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Link Collection: Prompts Link Wrangler: Ryan Kawailani Ozawa (webmaster@diarist.net)

Prompts, sparks, collaborations. Whatever you call them, many journalers and journal sites regularly provide inspiration for diary entries. Whether it's a topic or a question, whether you need to 'join' or submit links, these are excellent places to visit when the inkwell (or pixelwell) runs dry.

Rotating Prompts: Questions or topics posted regularly (usually monthly) for diarists to build on, often linking to all responses. Diarist.Net Spark Our own random prompt-of-the-day, incorporating authors' submissions. Contact: Webmaster (webmaster@diarist.net) The Alchera Project Online  Monthly writing prompts from an online writing community. Contact: Laurie A. Murray (laursifer@hotmail.com) Ampersand Project  Projects focus on a single topic - word, phrase, picture or quotation. Contact: Joanne (ampersand@joannemerriam.com) Connected Recollections Connected Recollections is a collection of short memoir writing pieces from various on-line journallers. Monthly topics are posted to evoke a childhood memory. Last updated September 2000. Contact: Clio (clio@musemuseum.com) Diary Collaboration The original journal "collaboration" site. Inactive as of August 1998. Contact: Renee (renee@justme.com) Fugue A monthly collaboration, directed at artists in general but often applicable to journalers. Ended August 2002. Contact: Kristen (kristen@13th-hour.net) The "If..." Project Tough questions each month to make writers reach deep within and really examine our thoughts, our memories, our values, our beliefs. Contact: Terry (terry@ifproject.com) Iron Journalists A monthly recipe "collab," inspired by the TV cooking game show "Iron Chef." Last updated August 2000. Contact: Meghan Miller (faeriebaby@hotmail.com) Out There! Collaborations An open monthly collaboration, without participation requirements. Last updated May 2001. Contact: Tom McLaughin (outtherejournal@hotmail.com) Random Acts of Journaling A variety of prompts every month, from pictures to quotes to questions. Participants are urged to join the webring and contribute prompts. Contact: Laura Helfrich (lbhelfrich@yahoo.com) Writing Prompts  From WritersDigest.com, 365 idea joggers and brain starters, one rotated daily. Contact: F&W Publications (webmaster@writersdigest.com) Yellow Lines A zine which accepts fiction and non-fiction contributions; monthly prompts. Contact: Madolyn (yellowlines@greyfort.ws) Prompt Collections: Simple and reliable static lists of questions and topics, many from more generic creative writing resources. CanTeach  Writing prompts and journal topics courtesy CanTeach, a resource site for educators. Contact: CanTeach (canteach@track0.com) Five Paragraph Essay At this site, you will find prompts divided into three categories: Expository, Personal Narrative, and Persuasive. Contact: EDU (edu1@hotmail.com) Prompts for Individuals  Courtesy the Writing Center at Black Hills State University. Contact: Scott Simpson (scottsimpson@bhsu.edu) Prompts for Groups and Classrooms  Courtesy the Writing Center at Black Hills State University. Contact: Scott Simpson (scottsimpson@bhsu.edu) Ten Character Diary Entries  Ten creative writing activities courtesy Traci's List of Tens from the Daedalus Group. Contact: Info (info@daedalus.com) Ten Narrative Writing Prompts  Ten creative writing activities courtesy Traci's List of Tens from the Daedalus Group. Contact: Info (info@daedalus.com) Defunct Prompts: Sites gone missing. Click at your own risk. Asylum Monthly jumping-off points, often feelings or moods, to use in your writing. From the mental health e-zine Asylum. Site offline. Contact: The Brethren (asylum_ezine@johndoe.org) Breasts of Doom Collab Monthly prompts focused on breasts, from the Breasts of Doom boob 'burb. Site offline. Contact: Kara Leah (tinky@jestercourt.com) Daily Prompts A new daily prompt for diary writing courtesy About.Com's Journals site and Catherine DeCuir, plus archives and links to more resources. Site offline. Contact: Catherine DeCuir (journals.guide@about.com) Fairytale Collab A collab featuring a different fairytale every two months. Submissions may be in the form of a written version (poetry or prose) of the featured fairytale, a piece of visual art connected to it, or a personal essay on the fairytale. Site offline. Contact: Cabell (scorpio@wickedqueen.net) Inkblot A monthly prompt in the form of a black-and-white photograph. Participants submit their written reactions for publication on the site. Site offline. Contact: Inkblot (inkblot@vurtified.com) The Kitty Kollab People who love cats and who want to write about them. A low pressure collab, with few restrictions or obligations. Site offline. Contact: Ciara (thoughtscraps@yahoo.com) Lost & Found A daily examination of the many faces of love. Site offline. Contact: Joi (joi_of_life@hotmail.com) OLJ Today A daily writing prompt, from the journaling e-zine OLJ. Site offline. Contact: Jenna (jenna@jennasite.com) Recently Received Journallers write a letter to themselves, based on the monthly topic, in the voice of the sender. Site on hiatus. Contact: Terry (rr@cuttingthroughfluff.com) Searching We all search, as writers, as humans, for who exactly we are. We search for words that express the ideas we have. This theme lends itself to a collaborative web journal/blog project. Site offline. Contact: () Shadows & Light A quarterly writing prompt for members of the Shadows & Light webring. Site offline. Contact: Jennifer (jennifer@madelah.com) Something to Say A participatory ring for women journalers. Ring membership/links required. Site offline. Contact: Ginga (gingaxxx@yahoo.com) Third Person Journalers experimenting with journal entries by writing one a month in the third-person. Site offline. Contact: Fiona (thirdperson@smithereens.net) Torn Curtains Writers whose courage and honesty give us a glimpse into their human frailty and thereby provide us an opportunity to take solace in our own. Webring and mailing list membership required. Site offline. Contact: Naked (naked@torncurtains.org) Top Five Collab Monthly lists - top five CDs, top five places to have sex, top five break ups. Site offline. Contact: Greg (nemesisv@diarist.net) Waning Poetic A monthly open "collab" project, without writing or participation requirements. Site offline. Contact: KT Hicks (kt_hicks@yahoo.com) Writing in the Sand An open, general monthly entry "collaboration." Site offline. Contact: Anonymous (yours-anonymously@usa.net) Writing Prompts A static list of writing prompts courtesy the San Juan Unified School District from February 1998. Site offline. Contact: Edtech (edtechweb@sanjuan.edu) Writing Prompts for Young Authors A collection of writing prompts for your writing adventures, courtesy About.Com, from May 2000. Site offline. Contact: Sheila (kidslangarts.guide@about.com)