Don’t Write Alone: Free Write

Cover Photo: Against a reddish pink background, we see the Chinese character for téng with bandaids covering it slightly on the top right and bottom left
A Writing Prompt for Mandarin Speakers

Are you a bilingual writer? Try this prompt from Catapult instructor and poet Chen Chen.

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Chen Chen
Apr 05, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Free Write
Cover Photo: In this photograph, we are looking down on the florescent aisles of a grocery store. We see rows of brightly colored food aisles and red Chinese tomato lights hanging down against a bright, sky blue wall at the end of the store.
Setting and Dialogue Exercise

Explore your scene writing or begin a flash fiction piece with this prompt from Catapult instructor Christine Sneed.

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Christine Sneed
Apr 05, 2021
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Cover Photo: In this photograph, we are looking down at a stack of pastel envelopes--white, pink, and yellow--with three polaroids stacked on top. The top image looks out to the ocean beyond a rocky shore. The table the stack of photographs and envelopes is sitting on is dark, worn wood.
A Writing Exercise Using Photographs

If you’re starting a new personal essay or you’re working on a memoir, try this writing exercise shared by our instructor Brian Gresko.

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Brian Gresko
Apr 05, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Free Write