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Writing Prompt 65: Radio Flyer
Let’s take the theme of childhood as our story starter this week.
Writing Prompt 64: End
Explore your feelings or a character’s feelings around ideas of perfection.
Writing Prompt 63: Desert
Whether fiction or non-fiction, this prompt invites you to create a narrative that captures the inner thoughts and emotions of a character or the landscape itself.
Writing Prompt 62: Jellyfish
Do you have fond memories of beach days or are they days that turned out to be quite unexpected? Explore a story that captures something alien and strange. What is hiding in the water?
Writing Prompt 61: Bird
In the short story, The Birds, Daphne du Maurier’s masterful use of language to create a chilling atmosphere is a lesson on how you might weave sound into your own storytelling.
6 Writing Prompts - Start With Still-life
A curated list of creative writing prompts centred around the timeless theme of 'still-life’. Find forgotten gems and discover new inspiration for your story-telling.
Writing Prompt 60: Steel Ball
Uncover the tension and power of opposites in this week’s writing prompt. From serene foliage to imposing steel, let’s find some inspiration in contrasts.
Writing Prompt 59: Sunlight
For this week’s creative writing prompt, dive into a story where a single morning reshapes your reality. Let your imagination go wild.
Writing Prompt 58: Museum
Nostalgic memories of a shared flat filled with eclectic treasures are the inspiration for this week’s creative writing prompt.
Writing Prompt 57: Hotel
Let’s investigate a story of uncertainty — of being lost in different ways— lost in a city, or in a stagnant relationship, or in the tangled labyrinth of one's thoughts.
Writing Prompt 56: Balloons
Release writer's block with this engaging exercise from Lynda Barry. Use this photograph to spark your creativity and explore some new ideas through your storytelling.
Writing Prompt 55: Desert Hills
Explore the power of weather in this engaging creative writing prompt. Delve into the chaos of extreme conditions and how they shape a character's experiences.
Writing Prompt 54: Fog
The narrative richness of weather can shape the mood, emotion and direction of your story. Start with this photograph for your weather-inspired tale.
Writing Prompt 53: The Sea
Find your writing focus for the week. Get deep into thoughts on decisions, doubts, and aspirations. Start journaling and chart your path forward.
Writing Prompt 52: Window
Kickstart your writing in 2024! Whether recovering from a party or hitting the gym, find inspiration in this week's writing prompt.
Writing Prompt 51: Gingerbread
Set out on a storytelling journey with this week's fairy tale writing prompt. Create an enchanting story featuring princes and princesses, or modern equivalents, perfect for sharing by the fire.
Writing Prompt 50: Twilight
What story can you find hidden in a quiet city street on a rainy day?
Writing Prompt 49: Urban Painting
What is the mystery behind this painting adorning an everyday postbox in Seoul? Who is this enigmatic Bird-Woman and what is her story?