Over at Women on Writing, today's post was a writing challenge. I've always loved writing challenges, and have done several in the past. Since I'm trying to get back into writing shape, the Webb Writing Challenge is exactly the exercise I need. I've linked directly to the post, but I also want an easy to access list for myself, so I've copied it below:

1. Write a poem
2. Use your name as a writing prompt.
3. Pen a flash fiction in a genre you don't usually write.
4. Find inspiration in a favorite song - either the lyrics or memories connected to the song.
5. Everyone loves a surprise ending. Write something with a twist.
6. Try some epistolary writing - tell a story through other writing (letters, texts, emails, diary entries, police blotter, etc.).
7. Learn something new and use it in your writing.
8. Write about a place you've never been - an actual place or an imaginary world you create.
9. Create a random question (or use a question generator), then answer it with a piece of writing.
10. Condense the time period of your piece - have it happen in 24 hours or less.
11. Be someone new! Write from a viewpoint different from yours - different age, gender, religion, politics, financial situation, time period, profession, etc.
12. Choose another piece of writing as your jumping off point; anything from a novel to a news story to a birthday card from your Aunt Marion.
13. There are 27 emotions: admiration, adoration, aesthetic appreciation, amusement, anger, anxiety, awe, awkwardness, boredom, calmness, confusion, craving, disgust, empathic pain, entrancement, excitement, fear, horror, interest, joy, nostalgia, relief, romance, sadness, satisfaction, sexual desire, surprise. Focus on one in your next writing.
14. Allow the next person you eat a meal with to suggest a writing topic.
15. Infuse an inherently unlikable character with traits that make your readers root for them.

This one is going to be tough and require me to really push my boundaries. There's not a single prompt listed that is a no-brainer for me. I'm excited about this, and will be sprinkling these writings throughout my blog posts for the next year or so.