Category Daily Writing Prompt

Today write about the cosmos. How do characters in the world of your story view the skies, stars, moons and planets if any are visible? Show people responding to a sudden change in the skies. Write for five minutes and… Continue Reading →

Today write about hair. What does hair symbolise in the world of your story? is hair subject to fashion, law, religious rite, coming of age celebration? How are people with more or less hair treated? Is it OK to be… Continue Reading →

Today write about cleanliness. Show a character reacting to cleanliness or the lack of it in their everyday life. Write for five minutes.d

Today write about writing – the marks and symbols used in your story’s world to record or celebrate events. Does the culture write on paper, parchment, leaves, stones? Are marks painted on walls or tablets, are the marks permanents or… Continue Reading →

Today write about renewal. What rites or ceremonies mark the start of a new era for your characters? Does the world of your story look to seasons, tides, moons, or rigorous calendars for marking the start and end of its… Continue Reading →

Today write about imprisonment. Who goes to prison in your story’s world? Who escapes internment? Do prisons have lockdown, are they open prisons based on trust and good behaviour? Show a prisoner in his/her daily routine – or show what… Continue Reading →

Today, write about stimulants. Does your story’s world have a coffee equivalent? If set in the contemporary world, show your character’s relationship with coffee/tea/any other form of pick me up. Write for five minutes and if you like, reward yourself… Continue Reading →

Today write about sleep. Show your character sleeping or being unable to sleep. What are his or her sleeping arrangements and rituals? Wrte for five minutes and see where this takes your writing.

Today, write about water. Show your character interacting with a body of water, large or small – a pond or a glass of water. How important is water in the world of your story? A dwindling resource, a plentiful one,… Continue Reading →

Today write about being lost. How many ways are there to be lost and how is being lost viewed in the culture of your story’s world? Is it shameful, embarassing, celebrated, secretly admired? Write for five minutes showing someone who… Continue Reading →