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Being a new writer, you must write something. You feel the burden of creating new ideas to level up with the expectations you put on yourself. Find inspiration from anything along the way, or find an excellent article online to borrow an opinion or two. Well, as Steve Jobs’ controversial terse formulation of sentiment goes, “Good artists copy; great artists steal.” It is not wrong to write the same as posted online; only do not copy verbatim. Plagiarism, hello? Three exact succeeding words will be a red flag, so be careful!
Write and enhance the whole idea.
Get inspiration and write your perspective in your voice.
My inspiration for writing is because I have promised an accountability buddy to prompt her with a writing topic every other day, and we have already started this week.
It compelled me to grab my pen and paper. Nah! My laptop lights up, and the white space winked at me.
Here are various writing prompts that can give you ideas on what to write for the next month.
What do you get from doing this?
It's a Brain work-out
It would be best if you had an inspiration. No topic to write about; this will give you a push or two or probably some nostalgia. And then you realize you visited a place you forgot already.
Hey! Welcome back.
Now, write!
Awakening the Artist in You
Maybe you have never realized it, but there are a hundred and one ways to put your skills into practice.
You have what it takes; you can be an excellent speaker, writer, poet, spoken poetry artist, and scriptwriter.
Writing prompts frequently opens a vault of creativity.
You Can Avoid the Blank Space Syndrome
At times, you encounter blank space or the writer’s block, and you tend to slam your head on the wall for the lack of stimulus. But having a prompt on what to write will surely entice you to rev up your machine and write something.
One word.
One sentence.
One paragraph, and before you know it, you have already poured your heart out.
Congratulations! You can start your blog now!
You can do this every other day, or if you want to keep the momentum, wake up every day with that impetus to write.
Here are 30 writing prompts for you to start with:
1. The oldest memory you can remember and write about it. It may be ice cream, a game, your birthday, or your favorite blanket. Describe it and the emotions that come with it.
2. Were you bullied when you were a kid? Or a bully? Or witnessed bullying, perhaps. Maybe there’s some secret lurking in your subconscious that you want to divulge. It was a long time ago anyway, or it’s time to let it go.
3. Your favorite grade school teacher. Did you have a crush on her/him, or did she/he hit you with her/his yardstick? How did it feel? Were you humiliated?
4. Your first ambition when you were a kid. When you wanted to wear that white gown your pediatrician wore. Or that yellow hard hat the engineer was wearing.
5. How do you feel when you see a rainbow? When did you know the colors have an acronym to remember them easily?
6. What do you do first thing in the morning? Do you say your gratitude? Are you thinking of breakfast and a steaming mug of coffee? Or are you the type to shower and then go?
7. How do you like your coffee? Are you the adult type? Like black coffee, strong, black, and sugarless? Or are you the 3n1 enthusiast? Or probably not a coffee drinker at all. So write about what you drink during a coffee break.
8. What is your fetish? Like you want socks on when you sleep despite summertime, or you rub your feet on the mosquito net when you’re lying down. Or you like holding something when you are idle. Anything. If it’s too private, then have it hidden in your journal instead.
9. The bird visits you and lands on your windowsill. Do you think it’s a messenger from the gods and goddesses? Or just a mere visitor who lost its inspiration to fly?
10. Why are you writing? Why did you come to this point? For lack of other work to do? Leisure? Hobby?
11. What did that stranger tell you when you sat next to him on a bus or a plane? Or you closed your eyes, pretending to sleep?
12. The first time you bought a pair of jeans from your savings. Were you ecstatic? I love Levi’s; I saved up for it for a few months.
13. That feeling of failure. Exam, maybe. A contest. How’d you feel during the announcement?
14. That time, you believed it was love. Perchance an infatuation. You thought the feeling was mutual, but.. Or your parents didn’t approve. The watershed opened, and you thought it was the end of the world. Heartbreak.
15. A friend you admired the most—her curly hair, a porcelain skin, or an expensive bag, probably.
16. That one musical instrument you wanted to learn for so long. Or possibly you are good at it. How’d you start training?
17. You were in a disagreement with your boss. Bosses are not always correct. Saying your mind out doesn’t mean disrespect. Or, what was the intention?
18. The memory of your first salary? Did you save it all? Bought a pair of kicks? I got drunk and dropped.
19. A place you dream of going. Anywhere. You want to go to the moon, go ahead. Or in the countryside in Switzerland.
20. No one remembers your birthday. How does it feel getting no greetings even Facebook and Viber have a reminder, but nobody sends you a single message that day?
21. You were chipped. You don’t use cards to purchase anything anymore. You have 24 hours, and you need to recharge before it gets another sunlight.
22. The shadow of the person next to you resembles an alien you see on YouTube and speaks gibberish. How’d you describe the encounter? The conversation and the thud in your chest.
23. Leaves didn’t fall in autumn. It’s hot as a fever. You have already disposed of your summer clothes. You have wool and leather in your wardrobe.
24. An encounter with a dead person. Maybe words you failed to say when she/he was still alive.
25. You meet your 16-year-old self. Any word of encouragement? Words of wisdom. Discourage her to grow up, perhaps.
26. Meeting your ex during his wedding day. “This could have been us.” Aw, that pain! Or, good riddance or simply, a mirthless smile. Or guffaws?
27. Seeing an owl in your neighborhood. In whatever form. It may be the largest or the tiniest. Do your research. Oh my! It's talking.
28. A nursery rhyme you still favor as a grown-up. What is your understanding of the lyrics against how you perceive it when you were younger? You’re humming; write the songs.
29. An out-of-the-country travel. The preparation and excitement. The shopping for travel organizers. Travel-lite or bring the entire wardrobe.
30. Long drive with someone you love most who doesn’t know how you feel. Exciting, yes? But... well, anything goes. Go on and write.
These are just month-long writing prompts; we can go on forever, but for now, putting you into this challenge and a new habit will keep you going.
It only takes 21 days to create a habit; before the month ends, you will have forged a new routine, a blog site, and a career.
You can write any form. Write an article, poem, or short story. Go on, lift that finger, and start typing.
Tomorrow doesn’t promise you anything if you don’t start today. Tomorrow never ends when you make it your alibi to begin anew.
Here’s the chain with a keyless lock; put a leash on that spirit of procrastination!
Because you are a writer, whether you are just starting, contemplating a writing career because you've been writing as long as you can remember, or planning to shift gears.
Write here!
Write now!
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