writing prompts
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This week’s writing prompt is: NOSTALGIA Write about a personal experience – something you’ve enjoyed. It could be a family holiday, hobby, trip to the theatre, memories of being a scout or brownie, your first job, school days and so on. Immerse yourself in the memory and bring it to life as much as you…
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This week’s writing prompt is: TAKE A WALK Your walk can be real or in your mind. Use the senses as you take your walk. Describe the feel of the sun on your face, the whip of the wind or the sting of rain. There might be the scent of freshly cut grass, perhaps the…
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This week’s writing prompt is: NEW BEGINNINGS Spring is known as the season of new beginnings, where the natural word rejuvenates and revives, but what else could be a new beginning? Perhaps a relationship has come to an end and there’s the need for a fresh start. Or maybe someone has done something wrong and…
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This week’s writing prompt is: FLOWERS IN BLOOM At this time of year, we begin to see different colours – the bright yellow of the daffodil, the stark white of the snowdrop and the soft hue of the bluebell. Write a poem or story which features flowers in it somewhere. Make it burst with colour.…
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This week’s writing prompt is: TRAIN STATION What’s happening at the train station? Are annoying, crackly announcements being made over the tannoy? Are passengers hurrying along the platform, their shoes clacking? Is it a land train or the underground? Describe the smells – from a coffee shop perhaps or the feel of the hot air…
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This week’s writing prompt is: ESCAPE Who or what has escaped? Is it a person, animal or alien? Or does it relate to the escape of something else? Close your eyes and let your mind wander. Last week, your prompt was an opening line: A roar pierces the air close by. You don’t have to…
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This week’s writing prompt is an opening line: A roar pierces the air close by. Is the roar from a fearsome animal? Or is it a human cry of pain? Or one of triumph? Perhaps some children are playing. Or something more sinister could be afoot. Brainstorm a few ideas for fifteen minutes and see…
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My new weekly series is about writing prompts. Sometimes you’re full of ideas and your writing flows; other times, the ideas just won’t come. So I thought I’d give you a prompt each week that you can take away and work into something bigger, whether it’s a short story, non-fiction piece or poem. Your first…
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Hello, everyone. Here’s to a great week! Your new limerick challenge is: SANDALS Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SPIDER in it somewhere. You produced some hilarious limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: A spider’s an eight-legged creature Whose four eyes are quite a neat feature. Some big ones are hairy,…
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I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s nearly Friday! 😃 Here’s your new Thursday five-word challenge: BIRTHDAY So can you tell a story in five words using the word BIRTHDAY in it somewhere? Your word last week was PIGEON. Here are your PIGEON stories: Kim Smyth: No pigeons here, just seabirds. Pigeons are kind…
Esther Chilton 