After your death, an author will write your biography. What will the title be?
Are most journalists ethical?
Are short stories worth writing?
Are there any journalists you regard particularly favorably - or unfavorably?
Are you ever angry with fictional characters in books?
Are you ever ashamed of what you write in your journal?
Are you ever inspired to learn how to do something after reading a fictional book where a character does it?
Are you honest with your journal?

Ask members to write a style of poem based on one you choose

Best thing to inscript at a book signing
Book you are reading or last book you read

Can you judge a book by it's cover?
Can you read in a moving car?

Diagram your week and write about how your time is spent

Did you ever belong to your school or college newspaper?
Did you publish in your school or college literary magazine?

Do books ever make you believe in magic?
Do forward to books?
Do other people feel you have writing talent?
Do you always have a book to read?
Do you believe that banning certain books from public and school libraries is justified?
Do you belong to a book group?
Do you belong to any book of the month clubs?
Do you borrow books from friends? Do you return them?
Do you buy books online?
Do you buy do-it-yourself books?
Do you buy self-improvement books?
Do you collect pens?
Do you dog ear pages?
Do you draw pictures in your journal or just use words?
Do you eat while you read?
Do you enjoy books with religious themes even if it isn't your religion?
Do you enjoy college bookstores?
Do you enjoy metaphors in books?
Do you enjoy Oprah book club books?
Do you enjoy reading about time travel?
Do you enjoy reading love scenes?
Do you ever brood about characters in books?
Do you ever BUY tabloids?
Do you ever criticize your journal?
Do you ever find clarity about situations through writing them out?
Do you ever lose your journal?
Do you ever not finish a book?
Do you ever read aloud to your partner and/or family?
Do you ever read background information on a book?
Do you ever read books just because you think you should?
Do you ever read tabloids?
Do you ever release books into the wild?
Do you ever skim boring parts of a book?
Do you ever swap books?
Do you ever want to know what happened after the book ended?
Do you fold the newspaper neatly after reading it?
Do you get overwhelmed by emotions when writing?
Do you have a library card?
Do you have a special pen for your journal?
Do you have any autographed books?
Do you have any Erma Bombeck columns that you have saved?
Do you have any first edition books?
Do you have any rare books?
Do you have to write?
Do you keep a book in your car?
Do you keep a book in your purse?
Do you keep a diary? Is a diary different than a journal?
Do you keep a journal?
Do you keep a reading journal?
Do you keep journals after they are full?
Do you keep reading material in the bathroom?
Do you know anyone who can't read?
Do you leave the jacket on the book when you are reading it?
Do you let others read your journal?
Do you like discussing a book in detail or lightly?
Do you like people to tell you how a book ends before you finish?
Do you like to see a picture of the author?
Do you like your handwriting?
Do you loan books to friends?
Do you notice symbolism in stories or just read it literally?
Do you own any books written in a foreign language?
Do you prefer independent booksellers?
Do you prefer paperbacks or hardback books?
Do you prefer sonnets or limericks?
Do you read a book if you like the movie?
Do you read and watch tv at the same time?
Do you read at the table?
Do you read back over each volume of your journal?
Do you read Dear Abby?
Do you read in bed?
Do you read in the bathroom?
Do you read in the bathtub?
Do you read in the car?
Do you read more than one book at a time?
Do you read the "About the Author"?
Do you read the book jacket?
Do you read the newspaper?
Do you read the preface to the book?
Do you read while you cook?
Do you read your horoscope?
Do you recycle your newspapers?
Do you re-read books?
Do you reserve library books online?
Do you selectively share your journal with anyone?
Do you subscribe to the newspaper?
Do you think books should in general have more realistic endings?
Do you think diagramming sentences is useful?
Do you think that bookstores with coffeeshops are a good idea?
Do you think you have writing talent?
Do you throw away book jackets?
Do you tune out when you read?
Do you use a bookmark?
Do you wish you knew more about grammar?
Do you worry about grammar in your journalling?
Do you worry about spelling in your writing?
Do you write compulsively?
Do you write in books?
Do you write longhand or type?
Do you write more short stories or novel length stories?
Do your friends know you are a writer?

Does a songwriter need to be a gifted writer or poet to write a good song?
Does a tattoo always mean a character is a thug?
Does analyzing the symbolism help you enjoy the book more?
Does it annoy you when a story is told from the point of view of the cat?
Does journalling help in therapy?
Does revision help your work or do you think it leaves it weaker?
Does this paragraph from the back of a Lemony Snicket (http://www.lemonysnicket.com/) book make you giggle? "There are many pleasant things to read about but this book contains none of them. Within its pages are such burdensome details as a suspicious shopkeeper, unnecessary surgery, an intercom system, anesthesia, heart-shaped balloons, and some very startling news about a fire. Clearly you do not want to read about such things."
Does writing help you keep your emotions in control?
Does your purpose come across clearly in your writing?

Favorite authors of all time

Has a song inspired you to write?

Has an author ever written you back after you have written them?
Have you ever attended an iVillage author chat?
Have you ever been published?
Have you ever been saddened by a death in a book?
Have you ever been to a public poetry reading?
Have you ever found a date at a bookstore?
Have you ever participated in an online book discussion?
Have you ever read a book because it was going to become a movie?
Have you ever read a book in a foreign language?
Have you ever read L'il Abner comic strips?
Have you ever realized something about human nature by reading a book?
Have you ever sent an author a suggestion?
Have you ever written a critique of a book?
Have you ever written a letter to the editor? Was it published?
Have you ever written an author a fan letter?
Have you ever written your dreams down or considered it? Why or why not?
Have you kept an online journal?
Have you met a famous author? What was your impression?
Have you read a book where so much was in a foreign language you couldn't guess the meaning from context?
Have you read George Orwell's 1984? Did you read it in 1984?
Have you set up an iVillage member website for your writing?

 

How did you discover your writing ability?
How do you discipline yourself to write regularly?
How do you feel about gruesome books?
How do you find time to read?
How do you find time to write?
How do you keep consistency in distance from the reader in your writing?
How do you keep consistency of voice in your writing?
How do you know when your writing is complete?
How do you make notes for your writing?
How do you make your writing follow a linear path?
How do you organize your writing space?
How do you organize your writing?
How do you think literacy can be improved?
How do you use metaphor in your writing?
How do you use vertical rhythm in your poetry?
How does your poetry change a tradition of poems?
How does your poetry fit into a tradition of poems?
How fast do you read?
How have you attempted to improve your writing?
How important is it for an author to use conventional grammar?
How important is it for an author to use conventional spelling?
How many "For Dummies" books do you have? Which ones?
How many books do you read a week?
How many books do you read in a year?
How many bookshelves do you have?
How many bookshelves do you NEED?
How much of your life is in your fiction writing?
How much privacy do you need to write?
How often do you buy books?
How often do you give books as gifts?
How often do you revise your work?
How often do you use a dictionary? Have you ever just read a dictionary?
How should children be encouraged to read?
How should children be encouraged to write?
How should poetry be introduced to children?

I am _________

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose to be?
If you could have a romance with any fictional character, who would it be?
If you could update the plot to a classic book to fit the modern world, what book would you choose?
If you were a writer and could write a sequel to your favorite book which book would you choose and what would be the title of the new book?
If you were going to start a book publishing company, what would you name it?
If you were setting up a writing workshop, what rules would you set?
If you were to create your own canon, what would be on it?

Is one thought per poem a good rule? Why? Why not?
Is proofreading in newspapers getting worse?
Is punctuation important in composition of poetry?
Is the canon important?
Is there a bookstore won't you ever visit?
Is there a place you want to visit because you have read about it?
Is there anyone in your family who doesn't like to read?
Is there anything you avoid reading?
Is your most recent writing coherent?
Is your writing compelling?
Is your writing dramatic?

Library or book store?

One good thing about the book you are reading now?
One thing that irks you about the book you are reading now.
One thing that irks you in a book?

Post a passage from a book you think we will be familiar with and we will guess the book

Rate the book you are reading right now

Re-write a situation that has happened in your life the way you wish it had been

Should books always have a happy ending?
Should books ever be banned?
Should journalists have to reveal sources?
Should men write romance novels?
Should people read classics because they are good for them?

Top ten books that make you laugh

Try writing with the hand opposite you usually write with. What does it look like?

What about the canon?
What are the scariest books on your bookshelf?
What are you reading right now?
What are your favorite classic books?
What are your guilty pleasure reads?
What are your strengths as a writer?
What are your weaknesses as a writer?
What author do you like writes under more than one name? Do you like their books regardless of name?
What author do you wish would come out with a new book?
What author has affected you?
What author moves you?
What author will you never read again?
What author will you read anything they write?
What author would you like to chat with?
What author writes too many new books?
What author's picture looks nothing like you thought they would look like?
What book are you reading this week?
What book dedication means the most to you?
What book do you feel didn't accurately portray human nature?
What book do you find magical?
What book do you remember for it's symbolism?
What book do you strongly recommend?
What book do you want to re-write the ending?
What book do you wish you had never read?
What book features intense friendships?
What book had a romance in it that seemed out of place?
What book had an unlikely romance?
What book has most changed your life?
What book has most changed your way of thinking?
What book is better than the movie?
What book recommendation changed your life?
What book repulsed you because of it's setting?
What book title most defines you?
What book title most defines your life?
What book would make the basis for a good tv show?
What books are on your reading list?
What books are overrated?
What books do you have in the house that you haven't read yet?
What books do you plan to buy soon?
What books have been in a setting that have really taken you there?
What books have inspired you to write?
What bookstore do you have fond memories of?
What character from a book would your dh be?
What character in a book have you not understood?
What character in a book have you really connected to?
What classic couldn't you stand?
What constitutes constructive criticism of writing?
What discourages you as a writer?
What do you find out about yourself through your writing?
What do you think of Ani DiFranco as a poet?
What do you think of fantasy books with their "own" language?
What do you think of specialty bookstores? (such as mystery only, feminist, etc)
What do you think when you re-read your journal entries?
What do you wish would improve about your writing?
What does the conduct of a character teach you about human nature?
What fantasy book characters or animals would you like to meet?
What friend would you NOT loan a prized book to?
What has affirmed your belief in your writing?
What has been your least favorite recent read?
What highly recommended book did nothing for you?
What is one thing you have always wanted to read?
What is one thing you wished you had more time to read?
What is poetry?
What is the best part about your writing?
What is the biggest challenge for you in writing a short story?
What is the biggest challenge in writing a love scene?
What is the canon anyway?
What is the great American novel?
What is the most realistic science fiction book you have read?
What is the poet trying to do in this poem?
What is the purpose of your writing?
What is your favorite book? 
What is your favorite bookstore?
What is your favorite Dear Abby advice?
What is your favorite Erma Bombeck book?
What is your favorite kind of writing pen?
What is your favorite setting for a book?
What is your writing space like?
What journalist irks you?
What magazine do you read most frequently?
What magazines do you buy at the store?
What magazines do you subscribe to?
What makes a short story a good read?
What makes for a great trip to the library or bookstore?
What metaphor do you feel is overused?
What motivates you to be a writer?
What movie is better than the book?
What newspaper columnist do you always read?
What newspaper do you prefer to read on Sundays?
What newspaper headline would you like to read about yourself?
What newspaper section do you never read?
What non-human literary character do you like?
What person did you gain respect for after reading their biography?
What person did you lose respect for after reading their biography?
What poetry should be in the canon but isn't?
What section of the bookstore would I find you in?
What setting do you look for books to be in?
What setting do you write best in?
What song do you think would make a good novel?
What style manual do you use?
What surprising title is on your bookshelf?
What three books do you want to read this year?
What time travel book has been believable?
What was the last book you read?
What was the most unbelievable science fiction you have read?
What will make you purchase a book?
What word most says what is on your mind right now? Write about it.
What words do you ofen use in writing?
What words do you OVERUSE in writing?
What writing moves you?
What's the best book that you've read in the past 6 months?
What's the worst book you've ever read?

When is the last time you wrote a personal, snail-mail letter?
When's the last time you received a personal letter in the mail?

Where do you get book recommendations?
Where do you keep your journal when you aren't writing in it?
Where have you taken a book that no one would believe?

Who encourages your writing?
Who reads the paper first?
Who would you love to read a biography about?
Who writes the best love scenes?
Whose autobiography do you think should have had more details?
Whose diary would you love to read?
Whose judgement do you trust on whether you will enjoy a book?

Why are so many people poets but poetry doesn't sell?
Why do you write?
Why have you joined a book of the month club?

Would you read someone else's diary? If yes, why?

Write a conversation out with a current challenge you are facing
Write a description of the person you would like to be
Write a description of yourself for people who don't know you.
Write a dialog with a part of your body
Write a five minute autobiography
Write a humourous story about a change
Write a love letter to yourself
Write a news article about yourself
Write a paragraph or more about how you are feeling right now
Write a plan for developing a quality you wish you had
Write a poem about a feeling
Write a poem about a quality of your personality
Write a poem about something you like
Write a poem about the word most on your mind right now.
Write a poem starting with "I love"
Write a poem titled " I wish"
Write a poem titled "I need"
Write a poem titled "I want"
Write a review of your day.
Write a Shakespearean or Italian Sonnet
Write a timeline of any period of your life.
Write a timeline of your life
Write a tv series about your life
Write about a dream you had last night
Write about a piece of art
Write about a typical day in your life
Write about something that is coming up in your life.
Write about the best day in your recent past
Write about your earliest memory
Write about your feelings about your life
Write an interview with a body part
Write an interview with your favorite author
Write for x minutes here about ANYTHING
Write out your philosophy of life
Write something about growing up
Write the first word that comes to mind. Now write a paragraph about that word
Write the negative things you say to yourself about your writing and rewrite them in a positive way
Write the steps you take when you start writing
Write us a poem using internal rhyme, assonance and alliteration (like Shelley's "The Cloud")
Write your first impressions of your current partner