1. I usedto have a teacherwhowouldhave usfreewrite towritingpromptshe wouldwriteonthe
whiteboardwhenwe were inelementaryschool.We wouldspendthe firsttenminutesof class
everyMondaymorningwritingaboutdragons,time travel,orourweekends.
Afterthe 4th grade Englishclass,Istoppedusingwritingprompts.WhenIstartedwritingthousands
of wordsperday,thischanged.I couldn'tthinkof anythingto write aboutsome days.Onotherdays,
I had a theme inmindbutcouldn'tfindthe wordsto expressit.Writingpromptshave provenan
invaluable tool inovercomingwriter'sblockandputtingpentopaperquickly.
A writingpromptisa topicthat you can base yourideason.You're free todo whateveryouwant.
WRITING PROMPTSHAS MANY BENEFITS
1. Get a piece of paperanda pen.Insteadof ponderingwhattowrite about,writingprompts
provide youwithatopic to beginwritingaboutrightaway.
2. Perfectioncomeswithpractise.Writingpromptsaidinthe developmentof yourwriting
"muscles."Thishabitwill make iteasierforyouto begin writingandteachyouto write forextended
periodsof time.
3. Developyourimagination.Writingpromptscanhelpyousee the worldinanew lightor inways
youneverthoughtpossible.
Perhapsyoushouldputyourheaddownand complete thatnovel.Ormaybe youhadto finishthat
blogarticle yesterday.Whateveryourcircumstances,
WRITING PROMPTSTO GET YOUR CREATIVEMOUSE
1. Tell us aboutyour favourite summervacationasa kid.
2. Your novel'sfinal wordsare,"Asnightturnedtoday, he beganto comprehendthe truth."Now go
finishthe restof the storey.
3. Make a tale outof one of your mostrecenttexts.
4. In the previousmovie yousaw,addan original scene.
5. There is a quarrel betweentwobuddies.
2. 6. Describe yourfavourite teacherinafew sentences.
7. You notice somethingunbelievableoutside the window.
8. Describe the firsttime youtooksomeone'shandinyours.
9. Describe the lastthingor personwhomade you happy.
10. Describe asituationwhenyouwere lost.
writingprompts PreventsThatSinkingFeeling.