Writing Prompts Archives

4 writing prompts to overcome the perfection habit

Jun 18, 2018 | Writing, Writing Prompts

Perfection doesn’t exist. I know you know this, but somehow you keep trying to find it. You do it when you go back to edit before finishing your first draft. You do it when you stop your freewriting to cross things out. And that fear you feel before sitting down the...

Use your five senses to fill the blank page #writingprompts

Oct 26, 2017 | Writing, Writing Prompts

A blank page is a terrifying sight. What will you write? Will it mean anything? Will anyone want to read it? Yeah, I know, people often tell you “Just start writing,” but that’s easier said than done. That’s why writing prompts are so...

Writing Prompt: Writing Strong Male Characters

Jul 1, 2015 | Writing, Writing Prompts

I’ve been sitting on this prompt for a little while, but I got distracted by the news. It’s been so damn awful lately. Not that the news is any better, but I figure it can’t hurt to have a distraction. A couple weeks ago, I was sitting there, minding...

Writing Prompt: What will you say about yourself when you’re gone?

Apr 15, 2015 | Writing Prompts

If you want to, you can look for me in the evening sunset or with the earliest spring daffodils or amongst the flitting and fluttering butterflies. You know I’ll be there in one form or another. Of course that will probably comfort some while antagonizing others, but...

Unravel the writing process to stop writer’s block

Apr 14, 2014 | Writing, Writing Prompts

Unraveling your own writing process can be tricky. I talk a big game about never experiencing writer’s block, even going so far as to say I don’t believe in it. Instead, I believe there are different ways to approach writing that allow you to move forward...

Writing Prompt: How-to create deep impact with simple imagery

Jan 6, 2014 | Writing, Writing Prompts

Have you seen the Six Feet Under series ending scene? It is without a doubt my favorite scene in all of television or film. Ever. I’m not the only one who still cries when they watch it. Why? Because in just seven minutes, you see future, past and present filled...