As children all over the United States prepare for Halloween, I’m reminded of the fact that they expect to receive treats at each home they visit. If they don’t, they supposedly will play tricks on the homeowners. Thus, the saying, “Trick or treat!” For me, Halloween always means that National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), also known as the Write Nonfiction…
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Writing Prompt 128 Do you think it is it fair for a contender to drop out of a presidential race? Today’s final prompt is inspired by recent headlines involving the governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper. A few weeks ago, Governor Hickenlooper spoke to the press openly about his distaste for Washington politics, describing the federal government shutdown as a “tragic…
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You’ve probably heard stories of authors whose books took them years to write. You may also have heard of writers who mulled over their manuscripts for a few months or more before deciding to finally publish them. You may believe good books take a long time to produce. So why would you think you can write a nonfiction book in…
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Writing Prompt 127 What do you think makes people vie for presidential bids? Do you remember Paul Ryan? Bob Barr? Ralph Nader? Howard Dean? Carol Moseley Braun? Elizabeth Dole? Bill Bradley? These people all ran for president within the last thirteen years. Do you remember the backgrounds of the colorful people who had to raise a lot of money and…
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Writing Prompt 126 In your opinion, what qualities make a great president of the United States? With so much discussion going on about people who are dropping hints about choosing to run or not run for president of the United States in 2016, now is a great time to discuss what makes a great president. History tells us stories about…
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