- Write about something that was forgotten.
- Start with “The week started out a disaster…”
- Take a walk. Describe what the leaves look like today.
- Write a conversation between a cat and a dog.
- Describe a lizard climbing a wall.
- Write about coins.
- End with “I took a deep breath of fresh air.”
- Write about a sports event.
- Take a deep breath through your nose. Describe what you smell.
- Start a story with “The window was broken.”
- Look up. Write a love story between the first two objects you see.
- Change characters’ names to ones w/ distinct ethnicity. Edit accordingly.
- Include these five elements: water, air, fire, metal, wood
- Encourage a friend to do some creative writing (and share TC’s URL)
- Do a story or poem based on one of your FUM answers
- Indulge in another art form today. Use as writing inspiration.
- Use an archived Sunday Brunch prompt to continue today’s exercise
- Give your character a weakness s/he believes is a strength
- Write about an early snowfall
- Stuck? Begin your next paragraph with “The worst thing possible…”
- Describe tears 3 ways, drawing on a different sense each time.
- List 5 things you want to do before you die; write 100 words about each.
- Write about a parent.
- Start with: “She stands up in the garden where…”
- Use these words: delinquent, scion, ingenious.
- Write about something that is unnaturally orange
- Dragging out the decorations, your character found something. It was…?
- Read some poetry. Let it inspire you to economize words.
- A secondary character is having a birthday. You main character doesn’t know.
- Sign up to receive The Writer’s Almanac!
- Write about a character wearing a real or figurative mask
