Writing Prompts to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

by | Mar 16, 2014 | Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Prompts, Prose, Writing

I enjoy looking around the web for writing prompts to keep my creative juices going. I have a few favorite places to go that always provide something obscure, fun, dark, or just plain ridiculous.

To me, the prompt isn’t as important as the writing that follows. Don’t do what I used to do – spend entirely too much time choosing a good prompt. The idea is to be taken by surprise and to let your creative mind do the talking. Think of it as improve – don’t plan the piece; write off the cuff. Let your mind take the lead when you choose a prompt and develop it into a story, a poem, a song, a piece of prose, or whatever your soul desires.

Some of my favorite spots on the web to find writing prompts:

Here are some writing prompts I have found online or made up on my own. Get started by writing for 15-30 minutes non-stop using the prompt of your choosing.

To escape a zombie attack, you have to go live in the woods by yourself. Make a packing list. (Source)
You receive a mysterious email and the subject line reads “Everything you know is a lie.” (Source)
“This discovery will change the world, if it doesn’t destroy it first.” (Source)

 

Stay tuned – this will become a regular feature on my blog. If you’d like to feature some of your own writing prompts, just email them to me or drop them in the comments. Happy writing!