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
Aaron Angello’s The Fact of Memory: A Daily Practice Prompt on the Podcast
We’ve changed our name! And Aaron Angello tells us about the daily writing practice that led to his new book, The Fact of Memory.
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.
Now you also can listen to our weekly prompt in podcast form at the Write Away Promptcast! (Found wherever you listen to your podcasts.)
Bronwen Tate’s The Silk The Moths Ignore: Episode 2 of the Write Away Promptcast
A poetry prompt based on The Silk The Moths Ignore by Bronwen Tate
Dan Brady’s Cabin Fever: A Subtexts Prompt on the Podcast
Episode 1 of the Write Away Promptcast is now live, featuring Dan Brady, author of Subtexts.
I Am Offering This Prompt
Read this poem to a person you love.
Reprise: Burning the Old Year, Again
Write about burning the old year.
A Christmas Lagniappe
Give yourself a little lagniappe. Write a grace note to yourself.
Write with Brutal Efficiency
Write with brutal efficiency.
Start Today: Write Morning Pages
Write morning pages: three pages of free-writing first thing.
Skip the Beginning
Write about your writing in a proposal or pitch.
Underpromise, Overdeliver
In life and writing, underpromise and overdeliver.
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.