Archive - The Writing Catalyst: Prompts, Recipes, and Inspiration

Time to Bloom Again

Using Flower Prompts as Inspiration for Metaphor and Narrative

Jul 10 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

5:55

An Opportunity for Subscribers Only

Inside News About the Upcoming Retreat on San Juan Island, Washington

Jul 10 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

0:59

June 2025

Working with the Inner Critic

How to respond to that discouraging voice inside us

Jun 6 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

1:51

May 2025

A Bright Light in Dark Times

A Metaphor for Hope from the Natural World

May 19 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

April 2025

A prompt about internal and external settings

Apr 11 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

February 2025

Hope Against Hope

Using Opposing Ideas to Create Poetic Prose

Feb 8 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

3:54

January 2025

Mama in the Morning

Returning to Love and Loss (Again)

Jan 20 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

December 2024

Unheed These Warnings

Utilizing Sarcasm & Poetry to Generate New Writing

Dec 14, 2024 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

November 2024

What Matters Now?

Writing Through Grief and Loss

Nov 22, 2024 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

Something Wicked this Way Comes

Using Historical Prompts to Write About the Present

Nov 4, 2024 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

October 2024

A Nod to the Friendly Robots

Using Spoken Word to Evoke Empathy and Wonder

Oct 25, 2024 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

Never Underestimate a Good Rant

Utilizing Free Writes to Generate Longer Pieces

Oct 11, 2024 •

Christopher P. DeLorenzo

3:03

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