July 2003 Daily Writing Prompts Posted on July 31, 2003 by TC Editors Start with “It was a less-than-beautiful day.” Write about a remedy. Write about a regret. Declare your independence. Write about a test. The character has a secret obsession. Write about it Fictionalize a vacation experience Write about the reality of love Have the weather influence your plot Write about a guilty pleasure Write something from the point of view of a small dog. Have one of your characters write a letter to another author’s character. Take a walk around the block. Write a scene about something you saw. Write about a bus ride. If you were a bear, what would you be doing right now? Write about it. Write about a secret. Ask someone older than you to tell you a story. Write a movie or book review. Research an era for an hour. Type your name into Google. Write about a “witch hunt”. Write about excess. Make a tall building a key element in a story. Write a proclamation for “_________ Day”. Have a writing potluck–along with food, everyone brings writing to share. Write about a free range chicken Begin with “It was the longest road…” Your character can see into the future, how does she deal with it? Write about a worm farm. Create a character whose ethnicity is different from yours. Start with “I woke up in a tattoo parlor…” Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)