Archetypal Psychology | Writing Prompt
The Jumpoff: Issue #5
Welcome! A cute lil springboard for writers, The Jumpoff will be serving up bi-weekly creative prompts to get you out of your head and onto the page.
To “jump off” means “to set off quickly, usually with success; a point of departure.” And that’s what we’re doing here, folks—we’re dolling out exercises to jolt your brain, jog your memory, spur inspiration, stimulate that genius wit of yours, cue the masterpiece!
Whether you’re writing fiction, poetry, nonfiction…what even is genre anyway? Who cares! The Jumpoff doesn’t, and you shouldn’t either…so whatever the prompt is giving, feel free to take and interpret on your own terms. Jump in…the water’s fine!
PROMPT
Stealing a prompt from my writing students’ textbook this week because it’s rad! We’re learning about The Hero’s Journey and Crossing the First Threshold.
So, what have been the Thresholds in your own life?
How did you experience them?
Were you even aware you were crossing a Threshold into a Special World at the time?
If you are looking for some fiction inspiration, check out this Write or Die workshop on Saturday, November 9
✍️ Write What You Know: Transforming Personal Experience into Authentic Fiction with
Learn how to write truthfully and realistically by tapping into what you truly ‘know’ about being a human — from the mundane to the spectacular. In this generative workshop, we’ll work on developing our observation skills and draw from our own unique experiences to write authentically about people, places and things.
*this will be recorded and sent out the following day, if you can’t attend live