200 Writing Prompts
David Stoddard
Smashwords edition
Copyright 2008 – David Stoddard
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Greetings.
My name is David.
I am The Unmotivated Motivational Writer.
The cliché about not knowing what to write about is as old as the hills. Yet the question still comes up at conferences, online chats and the occasional random phone call one happens to receive in the middle of the night.
So, one night, (I mean morning after receiving such a call), I decided to just type out a quick list of things one could write about. They are not so much as to be something which will be published in anything more than one’s own journal or blog, but just something to write about.
Some of the following prompts may not make sense at first read (or 27th read on occasion). But go with it. See what comes to mind. Remember, this is just to get you writing, to start something, to push past things in your mind. What you write here may never see the light of day, but it could be the start to something. (After all, it’s said Seinfeld was a show about nothing).
So, with that out of the way, I will now let you get started with something new (see prompt #1).
Write well, write often.
-David-
The Unmotivated Motivational Writer
http://www.djstoddard.com
WRITING PROMPTS
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I'm beginning something new.
One potato, two potato, three potato...
Just 24 hours earlier, I was...
Write about next year.
Write about what you want to be.
Write about what you never want to be.
Write about a bee.
My soul is in my shoe.
Write about a butcher.
Music is...
I get so emotional watching...
Write about potato chips.
The first time I had cotton candy...
The last time I was a kid was...
My favorite sport.
Writing a book would mean...
What is your alarm clock thinking?
My addiction is...
Walk down your childhood street.
These jeans fit...
Write about a baker.
Paper or plastic?
Write about someone sleeping.
Thirty-year-olds are....
My grandma always told me...
Write about a broken television.
American Idol sucks, elaborate.
What's funny to you?
Boxers or briefs?
What's in your purse/briefcase?
What would you steal? (if it were ok).
Write about vacuuming.
You find a dollar in the parking lot.
The first book I read was...
I can still...
I want to...
What would your coffee table say?
Write about a candlestick maker
I want to visit...
Education in this country...
Write about a teacher.
My favorite subject has been...
Grade school...
What high school romance. I was busy...
Can you draw Tippy?
My first pet was...
Write about fleas.
CDs or IPods?
Write about funny stuff at work.