poetry, fiction and non-fiction and is co-creator of the Hopeless Maine graphic novel series. She lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire. I’ve written poetry every since I could hold […]
Merlin, Magic and Mystery
The Arthurian legends are something most people know or know of or at least think they do but the actual historical records are hazy and confused – so what do […]
Slither Moon
The Moon as a slither, almost not there at all… look at this picture – what does it say to you? How does it make you feel? Where are the […]
Book Marks
Bookmarks come in all sorts of shapes and sizes – often they are scraps of paper and not proper bookmarks at all – try and think about the world of […]
Made Up Worlds
Minecraft enchanting table photo by Sarah Snell-Pym Ever fallen into a game or story so hard that the world becomes somehow tangible? If so what is that world like? How […]