I love stories where nothing is quite what it seems so for this writing prompt your character has a habit off checking the calendar on his wall. First thing he or she does when they get up each morning is walk to the calendar and strike a line through the previous day’s date. However, on…
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Monday Writing Prompt-Fall and Spring
Fall (autumn) officially begins tomorrow but for those who live south of the equator it’s the first day of spring. For this writing prompt the words fall and spring have to appear in both the opening and closing sentences. Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Prompt-What’s on The Doorstep?
Catalogs selling Christmas items are arriving in the mailbox every day. It’s not officially the end of summer yet, but it got be thinking about gifts and packages so this writing prompt focuses on a character who hears the doorbell ring. They open the door but no one’s there. However, there’s a package sitting there…
Monday Writing Prompt-What Happened This Summer?
Summer doesn’t officially end until next month, but it’s the last week of August so some schools are already open while the majority of people head back after the holiday weekend. Students have lots to tell their friends about what they did during summer break. Even teachers fill co-workers in on where they went on…
Monday Writing Prompt-Back To School
You can’t miss that it’s back to school season. Sales and ads everywhere and therefore a good topic for a story. Your main character might be someone who’s heading into the classroom for the first time, a teacher, a child’s first day of school, or even an older person returning to university. Or maybe you’re…
Monday Writing Prompt-The River
Today’s writing prompt has a water theme. The title of the story is The River. It could be something happens to the river, something’s found in the river, or even a character has a Eureka moment while being by the river. Lots of choices here so have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Prompt-Dog Days of Summer
We’re at the mid-point of the summer season so for this prompt use the line dog days of summer somewhere in the story. It could be part of dialogue or an internal thought. It could even been the opening or closing line of the story. Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Prompt-Setting Goals
June is almost over and so is half the year. I’ve been reading lots of articles about setting goals and using the mid-year mark as a way to gauge how you’re doing. That’s what your character is doing too. What’s their goal, have they achieved it, and what were the consequences? Maybe they haven’t reached…
Monday Writing Prompt-Tennis Anyone?
Seems like it’s one sporting event after another this month. Today it’s the start of tennis at Wimbledon. Today’s writing prompt is all about a tennis ball. Your character is in the crowd and catches a stray ball. They keep it but when they get home realize that’s it’s not your everyday tennis ball. What’s…
Monday Writing Prompt-World Cup Fever
Whether or not you’re a soccer fan, it’s hard to miss that the World Cup is now underway. Current events and happenings are ideal for sparking story ideas so for this prompt, something happens to your character while he or she is watching a game…and no, it doesn’t have to be soccer. Maybe the character…