<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814472955133723557</id><updated>2011-04-21T21:10:59.778-04:00</updated><category term='apocalypse hilarious the writing prompt prompts write creative genre art'/><category term='writing prompts prompt tell me a story'/><title type='text'>Medicate The Block</title><subtitle type='html'>Symptoms - frustrating headaches, lots of blank paper, and bad ideas.
How to Treat - a few doses of whatever is on here should do the trick.
Active Ingredient - the bored fingers of some adolescent wannabe novelist.
Side Effects - writing and other intense urges. 
Don't talk to your doctor before using this product. It's right for you. Doctors are dumb anyways. Me smart.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>High Politics</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09938244113570318585</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_U26t0MKoCTg/SAfjEJWJjkI/AAAAAAAAAAg/PKTSvTahArA/S220/scan0008.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814472955133723557.post-3146261443723831748</id><published>2008-04-17T19:58:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-17T19:58:50.519-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Picture Prompt</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="450" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://backend.deviantart.com/embed/view.swf"&gt;&lt;param name="flashvars" value="id=82295502&amp;amp;width=1337"&gt;&lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://backend.deviantart.com/embed/view.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" flashvars="id=82295502&amp;amp;width=1337" height="385" allowscriptaccess="always"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/82295502/"&gt;Her Black Hair&lt;/a&gt; by ~&lt;a class="u" href="http://sydnerella.deviantart.com/"&gt;sydnerella&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://www.deviantart.com"&gt;deviant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.deviantart.com"&gt;ART&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7814472955133723557-3146261443723831748?l=medicatetheblock.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/feeds/3146261443723831748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7814472955133723557&amp;postID=3146261443723831748&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/3146261443723831748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/3146261443723831748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/2008/04/picture-prompt.html' title='Picture Prompt'/><author><name>High Politics</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09938244113570318585</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_U26t0MKoCTg/SAfjEJWJjkI/AAAAAAAAAAg/PKTSvTahArA/S220/scan0008.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814472955133723557.post-682978326597657600</id><published>2008-04-06T17:11:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-06T17:14:22.217-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh Horrors!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;What do you fear? Why do you fear it? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;What if what you feared was your best friend? What if it was the only thing you had to communicate with? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;What if your life was nothing but fear?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Write a short story about a character who knows nothing but fear.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7814472955133723557-682978326597657600?l=medicatetheblock.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/feeds/682978326597657600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7814472955133723557&amp;postID=682978326597657600&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/682978326597657600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/682978326597657600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/2008/04/oh-horrors.html' title='Oh Horrors!'/><author><name>High Politics</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09938244113570318585</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_U26t0MKoCTg/SAfjEJWJjkI/AAAAAAAAAAg/PKTSvTahArA/S220/scan0008.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814472955133723557.post-5657432409677814997</id><published>2008-04-03T18:02:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-03T18:09:51.193-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing prompts prompt tell me a story'/><title type='text'>Tell Me a Story.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Tell me a story about the day of your first kiss in first person. Good. Now tell me the story of your first kiss in third person. Excellent. Now pretend you don't know anything about that moment and who you were then. Tell me the story again with that in mind. I don't care about literal details. Just create as you go along. But remember, this isn't you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7814472955133723557-5657432409677814997?l=medicatetheblock.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/feeds/5657432409677814997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7814472955133723557&amp;postID=5657432409677814997&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/5657432409677814997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/5657432409677814997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/2008/04/tell-me-story.html' title='Tell Me a Story.'/><author><name>High Politics</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09938244113570318585</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_U26t0MKoCTg/SAfjEJWJjkI/AAAAAAAAAAg/PKTSvTahArA/S220/scan0008.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814472955133723557.post-8100006800417601039</id><published>2008-04-03T17:17:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-03T18:10:04.543-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Empathy.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Put yourself in the following characters shoes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;-A ghost who doesn't know he is dead and wonders why his wife won't have sex with him.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;-An agoraphobic princess locked up in a tower dreading the day Prince Charming will rescue her.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;-A serial murderer who lives not only to kill, but to also paint pretty pictures of flowers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;-A well-established and successful doctor with a secret addiction to meth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7814472955133723557-8100006800417601039?l=medicatetheblock.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/feeds/8100006800417601039/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7814472955133723557&amp;postID=8100006800417601039&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/8100006800417601039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/8100006800417601039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/2008/04/empathy.html' title='Empathy.'/><author><name>High Politics</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09938244113570318585</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_U26t0MKoCTg/SAfjEJWJjkI/AAAAAAAAAAg/PKTSvTahArA/S220/scan0008.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814472955133723557.post-5650052297615230580</id><published>2008-04-03T16:12:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-03T16:24:53.334-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='apocalypse hilarious the writing prompt prompts write creative genre art'/><title type='text'>The [Hilarious] Apocalypse.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;What will the end of the world look like? Would it be scary, sad, inviting, or maybe even funny? Take the idea of the "apocalypse" and describe it as it would happen in each of these genres:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Horror. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Action.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Comedy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Drama.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Soap Opera.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Cartoon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Fantasy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Romance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;Obviously some are much easier than others, due to the stereotypes out there about the end of the world [like fantasy, horror, drama, or action]. Although some more challenging options would be cartoon, comedy, soap opera, or romance. Try to combine genres for an even more challenging task. Some ideas are:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Soap Opera + Cartoon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Comedy + Fantasy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;-Romance + Horror.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;...and etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7814472955133723557-5650052297615230580?l=medicatetheblock.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/feeds/5650052297615230580/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7814472955133723557&amp;postID=5650052297615230580&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/5650052297615230580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7814472955133723557/posts/default/5650052297615230580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://medicatetheblock.blogspot.com/2008/04/hilarious-apocalypse.html' title='The [Hilarious] Apocalypse.'/><author><name>High Politics</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09938244113570318585</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_U26t0MKoCTg/SAfjEJWJjkI/AAAAAAAAAAg/PKTSvTahArA/S220/scan0008.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
