- Begin with … The Bull charged
- Write about a badminton game.
- Describe a pair of dancing shoes.
- Write a character bio of a fish farmer.
- Be funny. Delineate the uses of hairspray.
- Write about your favorite chair.
- Write about a swimmer.
- Do dogs think? Write an article defending your theory.
- Write a dialogue of two roommates arguing.
- Start with “I think this compass is broken”
- Write about a man who wears ugly neckties.
- Write about a woman who smokes a pipe.
- Research the history of the harmonica.
- Write about a shopping frenzy.
- Begin with “The pump dripped”
- Play your favorite game.
- Write about a sickness or disease.
- Write about a ritual.
- Write about a nightmare.
- Write about something ironic.
- Write a letter to the editor. (Mailing it is optional.)
- Write a parody of a Christmas song or story.
- Finish something you’ve started.
- Write about your favorite holiday or holiday memory.
- Write about what you’re most proud of this year.
- Describe the sensation of a paper cut.
- Write about a table setting.
- Write about a crimson kimono.
- Describe the flavor of olive oil.
- Write your Holiday Thank-You notes.
- Happy New Years Eve! Write your writing resolutions for 2003.
Category Archives: WP 2002
December 2002
November 2002
Daily Writing Prompts
- Write about the morning after.
- Write about getting fired.
- Write a letter to someone you miss.
- Write a review of your favorite band.
- Write about someone’s 30th birthday.
- Start with “These directions don’t make sense”
- Write a story with a cistern as the focal point.
- Create a world that has only two colors.
- Write a dialogue between artist and model
- Write about the flavor and texture of squash
- Write about resolving a conflict.
- Write about a gold ring.
- Create a new type of animal.
- Blow soap bubbles. Imagine a journey in one of them.
- Describe what you like most about autumn.
- Write about a Sweet Sixteen party.
- Share your favorite writing site URL with the TC community.
- Tell us how you learned to dance.
- Create a character with multiple allergies
- Write your character’s will.
- Write “a message in a bottle”.
- Write about being cold.
- Choose 20 words at random from the dictionary & use them in a story or poem.
- Start with “I remember…”
- Write about an autumn storm.
- Write about a spelunker.
- Start with “When we reached the summit …”
- Write about an Internet love affair
- Research pretzel making
- Create a contemporary story featuring a Goddess from Greek mythology
October 2002
Daily Writing Prompts
- Write about a sleepless night
- Write about a day dream
- Begin with “They slept in separate rooms “
- Describe a seedy motel room
- Determine to remember your dreams and Write about them.
- Write about a spiritual experience.
- Describe your image of God or Goddess
- Begin with “I always knew”
- Research the history of Guatemala.
- Have fun, collect leaves today.
- Ask relatives to tell you their favorite family stories.
- Write about an object you’ve found recently.
- Cut interesting images out of magazines. Arrange them and Write about them.
- If you had three wishes, what would they be?
- Describe someone’s hand in great detail.
- Write a piece of music in words.
- Write a page of your novel in script form.
- Try painting or coloring something.
- Write a letter from your protagonist to his/her mother.
- Write about an anniversary.
- What are you thankful for?
- Write about something small but significant.
- Write about being in or under water.
- Re Write or revise an old piece.
- Write about love without using the word ‘love’.
- Write about your dream island.
- Write a letter complimenting someone who waited on you today.
- Write a character profile of an evil coward.
- Write about life before cable television.
- Write a scene featuring an etui.
- Write about something false as if it were true.
September 2002
Daily Writing Prompts
- Write a story that begins, “It was the first of September”.
- Write about a day off.
- What does patriotism mean to you?
- Write about going back to school.
- Write about a rehearsal dinner.
- Wrtie about crossing a bridge.
- Write about bridging a gap.
- Write about playing bridge.
- Begin writing with “He was the dealer”
- Research the uses of industrial hemp.
- Write a letter to a loved one, or Write one for your character.
- Write about a doctor’s appointment.
- Describe an autumn scene, focusing on the sensory detail.
- Write about something that is purple.
- Write today’s horoscope for your character.
- Write about a signifigant childhood event.
- Describe in detail your favorite flower.
- Tell us about a walk you took.
- Write the same scene as viewed by three different characters.
- Write about a family dinner.
- Write about being watched.
- Start with “It was a little after four o’clock…”
- Write a RANT about something that really bugs you.
- Write a piece using the 10 most beautiful words you can think of.
- Write in a different genre than you normally do.
- Write a tongue twister today.
- Write about sea shells.
- Begin with “I refuse to wear underpants”
- Word game. How many words can you find in recipients.
- Have fun. Wink at everyone you see today.
August 2002
Daily Writing Prompts
- The color gray is an imperfection of light, explore that imperfection.
- Revisit something you wrote a year ago.
- Write about a house from the perspective of a mouse.
- Write a story based on a favorite song.
- Be proud today! Tell everyone you are a Writer.
- Describe a dogs paw.
- Describe a cat cleaning herself.
- Write about the comfort of a pair of old shoes.
- Begin a story with the smell of death.
- Research the story behind your state flag.
- Write a character profile of a twelve year old.
- Describe the sound of a door opening and closing.
- Write an ode to rain.
- Write about a person who has a peculiar way of walking.
- Study a spider web today.
- Write about learning to ride a bike.
- Write about being lost in a crowd.
- Notice the eye color of everyone you talk to today.
- Research a market for your work in progress.
- Begin writing with “The sunset…”
- Go stargazing. Write about a constellation.
- Write a piece using the 10 ugliest words you can think of.
- Write about something hot.
- List your obsessions. Write about one.
- Write about being away from home.
- Write a story based on a painting you admire
- Write about the feel of baby oil.
- Write about a hunt
- Write about a moment when time has no meaning.
- Enjoy and Write about eating corn on the cob.
- Play day, have fun with clay today.
July 2002
Daily Writing Prompts
- Write about something quintessentially Canadian.
- Describe a trip to the dentist.
- Write about a missing pet.
- Write about something quintessentially American.
- Jump in a natural body of water & describe the experience.
- Write about a cat entering a paper bag
- Explore the color orange
- Describe a sea shell
- Write about a rose
- Play with clay today. Enjoy the sensuality
- Write about the sensation of diving into water
- Describe the first insect you see today
- Create a mystery involving a co-worker or family member
- Happy Bastille Day! Celebrate revolution and change
- Write about your favorite pair of shoes
- List the 10 things you want most in life. Write a story about one of them.
- Write about the neighbor’s pets.
- Write about your last vacation.
- Research a new writing market.
- Write about about a computer crash.
- Write about what you were doing one year ago.
- Start with “This is just to say…”
- Write about a teacher who noticed you.
- Who can you sit in silence with?
- Write about preparing a meal.
- Research the childhood of your favorite author
- Support your local library. Volunteer.
- Write a character profile of a postal employee
- What are the possibilities of a cucumber?
- Write about a hardware store
- Write about what you don’t believe
June 2002
Daily Writing Prompts
- Write a letter to your favorite fictional character.
- Write about eating an ice cream cone.
- Write about a bad day at work.
- Write about a good day at work.
- Write about an ordinary event, through the eyes of a child.
- Describe the sound of boiling water
- Write about the colors in a candle flame
- Write about the smell of fertilizer
- Write the dialogue for your “dream job” interview
- Enjoy a new sensation. Take an herbal vinegar bath.
- Write something that is based on a superstition.
- Listen to some children on a playground and Write about what you overheard.
- Draw a picture of something you want to Write about.
- Write about a monster.
- Describe the life of an inanimate object.
- Write about something old.
- Write about something new.
- Write about something borrowed.
- Write about something blue.
- Write about a wedding.
- Write about the first kiss you *wish* you’d had.
- What do you feel guilty about?
- Write about the sound inside a shell.
- Write about process. How do you begin?
- Write about a time you felt bullied.
- Have your character make a bad choice
- Reread a favorite book, just for fun
- Try genre writing (horror, romance, etc.)
- Get a beginning and run with it
- Celebrate half a year of hard work! Treat yourself today
May 2002
Daily Writing Prompts
- Write a letter to your favorite fictional character.
- Write about an annoying co-worker.
- Write about the circumstances that led to an appointment being forgotten.
- Write about what you do for others without expecting anything in return.
- Write about a bad habit you can’t break.
- Write 27 sentences containing the word easy
- Study the sky tonight. Create your own mythological constellations
- Create a character profile of a clockmaker.
- Re Write your favorite poem in prose.
- Be bold, eat something you’ve been afraid to try.
- Research the history of tatting
- Write a story featuring a Rose of Sharon
- Write a letter to your grandmother or grandfather.
- Allow color to enter your current work in progress.
- Talk to every animal you see today.
- Do something you love but never have time for.
- Write from the POV of one of your parents.
- Write about a look-alike (not a twin).
- Take an online test.
- Start a story with a famous line from a famous movie.
- Get revenge: Write a complaint letter.
- Write about the first time you used a computer.
- What makes a house a home?
- Pick a sentence at random from a favorite book and use it as a starter.
- What’s your opinion of altruism? Defend it.
- Stuck in a story? Yank the carpet out from under your character
- Begin a new story/poem, using the weather you’re experiencing today
- Usually Write prose? Write a poem. You’re a poet? Write a story.
- Write about a small-town celebration
- Send your character into (or out of) the Big City
- Review your writing goals. Make new ones to replace any that aren’t working
April 2002
Daily Writing Prompts
- Take a poem for a walk
- Write about a tire
- Create a character profile of a telemarketer
- Research the history of broommaking
- Good Hair Day! Explore the texture of hair
- Play Day. Get out your crayons and coloring book. Have fun.
- Look in your junk drawer, pick an object and Write about it
- Be an alien today. View your world as if you’d never seen if before.
- Write a story featuring peacock feathers.
- Write about the fragrance of spring.
- Write about a trip to the library.
- Write about a circus.
- Write about a secret message.
- Write about a bowl of soup.
- Write about what you would do with a large tax refund.
- Describe the last restaurant you were in.
- Go to a cafe or park and take your notebook.
- Say hello to a stranger.
- Write a story based on your horoscope for today.
- Write about a long-lost love.
- Write your own obituary.
- What are you willing to fight for?
- Write about a character who can’t eat.
- Start with: “A cheap red wine hangover is absolutely THE WORST”
- Write about “makeshift memorials”
- consider your favorite beverage. List every word that comes to mind.
- “Only the good die young.” True or not?
- Write about someone in over his/her head
- Set a story in an unsavory place
- Research contests and find some to Write for, even if you don’t enter
March 2002
Daily Writing Prompts
- Start a story with some form of the word “march”.
- Re-read your favorite book
- Write about a kiss, and post your scene or story at PP!
- Start a story with the line “I don’t like Mondays”
- Write about your best friend
- Write about a piece of wood
- Write a short story about a person listed in the obituaries.
- Research the origin of your city’s name.
- Write about your favorite store.
- Write about a dream you’ve had more than once.
- Write about a pet.
- Write about a photo album.
- Write about a current character’s grandparent.
- Set a scene in an ancient ruin.
- Write an “Ides of March” story.
- Listen to music you normally wouldn’t.
- Write a poem about a teacher you had/have.
- Describe your last waitress/waiter.
- Start a story with a nonsense word you invented.
- Write about a disgusting habit.
- Watch a movie, then Write a review.
- Write a letter to a friend.
- Make a list of 10 things you’re fabulous at. Write about one of them.
- Write about the difference between “gray” and “grey”.
- Slowly eat a piece of fruit, savoring each bite, then Write about it.
- Write about the cold
- Write about a reptile
- Write in a genre new to you
- Write about a row of books
- Write about a bowling alley
- Submit a story to an e-zine