ROCHESTER WRITING LAB

With Mother's Day less than a week away, I couldn't help but create writing prompts inspired by flowers and gardening.

Since team sports are on hold for the moment, these prompts are all about being active and having fun with your favorite people.

We all have our literary idols. For me, Louise Erdrich is one such author.

Using these famous first lines, create a new story with your family. How many twists, turns, and sudden stops will your story take?!

Enjoy these Easter-inspired prompts!

Pets can be a great source of inspiration when it comes to story ideas.

If a writer hasn't already started their next story about COVID-19, then they've at least considered it. But there's another story to tell.

The first day of spring came and went and where I sit I still see snow. <sigh> Enjoy some warm, beachy prompts!

Writing and storytelling can be an escape or a way to problem solve without limitations.

Enjoy some writing prompts celebrating the first signs of spring!

Creative writing extends past writing the ever-favored short story and novel.

Learn more about how some of our local authors got started and why they continue to dream big.

Creative writing goes beyond exploring what's hidden in the deep dark depths of our imagination.

More prompts for family fun!

10 days until Christmas! Santa, are you ready?

Yes! We are moving ahead with our mission to reach even more creatively inclined students in SE Minnesota.

Creative writing is great practice for solving life's problems. See how well you can help these characters find their happy ending!

Tom, Tina, Tyler, and Tiny Turkey need your imagination to finish their stories. Try a prompt tonight!

These prompts ask you to choose a character's fate. (Hint: It's always more entertaining if your characters make the worst choices!)

"When can we do this again?" was a question we heard several times as our first Young Writers Workshop came to a close last Saturday.