Writing Prompt

For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog.

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Karen Morash’s essay, Dear Virginia. We asked readers to tell us about a time when it was impossible to separate being a mom from some other aspect of their life.

For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog.

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Dara Barnat’s essay, Poetry or Prose: Writing and Motherhood. We asked readers to tell us about an event that caused them to make a shift in their writing.

For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog.

For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog.

In May, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Amanda Caverzasi’s essay A New Picture. We asked readers to tell us about a time they decided to “fake it until you make it.” Below is Sarah Turner’s response. ~~~~~ Fake It Till You Break by Sarah Turner One Saturday […]

For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog.

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Maria Odessky Rosen’s essay In Search of a New Writing Nook. We asked readers to tell us about their favorite writing nook and how they discovered it.

For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog.

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Kim Zarins’s essay, Reading Mommy’s (R-Rated) Book: An Adventure in Three Acts. We asked readers to tell us about a book that prompted them to have a conversation with their children about a topic that was uncomfortable.