Category: Writing Prompts
#Write30 – Poetry in Picnics
Did you go on a field trip or an excursion while in school? Go back to that memory and think about the place, the sensory details and the people who… Read more »
#Write30 – Fairy Tale Lessons
Which fairytales are you drawn to the most and why? Can you visualize one of your characters as if they were a fairy tale character? Your entire story or novel… Read more »
#Write30 – The Historical
No story – historical or contemporary happens in isolation. The shadow of the times impact literature and vice versa. Even in fantasy worlds, both major and minor characters are impacted… Read more »
#Write30 – The Proverbial
Pick a proverb you like – here is a web resource to start you off. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/proverbs.html Your task is to either a) Write a passage where your character uses this… Read more »
#Write30 – Significant Object
Describe a scene where your character loses something of emotional significance. What is this object? Why is it significant? Where or how did they lose it? Are they in conflict… Read more »
#Write30 – The Voice
Walter Cummins, former editor of The Literary Review, emeritus professor at Farleigh Dickinson University, and a short story writer, points out that a voice’s sound is created by such elements as “sentence… Read more »
#Write30 – Unexpected Events
Your character has just experienced something they didn’t expect. Like… Winning the lottery Getting an award or some sort of recognition Securing a place in their sports team Confront the… Read more »
#Write30 – You’ve Got Mail
Your character finds an old letter. Where do they find it? Who has written this letter? How old is this letter? Is it addressed to them? Does this letter tell… Read more »
#Write30 – Writers’ Pet
Imagine your character has / had a pet. What pet would that be? Tell us the origin story of how that pet came to be with them. Use the pet… Read more »