Writing Prompts

Write three pages of dialogue with two goals in mind: Make every word count, and don’t bore the reader! Now, take one line from one … Read More “Talking points”

Choose one of these bits of overheard dialogue as a jumping-off point for a short story: • “What was the point of all that?” • … Read More “Eavesdropping”

Minimalism isn’t just effective for your household and your sanity; it can help your writing, too.   -Open your latest draft and copy a portion … Read More “The life-changing magic of tidying up (your drafts)”

Getting to know all your characters inside and out is the only way to truly understand their motivations, actions, and reactions. To get to know him, … Read More “A side, B side”

With so many distractions in everyday life, it’s easy to lose track of your goals – both the big ones and the small ones. Challenge … Read More “Give yourself a ten”

Beat writer’s block and learn historical fun facts at the same time with these writing prompts inspired by our nation’s first five presidents. Read More “Presidential prompts about our Founding Fathers”

Our “1,000 Words” writing prompts take a picture – beautiful, wacky, abstract, or otherwise – and ask the writer to write whatever comes to mind. … Read More “1,000 words: New sheriff in town”

Write an eight-line poem or flash piece using the following constraints:  The first and last lines should use only one-syllable words. The second and seventh … Read More “Eight lines, staggering syllables”