Writing Prompt: Write About Confrontation

Write about something you have been putting off and need to confront. Why have you not dealt with this challenge? What are you afraid of?

Writing Prompt: Write About Your Greatest Lesson.

What has been your greatest lesson? Who taught it to you? Write about the lesson you learned or are still learning.

Writing Prompt: Write About Spontaneity.

When was the last time you did something spontaneously? Did it work for you? Write about what prevents you from being more spontaneous and what (if anything) you can do to rectify the situation.

Writing Prompt: Write About Passion

What motivates you? Write about your passion and your deepest desire. Who would you be if nothing was stopping you? Give this passionate character a name and describe him or her in detail.

Writing Prompt: Write About Reflections

What we project into the world often comes back at us through the behaviors of others. If you stopped a certain behavior (you know the one), what affect would it have on the people around you? Write a scene about this.

Writing Prompt: Write about Release

What are you holding on to that you no longer need? How would you feel if you finally let it go? Write about releasing the attitude, belief, person, situation, etc. that just needs to go

Writing Prompt: Nightmare

What keeps you up at night?

What inner conflict has become a nightmare?

Write your way into a better situation.

Writing Prompt: Action

Whatever we resist persists. What have you been ignoring?

What would happen if you finally took action?

Write about that outcome.

April Writing Prompts

April, traditionally a rainy month, is a good time to contemplate the wisdom we all have within us. The writing prompts for this month are inspired by Native American teachings found in, Medicine Cards and Sacred Path Cards by Jamie Sams. Read the prompt and then spend at least five minutes writing your response to the question or commentary. If the prompt inspires you, keep writing.

April 1 Writing Prompt: Fertility.

Are you being as fertile or prolific in your writing (or in your life) as you would like? Write about what it would take for you to become more fertile with your words, your work, your relationships. What seeds need to be planted?

March 31 Writing Prompt: Facing Reality

So often the reality of a situation is so painful, we refuse to face it. Write about a situation where an individual (maybe yourself) refuses to face reality. What is this person avoiding? Why is he or she afraid to fact the truth of a particular situation?