Write Away Weekly
“Write. Find a way to keep alive and write. There is nothing else to say. If you are going to be a writer there is nothing I can say to stop you; if you’re not going to be a writer nothing I can say will help you. What you really need at the beginning is somebody to let you know that the effort is real.” —James Baldwin
What’d You Write?
Latest Prompt
Underpromise, Overdeliver
In life and writing, underpromise and overdeliver.
What Is Write Away Weekly?
- For those who have resolved to commit or recommit to their writing…
- For those who want a fun, creative way to express themselves every week…
- For those looking to breathe new energy into their practice…
- For those who need a little push, a little prompt
Every Saturday you’ll receive an email with a writing prompt and inspiration for the week. Each email is full of examples and craft notes that are practical and insightful.
Losing My Revision
Set a goal and track it every day.
Teacher as Practitioner
Thoughts about what’s to come in 2022.
Hula Hoops and Old T-shirts
Write in a spiral, weaving in and out from the center.
Writing About Sports
Write about sports, where the ideal meets the real.
Writing About Work
Write about work in all its complication and paradox.
Lightning Bugs or Peenie Wallies
Infuse your writing with your own dialect.
The Gardener and the Florist
To draft is to garden, to revise is to arrange.
Choose Your Own Epigraph
Choose an Emily Dickinson line as an epigraph.
A Day! Help! Help! Another Day!
Write from a place of pettiness. Air your pet grievances.
Primary Source
Reflect on a photograph or document in your writing.
Don’t Give Up Your Fears
Write from a place of fear
Your September
Write about September from your corner of the world.
Don’t Try This At Home: A Guest Prompt by Cleo Frances Robinson
A collage prompt guest curated by our 6-month-old baby.
Areas of Your Expertise
Write from an area of your expertise.
Semi-Formal: American Sonnets (A Guest Post by Dan Brady)
A contemporary sonnet prompt from poet Dan Brady.