642 Tiny Things to Write About by San Francisco Writers Grotto

642 Tiny Things to Write About Reviews

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  Ingrid

  A lot of fun and creative prompts! But there are some suggestions (like what is the worst thing that can happen to you?) which I pretend to answer for someone else (ask yourself, what would a toothless shark answer? et voila), that way you make the challenge even bigger :)
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  Jelena Prskalo

  I got it as a Christmas present and that was the first time I was presented with this type of a book.
  Excellent idea for anyone interested in or passionate about writing or if you would like to encourage and spark someone's creativity.
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  Melly

  Eh, it's better than a kick in the head.
  
  A lot of the prompts assume greater universality in human experience than there is--write about your first car! write about the first bed you bought! write about something that happened to you when you were traveling abroad!
  
  And then a lot of them are just pretty stupid, even nonsensical. "A man lives alone and owns only one place setting. Who does he meet?"
  
  I employed this book as part of my Dorothea Brande program of taking a micro-break at work to write, but probably 60/40 when I got to these prompts I just wrote "No" or went off on a rant about how much I hated them.
  
  "You go on a one-way trip to Mars without telling your family you're leaving. What do you say in your first letter home?" WHY WOULD I WRITE THEM A LETTER IF I COULDN'T BE ARSED TO TELL THEM I WAS LEAVING, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU???
  
  Oh well, at least it's short. 298 pages, yes, but they're wee little things.
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  Ilze

  What started out as a good idea in
  642 Things to Write About, began to peter out in
  712 More Things to Write About and completely lost its substance in this volume. There is hardly any space to move if you have a large handwriting and the prompts often start at one end of the page with an ellipse to connect them. What makes matters worse, is some pages are quartered, leaving enough room for you to fill in a single word. The times I've taken this book along to keep me occupied at a restaurant, have ended up with the book under the latté. A newspaper being far more interesting. If you're looking for ways to keep your hand moving over the page, rather use the larger versions of Things to Write About.
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  Sheila Litz

  Not for anyone under the age of 18.
  This book takes your mind places that only a mature adult mind should go.
  And sometimes not even then. If you don't want to fantasize about sex, rape, suicide or murdering, maybe skip this book.
  I wish I had some mind bleach to erase some of the things suggested by the book!
  Good luck
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  Nozomi

  This is a cute inspiring book :)
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  Phoebe

  These books always start out ok and I do them to try to encourage creativity, but it just gets to a point where I'm forcing myself to do it. There were loads I didn't understand.
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  Lindsey Snyder

  Fun little writing prompts to interrupt boredom and monotony!
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  Jessica Emily

  I have been through and marked all the ideas I am planning to use with students in my creative writing club.
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  Tracey

  Between this one and the drawing book, this one is definitely my favorite. I often times find myself wanting to write but having nothing come to mind. This little pocket book takes care of that for you. No more writer's block. The simple, absurd, and random prompts will have you writing like a maniac. At least with me it has. I can't wait until it's completely filled.
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  Izabela

  This mini-sized writing prompt/journal is as fun and interesting as its predecessors. Filled with a multitude of prompts that range from funny to thought-provoking, this book is the perfect size to take on the go. Writer's block got you down? Pull out your secret weapon and let creation commence!
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  Caitlin Simm

  This book is awesome to be able to flick to a random page and fill the page(s) in. I haven't finished but I'm putting it on my reading challenge along with four other similar books. I bought three of them from the Auckland University Book Shop after my last exam.
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  Laurie

  Saw this at an independent bookstore on my vacation and was roped in by the ingenuous writing prompts. Shared it at writing group on Monday -- what fun!
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  Charity

  Cute and entertaining little writing prompts. Love that it is small enough to fit in my purse. Great for pushing through writer's block.
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  Chinie Diaz

  Love this!
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  David Pappas

  Prompts were largely uninspiring and tended to deter the will to write. Definitely not meant for everyone as quite a lot is about human intimate (family) interaction. So less than inspiring for those without a great deal of interaction with others.