Writing Prompt: Heart vs Head
Imagine your car breaks down in a remote area that has no cell reception. Write a scene about the situation using your head. Write it again using your heart. Which scene do you like better? Why?
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Writing Prompt: Relationships
October 29 Writing Prompt: Relationships
Write about the best and worst relationships you have ever had. What made them good or bad? Write a self-help column (or a song) advising someone who needs to leave a bad relationship who doesn’t know how.
Writing Prompt: Government
October 28 Writing Prompt: Government
Do you believe our government is doing its job? Do you believe people need more rules? What policies would you change if you were in charge of the country? If you have something important to say, take time now to write a letter to your Congressman.
Writing Prompt: Intuition
October 27 Writing Prompt: Intuition
Write a scene (based on fact or fiction) where a character’s intuition saves him. When was the last time you followed your intuition or should have followed it? What role has intuition played in your life, if any.
Writing Prompt: Silence
October 26 Writing Prompt: Silence
Create a scene where the main character revels something important about his character without saying a word. As an alternative, write a scene from your life where you were silent or silence was (or would have been) the best option.
Writing Prompt: Kindness
October 25 Writing Prompt: Kindness
Imagine that it is your job to perform random acts of kindness without being identified. Make a list of ten things you would do. Write a flash fiction (300-1000 words) story where the character has this job.
Writing Prompt: Education
October 24 Writing Prompt: Education
Has your education served you or are there gaps that need to be filled? What online classes could you take or books could you read to fill those gaps? What is your opinion of education in America? How could it be better?
Writing Prompt: Depression
October 23 Writing Prompt: Depression
Have you ever been depressed or known someone who suffered from depression? What was the root cause? Create a character sketch for someone who is very depressed then create a scene that gives them hope.
Writing Prompt: Youth
October 22 Writing Prompt: Youth
If you are still young, write about the benefits and the disadvantages of your age. If you are “of a certain age,” compare your youth to who you have become. Are you older? Wiser? Happier? Is your life going the way you imagined it would? Do you believe George Bernard Shaw was right when he said, “Youth is wasted on the young?”
Writing Prompt: X-Ray
October 21 Writing Prompt: X-Ray
Write about a time when you have suffered an injury and needed an X-Ray. What caused you to get hurt? What activities did you need to stop doing during your recover? If you’ve never had an X-Ray perhaps you’re overly cautious or unadventurous. Are you afraid to take risks or are you just lucky?
