48 Writing Prompts

Burley Fisher Community Press

Got writer's block? Need some literary laxatives?

Look no further! Get the creative juices flowing with prompts such as:

• Write a few sentences immediately before bed and put them under your pillow. Immediately when you wake up, write a few lines on the other side of the paper.
  
• Plagiarise a favourite piece of writing (from memory).
  
• Write a sentence that describes a day. Write a sentence that describes an hour. Write a sentence that describes a minute. Write a sentence that describes a sentence that describes a second.

• Think of a person who you have an unresolved situation with. Unbeknownst to you, they meet one of your parents, or a partner, for the first time. How does this person perceive them?