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

Romance – December 24

“Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn’t have been more wrong.” – Ava...

Mystery – December 24

42-time best-seller Mary Higgins Clark was born on this date in 1927. For a time, she worked as a Pan Am stewardess. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist describes working at a job no one...

SciFi/Fantasy – December 24

“The right to take a chance, the right to suffer. The right to be unwise, the right to die. These aims are hateful to the government, which values ever frightened mouse and falling sparrow as equal to a tiger...

Literary – December 23

“Romantic vision can also lead one away from certain very hard, ugly truths about life that are important to know.” – Donna Tartt, born this date in 1963. Writing prompt: Write a scene in...

Journaling + Fiction – Decembe...

“Perfect may not always be pretty but excellence is always elegant.”Janna Cachola Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the most elegant solution to a problem you’ve ever seen. Fiction...

Big Questions – December 23

Is it better to have hopes that you’ll never realize or no dreams at all? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you...

Romance – December 23

“In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” – Norman Maclean, born this date in 1902. Writing prompt: Write a scene representing a practice in your...

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