The first book I remember taking out of the library was about a timid kitten whose natural curiosity was stiffled by its fear. With some lessons about caution, curiosity won. It should always win for writers.

And a prompt: imagine someone benefiting from curiosity.

Curiosity is Jet Fuel for Your Creativity | HOW Design

http://www.howdesign.com/design-business/design-news/curiosity-jet-fuel-creativity/

My writing space is mobile. But since I need a keboard, I also need a plug.
What’s yours like?

The Writer’s Room – NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/tmagazine/2014/02/14/the-writers-room/?h=xAQF8iyqH&s=1&enc=AZOxYgZUrvNAe1ebou72LhXfDdcwEspfNSvJxeKapjJAcelryjXS09DKOuAIV42pS2MZ60cw3wd59fC44wXW-Pv5EvVUy6AP1KhmfAZv2N5DLA∣=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=TM_TWR_20140220&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1388552400000&bicmet=1420088400000

This is one way to keep bookstores alive. Kudos to Jim Patterson.

And a writing prompt: How do your characters share their wealth?

The Check Is in the Mail: Patterson Sends Over $267,000 to Booksellers

http://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/61111-the-check-is-in-the-mail-patterson-sends-over-267-000-to-booksellers.html

If you’re a millennial, you probably already know these traits. If you’re not, how many of them — in good or bad incarnations — do your characters have?

Or try impatience as a writing prompt.

5 ‘Bad’ Millennial Traits That Are Actually Good for Entrepreneurs | Entrepreneur.com

http://m.entrepreneur.com/article/231620