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For our ninth episode, we talk to New York Times bestselling author Gwenda Bond. 

Gwenda shares two writing prompts that will spark your imagination no matter what genre you write.

She also explains why writing prompts can help you be more creative. “I have a theory that creativity actually thrives under restriction,” she says. “And so I think anytime you can give your brain parameters of any kind, it’s more helpful than just starting from nothing.”

About Our Guest

Gwenda Bond is the author of many novels, including the first official Stranger Things novel, Suspicious Minds. She also clearly escaped from a classic screwball romantic comedy. Not Your Average Hot Guy and The Date from Hellare her first romantic comedies, and will be followed in 2023 by Mr. & Mrs. Witch. She cofounded the charitable efforts Creators 4 Comics and the Lexington Writer’s Room, and lives in a hundred-year-old house in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband, author Christopher Rowe, and a veritable zoo of adorable doggos and queenly cats. Visit her online at www.gwendabond.com or @gwenda on Twitter.

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Wednesday, May 25, 6:00 p.m.

Spend time working on a writing prompt adapted from the Prompt to Page podcast, get feedback, and share writing tips with a supportive community of other writers. Open to all writing levels. New members always welcome.

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We’d love to see what you’re writing! Submit your response to Gwenda’s prompt for a chance to have it read on a future episode of the podcast.