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Prompt #442 First Line of the Week – Hal Duncan
Send to Kindle‘A burning map. Every epic,’ my friend Jack used to say, ‘should start with a burning map.’ -Hal Duncan, Vellum: The Book of All Hours
Fiction Writing Prompt: Write a story inspired by the First Line of the Week.
Journaling Prompt: Write about a quest (metaphorical or real) that you had to go on without a map.
Art Prompt: Quest
Non-Fiction / Speechwriting Prompt: Write about an adventure you are undertaking.
Photo Credit: Jeen Na on Flickr
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