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

SciFi/Fantasy – March 27

“Here’s how it is: The Earth got used up, so we moved out and terraformed a whole new galaxy of Earths. Some rich and flush with the new technologies, some not so much. The Central Planets, thems...

Secondary – March 27

Wilhelm Roentgen, who discovered X-rays, was born on this date in 1845. Assuming we’d never discovered X-rays, explain at least five different methods of getting the same information about the human...

Primary – March 27

The person who wrote the song Happy Birthday to You, Patty Smith Hill,  was born on this date in 1868. What do you most look forward to for your next birthday?

Literary – March 26

“I don’t want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald in This Side of Paradise, first published this date in 1920 Writing prompt: Write a scene in...

Journaling + Fiction – March 2...

“An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to be so open that there is no keeping anything in or out of it.”Alfred North Whitehead Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes...

Big Questions – March 26

What causes you to lose control of your emotions? 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 “yes”...

Romance – March 26

“A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are survived with grace.” -Thomas Lanier — better known as Tennessee — Williams, born this date in...

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