Because many of you have mentioned you found writing helpful this semester, I’m providing a list of free sites that offer prompts to help you continue this work on your own. There are prompts for poetry writing, memoir and reflective writing, and fiction writing.

Some of these resources link to fee-based resources, but I am not recommending that you pay for anything–there is plenty of material out there for free. Explore! And keep writing….

Writing Prompts and Starters

General Writing Prompts:

From Poets and Writers, a list of prompts for writers written by fellow writers:

• https://www.pw.org/writing-prompts-exercises
• https://www.writersdigest.com/prompts

Prompts for Memoir and Reflective Writing:

• “Here are the 50 Best Journaling Prompts You Will Ever Read or Need” from the Thought Catalog
• “Journaling Prompts for Self-Reflection and Self Discovery” from Psych Central 

Prompts for Playwriting and Screenwriting:

https://pwcenter.org/playwriting-toolkit/5-prompts-jumpstart-your-weekend-writing

https://screencraft.org/2019/01/02/101-what-if-story-writing-prompts/

 

Prompts for Fiction Writing:

500 Writing Prompts to Help Beat Writer’s Block

Prompts for Poetry Writing:

https://writersrelief.com/2018/12/14/125-of-the-best-poetry-writing-prompts-for-poets-writers-relief/

• https://www.readpoetry.com/22-poetry-prompts-to-help-you-write-your-next-great-poem/

https://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/national-poetry-competition/resources/poetry-writing-prompts/