Daily, genre-inspired writing prompts for authors, teachers, and journaling

Big Questions – December 25

What one question would you ask someone you know to be utterly infallible? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can...

Romance – December 25

“We hardly ever realize that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye.” -Carlos Castaneda, born this date in 1925. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is cut...

Mystery – December 25

Born on this date in 1899, Humphrey Bogart portrayed the stereotypical hard-boiled private eye in many films. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a group of your protagonist’s friends debate and...

SciFi/Fantasy – December 25

“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.”- Isaac Newton, born this date in 1642. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your antagonist’s carefully...

Literary – December 24

“Victory in combat is like sex with a prostitute. For a moment you forget everything in the sudden physical rush, but then you have to pay your money to the woman showing you the door. You see the dirt on the...

Journaling + Fiction – Decembe...

“The love of knowledge is a kind of madness.”C.S. Lewis Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a discipline about which you’re passionate that few others care about or understand....

Big Questions – December 24

Which of your five senses do you most fear losing? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer with a simple...

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