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Writing Prompt #2: Fear Immersion

October's prompt gives you two intersecting opportunities to face your fears.

Nova Ren Suma

• 7 min read
Writing Prompt #2: Fear Immersion
Photo by Haley Murray

If you'd like to skip the preamble and get straight to writing, scroll down to the image that says FEAR IMMERSION.

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It's the first of October and time for a new writing prompt. And if you know me even a little, you know I can't ignore that we've now entered the season for the unsettling, the uncanny, and the downright frightening. No matter the genre you write, this month's prompt asks you to face your fears.

If you missed Writing Prompt #1, which includes a little soliloquy on how I use prompts while drafting a novel, it's waiting for you here:

Writing Prompt #1: Trust the Universe
September’s writing prompt might involve a pair of scissors and an openness to discovery.
The Words Around UsNova Ren Suma

Now let's get writing...

But first, did you know that as a part of your membership here, you can write with me... live, to prompts, in Zoom? The workshop below is yours if you want it!