National Poetry Month Prompts – Week Four

The final set of prompts for your writing enjoyment. Special thanks to Danielle Reed, the Girl Genius, for coming up with these!

Day Twenty-Three: Things I’d like to forget

Day Twenty-Four: Say the quiet part out loud

Day Twenty-Five: Things that have disappeared

Day Twenty-Six: That’s not the way I remember it– write about the Mandela effect

Day Twenty-Seven: What are you fighting right now?

Day Twenty-Eight: Write about the person or object sitting directly to your right or left

Day Twenty-Nine: Go through your drafts. Find a word you’ve used at least three times. Write a poem about that word, but don’t use the actual word

Day Thirty: Over it. What are you over right now?

National Poetry Month Prompts – Week Three

Here are the next set of prompts:

Day Sixteen: Write a poem about something that would normally be terrible but make the poem a happy one.

Day Seventeen: Write about a sign, omen, or warning.

Day Eighteen: Short phrases – no more than 5 words per line.

Day Nineteen: Write the apology YOU deserve.

Day Twenty: Some say the world will end in _____.

Day Twenty-One: I would prefer if we didn’t _______.

Day Twenty-Two: Things I wish I could remember.

Self-Care Creativity Day Five

We have the best intentions at heart but ______ gets in the way.

What gets in the way of your creativity? Describe a few things. Visualize it. Be honest with yourself.

For example… moving got in the way of us posting this prompt earlier today. 

Hello April! Time to Get Creative!

Hello April!

Happy National Poetry Month!

Let’s take these next 30 days to develop a habit of daily creativity.

This set of prompts is a list of single words or short phrases designed to allow you to take them wherever they want to go. Use whatever form of creativity that suits you. Examples include a poem a day, essay, 100 words of a short story, 1000 words of a novel, a photo a day, song lyrics, music, journal entry, drawing, painting, or whatever suits your fancy.

You simply need to get creative!

Enjoy!!!

April 2016 Writing Prompts

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts : Day 24

Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

crescent: growing
oneirophobia: fear of dreams
superbious: proud and overbearing

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 23

Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

presenteeism: the compulsion to spend longer at work than is required or to continue working despite illness

epistolophobia: fear of correspondence

tidings: news, information

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 21

Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

mollitious: luxurious or sensuous

gephyrophobia: fear of bridges

lambent: softly glowing or flickering

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 16

Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

eucatastrophe: a happy ending to a story

hypegiaphobia: fear of responsibility

puissant: powerful or influential

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 12

Use these three words to inspire you creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

lollygag: to spend time in an aimless or lazy way

acrophobia: fear of high places

zephyr: a soft, gentle breeze

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 11

Use these three words to inspire you creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

borborygmus: a rumbling or furling noise in the intestines

graphophobia: fear of writing

abode: a home