642 Things to Write About: (Guided Journal, Creative Writing, Writing Prompt Journal) Diary – 1 Feb. 2012

This is fun and a great warm up for writers who want a little prompt here and there, to get there juices flowing.I like that you can write directly into the book,The paper is high quality. Where and when there is not enough space to write all that I want or the particular prompt has encouraged lots of creative flow I just write into a separate notebook.A few prompts difficult to understand because of grammatical and some American references but there few and far between, You can easily forgive, anybody with half a brain can make the appropriate substitute.I have the little min version of this, just so I can carry it about in my handbag. This version is a little bit big but handy for around the houseIve had hours of fun with it. better than adult colouring books

I brought this book for myself and the next book '712 more things to write about' for my creative writing friends. Very creative questions and good for those mind block days. As my friend loves writing as a hobby I hope this book will fill her with inspirations. She would like to be a writer and this book I find would elevate her stories. I brought myself this book as I want to get into writing more and for reference.The size of the page is a decent amount to write, some questions will have more space to write than other questions. For writers you may want to write on your own line paper. I'm hoping to use this book over and over again.Very fast delivery, and fast response from the seller. Happy with my purchase.

I haven't had much time to use this quite honestly, but I've enjoyed the times I have. the prompts are so random it really feeds your imagination ( "Write an ode to an onion" I kid you not!) and is definitely a great book to turn to when you're in a creative slump/ have writer's block. :)

Bought for myself to help relieve stress and get my brain working. Looking through the book, it has a range of ideas and contexts, and realised I will be able to use a lot of it for starting points or plenaries being a teacher! Cannot wait to start working through it properly; brilliant idea.Quality of the product is fantastic, a nice cross between paper and hardback. The pages inside are a good quality and thickness.Very good quality for money overall! Definitely recommend.

A Houseplant is dying.Tell it why it needs to live.You really need to live little houseplant. I bought you because years ago I painted a picture for a lady at the Rainbow Centre who was helping me with managing my bills and my debts. I used to go there for a dinner, as there is a lovely café selling home cooked food. Lots of homeless people go there and people who are struggling to cope. I was one of them.Anyway, Jan the lady who was helping me said she would take me to Marks and Spencer’s and buy me a plant for painting her the picture. So we went to the shop and I chose a peace Lilly just like you. Unfortunately my health was deteriorating and I stopped going to the Rainbow Centre. I didn’t know what time of day it was, or whether it was a weekday or the weekend. I forgot all about my Peace Lilly plant and it died.So I recently replaced my Peace Lily and I really don’t want you to die. I am well now and should be able to look after you and keep you alive. So please don’t die or this memory of my painting and the lady who helped me will die again. If you live and I keep watering you every day it is a symbol of how far I have come and how so much better life is now.A Houseplant is dying.Tell it why it needs to live.Written by Victoria WilkinsFrom 642 Things to Write About by The San Francisco Writers Grotto

I used black gell pens in this book, and although the pages were not very thick, they held the ink well without leaking though. The text is a little small, but the font is easy to read, and the line spaces are good for people with big handwriting. Some of the prompts are very american, such as one involving thanksgiving, and another involving an american baseball team. But overall the book is very high quality and very fun! I've done about a third of the book so far, and cant wait to do more!

Nice idea and fun to flic through. Would suit a teenager

Bought this as a present for a teenage relative and the recipient loved it. It was opened and explored straight away. A great idea to stimulate creative writing