First sentence prompts to start your holiday stories this year
Craving a more fiction-forward prompt? These first sentences will help get you started.
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Writing Prompts
Food-themed writing prompts for the holidays
The odds are lower that folks will be heading to Pennsylvania for some homemade pumpkin pie this holiday season. Maybe writing about food memories will help assuage the hunger pains? Read More “Food-themed writing prompts for the holidays”
Haunted House 2.0
From The Shining to The House on Haunted Hill, the idea of a house being haunted has long been a favorite of horror authors and … Read More “Haunted House 2.0”
Writing prompt: Crash
Describe a car accident from three different perspectives: One driver as the accident happens, a witness immediately after the accident, and the at-fault driver a … Read More “Writing prompt: Crash”
Poetry writing prompt: Snowball effect
Ever heard of a snowball poem? It’s a constraint in which a poem starts with a one-letter word and each word after it grows in … Read More “Poetry writing prompt: Snowball effect”
In the bag
Stuck inside lately? Live vicariously through your character for a bit with this writing prompt: What’s on the list of things your character would never, … Read More “In the bag”
St. Patrick’s Day Writing Prompt: 24 hours of luck
Describe a day in the life of a regular, ordinary, run-of-the-mill leprechaun.
Valentines for villains
It seems like protagonists get all the love – literally. But doesn’t the villain in your story deserve a little romance, too? Write a love scene … Read More “Valentines for villains”
Winter writing prompt: First snow
Write about the very first snowfall you can remember.
Fresh beginnings
Write a short story that begins with one of the following lines: Though she wasn’t one for gossip, Mrs. Jamison knew exactly who had … Read More “Fresh beginnings”
Featured Posts
New year, new writing goals (that you’ll actually keep!)
Need some help crafting some quality resolutions you’ll keep long past March? Here are some ideas. Read More “New year, new writing goals (that you’ll actually keep!)”
All the things I wish I’d known as a beginner horror writer
Want to write horror? Read this first. Read More “All the things I wish I’d known as a beginner horror writer”
From the Front Lines: Wanna write more in 2021? Try these tips.
A little shift in consciousness can create life-altering creativity. Read More “From the Front Lines: Wanna write more in 2021? Try these tips.”