RAFT

=**A //RAFTS// writing prompt challenges a writer to assume a**= == =**__R__ole before writing, to write for an imaginary**= =**__A__udience, to write using a given**= =**__F__ormat, to write about a certain**= =**__T__opic, and to write with a certain**= =**__S__trong Verb in mind as he/she writes.**=

=//**For example:**//= =//***R**ole: an artist//= =//***A**udience: a Postal committee//= =//***F**ormat: a 16 line ballad//= =//***T**opic: using __ on a stamp//= =//***S**trong verb: inspire//=

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