Writing Prompts

Writing Prompt #111 You and he agreed on three meeting places in the event of a disaster. You’re about to enter the last one. 3 Steps from Prompt to Story Take no more than 5 minutes to consider the prompt. Who is this character? Who is she going to meet? What does her world look like after […]

Writing Prompt #110 Name one of your greatest fears. Now write down all the ways that it secretly thrills you. Practice Writing in 3 Breezy Steps Sometimes, the thing we fear most is exactly where we need to go. It can be something we secretly want to do. Or something we want to explore but were told […]

Writing Prompt #109 Dialogue snippet: “She solves all her problems on her back.” Practice Writing in 3 Breezy Steps Take 5 minutes to consider the prompt. Who spoke the line? What does it say about the speaker? About the character s/he is referring to? How would you respond in this situation? How does your protagonist respond? Write […]

Here’s a professional writing technique to get your story unstuck. Sometimes the best way to figure out what happens next in your story is to ask yourself what wouldn’t happen. That’s according to Emma Coats and her Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. After practicing this technique in our writing prompt today, you’ll have a no-fail […]

Writing Prompt #107 Your protagonist buys a houseplant to prove something. Practice Writing in 3 Breezy Steps Take five minutes to consider how your protagonist got here. What is he or she trying to prove? (Extra points if he isn’t trying to prove that he can take care of something.) What prompted him to feel he had to […]