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February 2023
Daily Writing Prompts

Posted on February 28, 2023 by TC Editors

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1. Answer a question with, “Wait, what?”
2. Start your story with a viral video.
3. Write about a tune that’s stuck in your head.
4. Start with this line: “I was set up!”
5. Join us for a live Writing Chat every Sunday!
   1. Use the following five words: hook, turkey, predict, wrist, accent.
   2. Use the phrase, “I didn’t need to hear that.”
   3. Write about searching for that something you’ve almost forgotten about.
6. Start with this line: “I don’t fit that description.”
7. Write about a heating system failure on a cold day.
8. Start your story with your MC faceplanting in mud in front of witnesses.
9. Write about a machine making a mistake.
10. Start with this line: “I’ve had enough.”
11. Write about a meeting in the dark.
12. Join us for a live Writing Chat every Sunday!
    1. Use the following five words: scrap, first, transparent, trick, opposed.
    2. Use the phrase, “need to know.”
    3. Write about deciding what to eat.
13. Write about not celebrating a common holiday.
14. Write about a female character who eschews femininity.
15. Write about the life of an escaped pet.
16. Write about having embarrassing taste.
17. Write about looking at a closed book.
18. Write about a great opportunity.
19. Join us for a live Writing Chat every Sunday!
    1. Use the following five words: merit, ward, water, concept, charismatic.
    2. Use the phrase, “is that my phone?”
    3. Write about trying to do too many things at once.
20. Start your story with your MC making the next round of a competition.
21. Write about reclaiming a misused word.
22. Start with this line: “I don’t know if I can do this right.”
23. Rewrite a story from a different point of view.
24. Start with this line: “The lesson is…”
25. Write about returning to a cold cup of tea.
26. Join us for a live Writing Chat every Sunday!
    1. Use the following five words: cunning, chorus, fortune, hallway, formulate.
    2. Use the phrase, “fairly weak tea.”
    3. Write about trying to avoid conflict.
27. Start with, “How do I do that?”
28. Use these five words: court, daily, lobster, round, fancy

January 2023
Daily Writing Prompts

Posted on January 31, 2023 by TC Editors

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1. Join us for a live Writing Chat every Sunday!
   1. Use the following five words: heavy, fisherman, sin, inspector, justice.
   2. Use the phrase, “How much does this free stuff cost?”
   3. Write about brunch.
2. Write about living mindfully.
3. Write about missing the point of a holiday.
4. Start with this line: “It’s hopeless.”
5. Write about being too tired to think straight.
6. Use these five words: catastrophic, remove, boring, space, patterns
7. Write a ‘what if’ scenario.
8. Join us for a live Writing Chat every Sunday!
   1. Use the following five words: tile, cable, skate, doubt, fence.
   2. Use the phrase, “stay tuned.”
   3. Write about misusing a map.
9. Write about talking to a gardener while they work.
10. Start your story at a wedding where everything goes wrong.
11. Write about a machine that fails at a critical moment.
12. Use these five words: corgi, treasures, environment, moderation, toxic
13. Write a flawed explanation.
14. Write about evaluating someone else’s work.
15. Join us for a live Writing Chat every Sunday!
    1. Use the following five words: recruit, management, suggest, parade, suit.
    2. Use the phrase, “I would like to thank …”
    3. Write about an annoyance.
16. Write about a human-sized teddy bear.
17. Use the phrase “It doesn’t make sense.”
18. Write about an ugly sweater.
19. Write about a dead battery.
20. Use these five words: boost, shortage, pitches, distortion, subscription
21. Write about an unfamiliar food.
22. Join us for a live Writing Chat every Sunday!
    1. Use the following five words: horizon, articulate, name, dictionary, kick.
    2. Use the phrase, “I had such an experience when …”
    3. Write about losing something of no consequence.
23. Write about a flickering votive candle.
24. Start your story with a character watching an ’80s TV episode.
25. Write about hunting for a parking space.
26. Start with this line: “Hi, it’s me.”
27. Write about cooperating on a building project.
28. Use these five words: games, studying, faint, performance, months
29. Join us for a live Writing Chat every Sunday!
    1. Use the following five words: screen, list, growth, drawing, sandwich.
    2. Use the phrase, “That’s all, folks!”
    3. Write about deciding what to do with a day off.
30. Start with this line: “Is there anything I can do to help you?”
31. Use “You can’t leave until you finish this.”