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Prompt Ideas

Specific prompts to use in your writing.

Inspiration From the Art World

Write a short story or poem inspired by a painting or any other form of artwork. Think about the senses evoked in the artwork (sounds, tastes, smells, ect.). What are the stories behind the painted objects or people?

Word Progression

Starting underneath the word "cardiac arrest" write a list words for a page. Each word should be related to the one before it. Then compose a poem using most of the words from the list.

Four Seasons

Imagine a setting and describe the place four times, changing each description according to the season.

Random Title

Look in a newspaper or magazine to fins a random title for a short piece of writing. Ex: "A short walk across fox plaza"

A Different Perspective

Try writing from the perspective of a building, a boat, a tree, or any other inanimate object. What are the things going on around them? What is their history? What emotional moments have they witnessed?

Dramatic Moment

Tell the story of a dramatic moment in your life, but weave in one secret and one lie.

Villain

Write a short story in which you are the villain.

Literary Character

Write from the point of view of a literary character who changed your life.

Know Nothing

Write about something you know absolutely nothing about. Make all of it up.

Each of the above prompts was taken from or inspired by...
Bronson, Po. 642 Things to Write about. San Francisco: Chronicle, 2011. Print.
Gillard, John. The Creative Writer's Notebook. England: Metro, 2015. Print.

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