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”
Write a poem, essay, or flash nonfiction piece about the first time someone in your family failed you.
“A good way for getting in touch with childhood memories is to think in terms of specific emotional high points,” says Susan K. Perry, author … Read More “Back log”
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”
Make a list of 10 New Year’s Resolutions for each character in your novel. What do they hope to achieve this year? What have they … Read More “January writing prompt: Resolute”
Gearing up to pen your 2019 writing resolutions? Here’s a quick tip: Focus on concrete goals (I will write for X minutes on Monday, Wednesday, … Read More “New Year’s resolutions for writers”
Write a story that takes place during the winter solstice, an astrological phenomenon that occurs on the shortest day and longest night of the year. … Read More “Solstice writing prompt: Winter warmth”
This holiday season, pay extra attention to the stories being told in classic seasonal songs. Choose one and build a story around it. Include dialogue, … Read More “Holiday writing prompt: Jingle bell twist”
If you could go back and relive one particular Christmas or Hanukkah, which would it be? Why? Would you do anything differently this time around? … Read More “Holiday writing prompt: A second helping”
Working on a book for young readers? Here’s what not to do. Read More “5 terrible, horrible, no good, very bad children’s book mistakes”
Fully developing the setting of your work can lead to richer characters and deeper plotlines. Read More “Beyond the backdrop: Mastering setting in fiction”
All writers will receive rejection letters, but all “no’s” are not equal. Read More “Ranking rejection”
