Welcome to the #DailyPrompt by the @daily.prompt, your daily freewrite writing prompt from the @Freewritehouse!

.Thank you so much, @mariannewest, for posting 2023 days of this daily prompt. Marianne is taking a well-earned break. Until she returns, the 5-minute freewrite prompt will be posted from this account, so don’t forget to follow!

Freewriting is a great way to start or maintain a writing habit. And we try to make it easy for you with a daily prompt!

Today's #DailyPrompt is

in custody

• Set your timer for 5 minutes
• Start writing
• Use the hashtag #freewrite #dailyprompt
• Publish your piece (include a link to this post if you wish)
• Copy and paste your URL into the comment section of this post.
  Or, if you don't want to publish your freewrite, just copy and paste as a comment under the prompt post.

Check the @freewritehouse for fun contests

...Spanish and English contests at the Freewrite House thanks to @latino.romano, @wakeupkitty, and @felt.buzz

Here is your invite to the Freewritehouse discord group

... Freewrite in Spanish: Check @latino.romano

Contests by Friends of the Freewriters

@ improv runs a weekly Punday contest. Check it out!

If you are running a contest you want to be listed here, let me know.

Writing help

• A free app: Grammarly. A lot of us are not native English speakers and I am finding it a helpful app. It will underline spelling and grammar mistakes. Remember that it is not always right -especially if you use complex sentence structures. Here is the link
• Remember The Most Dangerous Writing App. You set the time - 5 min - and start typing. Don’t stop!!! It will destroy what you wrote if you stop for more than 3 seconds - and backspace does not count as writing on the app. If you are prone to stop and think - this app forces you to keep going. You can make corrections after the 5 minutes are over.
• A timer. Egg timer is a free tool you can use on your desktop to set a time. This is useful for our freewrites or if you want to work in blocks of time and then take a break. Here is the link