"Bread Has Always Been a Miracle. As Has Poetry" - Inspired by Brenda Miller - Writing Prompts & More

Quote:

"Bread has always been a miracle. As has poetry. And language itself this tremendous urge to communicate. To live our lives in our shattered ways and still be happy: this is miraculous."

Brenda Miller

Find out more about Brenda Miller and her work at her website, BrendaMillerWriter.com

Questions:

What do you consider miraculous in your life? Perhaps you are a person who doesn’t easily claim that word, “miracle.” Just for this writing prompt, if never elsewhere, consider miracles to be something you not only believe in but you advocate for as well. Try it now: What do you consider miraculous in your life?

How has language been a miracle in your life?

What is your approach to happiness? Do you see it as a given or as something for other people or do you never even give it a second thought. Once you discern your relationship right now to happiness, consider how you might approach happiness if it was a miracle.

When has your writing felt like a miracle to you? To your readers?

Lists:

Make a list of 5 - 10 objects/experiences you would consider miracles -

Make a list of 3 - 5 times you have felt your writing created a miracle or was miraculous

Make a list of 3 - 5 times (or more) you have gotten compliments on your writing -

Bonus: How do compliments feel like miracles?

Conventional Writing Prompts:

Miracles feel like...

Miracles smell like...

Miracles look like....

A writing miracle feels like...

A writing miracle looks like...

A writing miracle sounds like..

Image prompts:

Be inspired by Literary Grannies in January: Writing Prompts, quotes and more to get your writing flow moving with ease. This is 2/31 in the Ultimate Blog Challenge series - January's Ultimate Blog Challenge.

Why be inspired by literary grannies? Read the introductory post here -

This series (now a part of the Ultimate Blog Challenge) is also serving as a bridge to my new blog which will be unveiled in the middle of the month. In past blog challenges I have offered prompts under the "Let Your Words Flow" name. The Inspiration from Literary Grannies serve as a subset of that series.

I welcome your comments, your questions and your quote contributions. Please share the prompts with your writing buddies and friends!

In fact, as you read books written by women in 2015, take note of inspiring quotes. I would love to add them to my collection and may even write a prompt from them.

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