Category: Prompts

What would you like to learn?

You can start by using one or more of these sentence starts:

I want to learn . . .

I want to learn how to . . .

I am learning . . .

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Instead of New Year’s Resolutions, how about writing a character sketch, either about yourself, or about your fictional characters.

Finish the following sentences as your fictional character would, or for yourself, perhaps a new way of looking at old ideas.

“Character Sketch”

My full name is:

I live at or near:

I live with:

Today I want:

Today I hope:

I am happiest when:

I daydream about:

If I had my way:

I don’t understand:

What I could do is:

Sometimes I think:

If I were in charge:

I get angry when:

People wouldn’t like it if they knew:

If only we had enough:

A person can’t be happy unless:

I never told anyone that I:

Five years ago:

Five years from now:

“Character Sketch” by  B. Lynn Goodwin, Writer Advice

The idea of using Lynn’s “Character Sketch” as inspiration for a new way of looking at old ideas is by Marlene Cullen.

Write an end-of-the-year letter. One you might send, or would never send.

You can capture how the year was for you, where you went, why you went there, what happened on that trip.

Or, it might be “I didn’t go anywhere and I didn’t do anything.”

You can write about a friend or a family member.

Or write about goals achieved, accomplishments met, or what was disappointing.

Just Write!

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My son said, “2020 was last week and lasted three years.”

Writing Prompt: Your take on the past three years.

Or:  Nothing prepared me for . . .

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If you could invent a holiday, what would it be called and what would it celebrate?

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Have you received random acts of kindness?

Have you given random acts of kindness?

Have you witnessed random acts of kindness?

Writing Prompt: Random acts of kindness.

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What would you appreciate seeing or happening this holiday season?

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Back in the day, many people sent Christmas cards with notes or the generic letter.

How about a tweak to the standard holiday greeting?

Write a note of appreciation, letting someone (alive or not alive) know what you appreciate about them. This is a note or letter you may or may not send.

Prompt: Write a note of appreciation.

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If you could thank someone (living or dead) for their influence on your life, who would you thank?

Many people would think of a family member.

How about this:

Write a thank you note to someone (living or dead), excluding family, for their influence on your life.

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