What is a freewrite?
Writing freely, with no thoughts nor worries about the final product.
You are free to write the truth as you know it.
You can use freewrites to create fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and lyrics.
Write from your own experience, write about what happened to someone else, or respond to the prompt as your fictional character would respond.
Don’t have a fictional character? Maybe this is the time to create a character.

How to use the prompts
Click on “Prompts.” Choose a prompt. Set a timer for 15-20 minutes. Write, using the prompt as an inspirational start to your writing.
As you write, don’t think and don’t plan what you will write next. Go with the moment’s energy.
Not the time for the critic
Leave your inner critic outside the door. Shrug off the editor that sits on your shoulder. Keep your pen moving, your fingers flying across the keyboard.
Write whatever comes into your mind.
You can edit, revise, tweak your writing later.
For now, Just Write!


If you get stuck
If you can’t think what to write next, either write the prompt and continue writing, or write, “What I really want to say.”
See where your hand takes you.
Your writing doesn’t have to make sense.
Write what you want
The aim is to burn through first thoughts. Say what you want to say. Don’t worry if it’s correct, polite, or appropriate.
First thoughts have tremendous energy.
First thoughts are the way the mind flashes on something.
Keep your hand moving, even if you think you have nothing to say.
Trust yourself.
Write whatever is on your mind.
This is the place to feel free to practice writing.


I can’t decide what prompt to use
No problem, let us make a suggestion, use the button below to navigate to a random prompt from our selection of nearly 2000 prompts
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I used to and now I don’t . . . Prompt #868
Read more: I used to and now I don’t . . . Prompt #868Defrost a freezer Change oil Empty ashtrays in a car Go to bars Go to outdoor concerts Look for a phone booth Bake Use a camera that is not in a phone Golf, swim, play sports Go to church Use a paper calendar Remember phone numbers Tease or protect a sibling or cousin Use Crisco…
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Childhood Games . . . Prompt #867
Read more: Childhood Games . . . Prompt #867Write about games you played or things you did as a child. Slinky Silly putty Rubik’s cube Chatty Cathy Barbie GI Joe Mr. Potato Head Matchbox cars Hot Wheels Jump rope Roller skate Ping-pong Spirograph Etch a Sketch Magic 8-ball Jacks Dodge Ball Board games Marbles
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Remembering Favorite Food . . . Prompt #866
Read more: Remembering Favorite Food . . . Prompt #866Write about: Favorite food from childhood. Party food when you were a teenager. Menu from early adult dinner parties. Animal crackers in a box with a string Cracker jacks in a box with a prize Jell-O mold salads Candy apple Green beans with mushroom soup Tuna melt Popsicles Popcorn: Homemade or movie popcorn Pink popcorn…





