THE MFA BLOG: Websites that Jump-Start Writing

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Websites that Jump-Start Writing

Post Secrets is one of my favorite websites. It's also a great prompt for writers. I often use them in my classes.

What other sites -- strange or otherwise -- are helpful to you as a writer?

3 comments:

Bhavin said...: that was neat, I've never heard of that but I think it's something I'd check out.
I probably get my ideas, more than anything, from things I read. Newspapers, poems, books, etc.; June 29, 2006 at 7:14 AM
A Starving Child said...: I like rotten and snopes.; June 29, 2006 at 3:42 PM
A Starving Child said...: take two; June 29, 2006 at 3:44 PM

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