writing prompt – eileen beha https://www.eileenbeha.com/blog the story continues Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:19:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 69169149 A Writing Prompt https://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/a-writing-prompt-3/ https://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/a-writing-prompt-3/#comments Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:00:59 +0000 http://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/?p=415 Read More]]> In Tango: The Tale of an Island Dog, veterinarian Doc Tucker says to McKenna, “The way I figure it, the first step in getting what you want is naming it—knowing what it is you want in the first place.” Do we always have a clear-cut idea of what we want from life? Has naming it been important to you?

 

]]> https://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/a-writing-prompt-3/feed/ 1 415 A Writing Prompt https://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/a-writing-prompt-2/ https://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/a-writing-prompt-2/#comments Tue, 16 May 2017 10:24:22 +0000 http://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/?p=409 Read More]]> This month, find inspiration in a photo! Take a look at this photo (wet Tango on the steps) and write one paragraph, including setting, the main character, and the challenge posed in the photo that you might use to begin a short story or a novel.

writing prompt character and setting

Learn more about the power of storytelling.

And, from Psychology Today, “Creative Writing and Your Brain.”

]]> https://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/a-writing-prompt-2/feed/ 1 409 Part of the Family https://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/part-of-the-family/ https://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/part-of-the-family/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:00:18 +0000 http://www.eileenbeha.com/blog/?p=289 Read More]]> Sock Monkey Family

In The Secrets of Eastcliff-by-the-Sea, I’ve written about an entire family of sock monkeys. Each time a new person is born into the family of Ethel Constance Easterling, who celebrates her 90th birthday during the book, she creates a sock monkey for them and names each one. Within this story, we meet:

  • Throckmorton S. Monkey, Annaliese’s companion
  • Sir Rudyard S. Monkey, Evan’s sock monkey
  • Captain Eugene S. Monkey, Teddy’s sock monkey
  • Miss Beatrice S. Monkey, their father, Judge Easterling’s, sock monkey
  • Dame Lorraine S. Monkey, the judge’s father’s sock monkey
  • Ebenezer S. Monkey

Writing Prompt

Do you have sock monkeys of your own? Or other stuffed animals that you consider part of your family? Do your animal friends have a family of their own? Are they cousins, brothers and sisters, or related in some other way? Did they all grow up where you live now? Or have they moved here from some other place? Perhaps you can write a story about each one of your stuffed animals and then read the stories out loud so that they can all enjoy them. It’s always good to help your companions feel like they’re a part of your family.

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