Writing Prompts for Jan/Feb

Don't forget to bring a story, poem, essay, memoir, using one of the following prompts as your subject
to our meeting on Feb. 8th
I look forward to hearing them!

1. Memoir, Write a favorite memory. Can be from childhood or anytime of your life.
2. Tell about your pet. Current or no longer with us.
3. Write a story about your pet. This can be true or fictional.
4. Tell about a special skill you have. Working with wood, gardening, cooking, sports, dancing, teaching etc.
  •  Write a story about using this skill.
  •  Write a how-to regarding this skill.
5. Write a love story or poem about a loved one.
6. Write a love story or poem about love gone wrong.
7. Tell about a concert you attended or were part of.
8. Did you play in a band? This may be a high-school marching band, a garage band with your friends, a band at church, or any other type of band you were part of.
9. Write about a place you visited while traveling.
10. Write a review of a book or movie you recently read or saw.
11. Write about the impact of a book or movie from your youth. Something that influenced your life (even for a short time.)
12. Tell about a special place. This could be from anytime in your life.
13. If you could meet anyone, living or dead who would it be and why. Write about it.
14. Where do you place in your family? Were you the oldest, middle, or youngest child? How did this affect your life? Write about it.
15. If you were a super-hero, what would be your super-power? What would you be called? What would your uniform look like? Write a story involving you as your super-hero self.
16 If you won the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, what would you do?
17. Write about a tool or object you have that not many people have heard of. Describe it. Give instructions on how to use it.
18. Tell about a very hard time in your life. What did you learn from it? Did it make you stronger or leave a scar that won't go away?
19. Write about a favorite song. What is the meaning of the song? What does it remind you of?
20. Tell a story about a game you enjoy. Could be true or fictional. Make the reader enjoy it even if they don't know how to play or don't care for it.
21. If you were to write a logo for yourself, what would it be? Where would you want it displayed?
22. What are you most afraid of? Write a story about it. True or fictional. Make the reader feel the fear.
23. Have you ever been on a diet? Write a story about trying to lose weight. True or fictional. Is it a comedy or a horror story?
24. Pick an animal of your choice. Write a story from that animals point of view. This can be for children or adults.
25. Pick one of the following pictures. What is happening? Write a story using it as your theme.

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