Use this prompt as an entry point into our July contest theme: Holding the Paradox.
📝 WEEKLY PROMPT
Fear is often treated as something to overcome. This prompt asks you to look more closely.
Resist the temptation to make fear the villain. What became more vivid because something meaningful was at stake?
This weekly companion prompt is free and open to everyone. No submission required.
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Happy writing! The Writers’ Hour Magazine Team
Explore what’s happening at LWS this month: live conversations with Maya C. Popa, Sophia Smith Galer, and literary agent Rachel Mann, workshops on speculative fiction and memoir, Agent & Editor Hours, plus Organise Your Novel with Scrivener. Read the full July lineup here.
Missed our July goal-setting workshop? The replay of Make July Your Month of Writing is now available. In this 1-hour session, we’ll help you clarify what matters most and set meaningful writing goals for the month ahead. Watch the replay here.
Work on this week’s prompt at Writers’ Hour—our daily silent writing sprints. It’s the perfect environment to focus, share space with other writers, and make progress on your writing. Craving craft insights and a creative community? Explore Membership.
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