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Writing Prompt: One Book at a Time

Karna Converse is a freelance writer who's written everything from technical documentation and price proposals to newsletter articles, devotionals, personal profiles and essays. Her essays have been published in a variety of regional and national publications, including The Christian Science Monitor, Notre Dame Magazine, the Cup of Comfort and Chicken Soup anthologies, Our Iowa, and on Iowa Public Radio. She lives in Storm Lake, Iowa with her husband and their three children.

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Writing Prompt: One Book at a Time

By Karna Converse

March 6, 2011

Each month, we post a writing prompt tied to the current month's essay. Please email your responses of 500 words or less to lmreflections (at) literarymama (dot) com with the words "writing prompt" in the subject line so that we know it's not an essay submission. Submissions should be in the text of an email (please do not send attachments). We will accept responses until the 15th of each month and offer our feedback on each response privately before the end of the month. We hope you'll take this opportunity to get inspired, share your work, and find community with other writers! We'll post our favorites on our blog.

In this month's essay, Diana Renn describes the library she's building for her son and the criteria for each book she selects: "Ideally Gabriel's library will reflect a balance of older and modern classics, male and female writers, and authors of various races and ethnicities and nationalities. The selection priority will always answer this question: what book most speaks to the person my son is becoming?"

Consider your child's past year and a specific trait you watched emerge. What book or character brings a similar storyline to your mind?

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