Writing prompts for March 2019! It’s here! This is something I plan to do every month as a way of exercising my mind to help me become a better writer. And what better way to do that than to put it to a use that benefits others as well?
Actually, my original intent was that it seems less complicated than writing about a single subject for paragraphs at a time in a coherent fashion. I’m a bit lazy, lol.
So, without further ado, here you go! 😀
- “That’ll buff out.”
“Buff out, a shattered mirror, does not.”
- Describe something that is brown and green without using the words, “brown” “green” “Earth” “plant” nor “tree.”
- Imagine a scenario where your character is flying in a half-scrapped airplane over the Arctic ocean, supposedly on their way to Spain, when a storm rolls in and they almost crash into an F-15 jet. The only possible thing that got them into this mess is a crate of rubber bands. And no, they are not made of contraband.
- Your character is thrown into an alternate universe where an alien war is raging and they have to stay under the protection of one side. Now they can’t go home. However, it’s not because they only want to stay alive.
- “Whatcha thinking about?”
“Polka-dots, beeping alarms, and sunny days.
Thunderstorms, summer nights, and cheese.
The color of white, hugs, and laundromats.
Music, tunnels, and narrowed eyes.
Swords, shields, and armor.
A rose for one cause being single is fun anyways.”
“He forgot about your anniversary again didn’t he?”
- Write a story based on these three things,
Red
Files
Time
without making them obvious.
- What would happen if your character was five minutes late to an event?
What are the consequences?
Is it life and death or something trivial?
Who would overreact to this scenario?
- Imagine your character on a boat sailing for shore when all of a sudden…. cats.
- You’re tired and you have the flu. You take too much experimental cough medicine by accident.
How did you get this experimental medicine?
What happens when you overdose?
Would you hallucinate?
What exactly would you hallucinate about? Real people? Fictional characters? Talking rats?
- Think of five things that would irritate your character. Each based off of one of the senses. Ex. nails on a chalkboard; Jello; sandpaper; the smell of lavender; the color of orange.
- Look up a list of phobias. Pick one at random and give it to your character. Now place them in a situation that attacks that very phobia in the worst way.
- A country prom dance turns into a mystery.
Keyword: wigs
- Describe the colors red and yellow as people.
- Create a planet where trees are actually fountains.
- An adventure through the Great Smokey Mountains turns into a comedy involving bears and peanut butter.
No, the bears do not get to eat the peanut butter. Unless you want them to.
- Christmas has rolled around again. Explain how this relates to the number 32.
- Write about the first time a blind person is able to see.
- What happens when a tree falls down?
What caused it?
Does it affect the wildlife? How?
What can the tree do to stay alive?
Is the tree old or young?
If the tree is anthropomorphic, is he/she pessimistic, optimistic, or something in between about this situation?
- 47 species of cheese reside on an island and build a civilization. What happens when humans find this island full of sentient dairy?
- What would absolutely break your character? Send them through their lowest low of all time? Write about it.
- A gamer loses WiFi right in the middle of his live stream. Explain how this could literally be the end of the world.
- Ever heard of Parent Trap? Write a similar story but with a triplet.
- “Stripes.”
“Whyyyyy?”
- Hovercars are the norm. Write about how that could turn into a complete disaster. Then write about how it could be turned back around for good.
- Write about these three things in one story/whatever you’re writing:
Valentine’s Day
A bowling ball
A cheese grater.
- Little House on the Prairie except on an alien planet far into the future.
- Water is considered as valuable as diamonds in one reality and poison in another. Explain why.
- What if chocolate is made illegal? Especially striped chocolate.
- What if grass, even though two inches short, is as hard to cut as a 100 year old tree?
- After building a website, you start receiving strange messages from strange people coming to your door. Later, you find out they’re codes meant for a spy whom they all mistake for you. The actual spy is dead. How do you get out of this mess?
- You know how squirrels have been growing popular in fiction like in Ice Age? Why don’t we try popularizing kinkajous?
Yup, that’s it. Thirty-one writing prompts for March 2019! Despite how late this actually is. 😛 I hope at least one of these have helped spark some inspiration and creativity for you. I realize some of them are quite challenging, great for those who really like to wrack their brains. 😉
I had to wrack mine to get these ideas to come, actually. It took me four days, lol. But I have it done now. Yay, me. And yay, you if any of these things help you start something wonderful. And it most likely will be. If you love writing, you’ll think of something great. 🙂 I hope you enjoy!
God bless.
-Jadzia Manx