{"id":1830,"date":"2016-03-02T21:06:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T15:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writing-geeks.com\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2016-03-02T21:06:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T15:36:46","slug":"creative-writing-prompts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/creative-writing-prompts\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing Prompts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0099ff;\">Creative Writing Prompts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Creative Writing Prompts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writing-geeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/creative-writing-prompt.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1831\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1831\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writing-geeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/creative-writing-prompt.png?resize=575%2C320\" alt=\"creative writing prompts\" width=\"575\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/creative-writing-prompt.png?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/creative-writing-prompt.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What can you write in 10 minutes or less? Let\u2019s find out! For a quick creative writing exercise, try one of the 21 writing prompts below, excerpted from Chronicle Books\u2019<em> 642 Tiny Things to Write About<\/em>.\u00a0Each prompt was created by\u00a0a writing teacher at the San Francisco Writers Grotto to be done in\u00a010 minutes or less. For a bigger creative challenge, do one writing prompt a day for 21 days.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0099ff;\">21 creative writing prompts from\u00a0<em>642 Tiny Things to Write About:<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Write a eulogy for a sandwich, to be delivered while eating it.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Write the ad for an expensive new drug that improves bad posture. Now, list the possible side effects.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Think about your day so far (even if it\u2019s still morning). What\u2019s the highlight at this point?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Write the first communication sent back to Earth after humans land on Mars.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish this sentence: The smell of an orange reminds me of\u2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A genie grants you three tiny wishes. What are they?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s 1849, and you\u2019re headed West along the Oregon Trail. Describe the safety features of your state-of-the-art covered wagon.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Write the passenger safety instructions card for a time-travel machine.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>An undercover spy is about to impersonate you in all aspects of your life. Write instructions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Write your life story in five sentences.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s 2018. Where did you last see your jetpack on Saturday?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Which is the oldest tree in your neighborhood, and what has it seen?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>At a banquet in Kazakhstan, you are greeted as a guest of honor and served the traditional sheep\u2019s eyeball. Respectfully, you decline. You are then offered the sheep\u2019s tongue, instead. What\u2019s your excuse this time?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fill in the blank and keep going. \u201cI really ought to eat more_____.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aloha! You\u2019re a lost tourist on a locals-only beach in Hawaii. Talk your way out of a night mugging, using only surfer slang and sea turtle metaphors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Find a photo and write what\u2019s not in the picture.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>As a talking Chihuahua, what would you tell your humans about the new crying baby who now lives with you?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pick a place you\u2019ve never been to. Explain why you are moving there.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What piece of advice do you most often give and least often follow?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If you were given one extra hour today and you weren\u2019t allowed to use it for anything you\u2019d normally do (e.g.; eat, sleep, etc.), what would you do with that hour?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How\u2019s it going? Write the honest answer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/writing-geeks.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a> <\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">for<\/span><\/strong><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 21 Writing Prompts<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creative Writing Prompts Creative Writing Prompts What can you write in 10 minutes or less? Let\u2019s find out! 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