Spend one-three days without speaking — to anyone — while observing their reactions & responses to your silence. Try to understand their reactions: are they compassionate, selfish, bigoted, kind? How did you feel?
Note all these things in writing.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/iaAPRhjuLR— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 12, 2019
Spend one day at home, alone if possible, wearing a blindfold, using your other senses to guide you. Note any difficulty you have navigating without your vision, as well as heightened awareness of other sensory input, and your feelings. Write about it.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/v9DkSP8Glo
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 13, 2019
Spend one day at home, alone if possible, wearing earplugs all day, using your other senses to guide you. Note any difficulty you have navigating without your hearing as well as heightened awareness of other sensory input & your feelings. Write about it.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/uMMgGdOgiA
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 14, 2019
Spend at least 1 day wearing mittens that prevent you from using your fingers as you usually do. Be aware of any challenges or difficulties performing daily tasks. Observe any creative methods of dealing with things without your fingers. Write about it.#writingprompts #amwriting pic.twitter.com/KZOa2mKNxY
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 15, 2019
#writingprompt
• List everything you’ve done today
• List every feeling you’ve had today
• List every positive thought today
• List every negative thought today
• List everything you’ve wanted to change today
• List everything for which you’ve been grateful today#amwriting pic.twitter.com/gsLR0OEAkV— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 16, 2019
#writingprompt
• List everything your protagonist did today
• List every positive thought your protagonist had today
• List every negative thought they had today
• List everything they wanted to change today
• List everything for which they’ve been grateful today#amwriting pic.twitter.com/iy5PW6ZeUk— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 17, 2019
#writingprompt
• List everything your antagonist did today
• List every positive thought your antagonist had today
• List every negative thought they had today
• List everything they wanted to change today
• List everything for which they were grateful today #amwriting pic.twitter.com/lxj4sLvm4c— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 18, 2019
You wake up in a place that you do not recognize as the place where you fell asleep. Describe this new place in detail, using all the senses. Be sure to include how it differs from your expectations as well as your feelings about being in this place.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/XupKmo3tLS
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 19, 2019
Your protagonist wakes up in a place they do not recognize as the place where they fell asleep. Describe this new place in detail, using all the senses. Be sure to include how it differs from expectations as well as their feelings about being there.#writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/j1q8m97JtG
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 20, 2019
You fall asleep, and when you wake up, the entire world is like your imaginary dream world. Describe this world in as much detail as possible, including all the senses. Describe your body in this new world as well as how you feel in this new world. #writingprompt #amwriting pic.twitter.com/R3GbepCnNa
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) July 22, 2019
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