Writing is my passion. From as long as I can remember, I have wanted to write something. I use writing as a way to convey brand messages, write down my thoughts, even to create stories for my children.
But recently I had really gotten into a writing slump. No matter how hard that I tried, I couldn’t get the thoughts in my head to flow to the paper (or keyboard as it may be). I was stuck, I had writers block.
Writers block, that tricky little phenomenon that haunts creatives, academics, and everyone else at some point or another. It is so annoying, especially when you make money writing!
So, I decided to take a little time off and just explore writing in a journal as a way of overcoming writers block. This time of year is great for that because a lot of companies are ramping down their production for the holidays (although, some of my blogging friends would beg to differ but I digress).
So, I started exploring writing prompts. If you don’t know what a writing prompt is, it is a keyword or question given out each day that you journal on. It could be something prophetic (usually not) or as simple as just writing the word over and over (for those that really have writers block).
When I journal, I’m more in the middle. I write the way I would write to a good friend. It helps me to find my voice and to recognize my barriers to writing. These prompts have helped me tremendously with my writing as well as with self introspection.
Here are a few writing prompts that I developed. While you can use these any time of the year, I created these just in time for November– the month many deem as the month of gratitude (shouldn’t every month be the month of gratitude?).
Just pick one word a day and reflect on it. Reflect on the definition, write about how it has impacted your life, even write about how you will use it more in your life. Whatever you do, don’t stop writing.
Writing Promps
Here are a list of prompts that you can use to get started.
- Family
- Friends
- Parents
- Sense of touch
- Freedom of speech
- Fears
- Disappointment
- Ancestors
- Sunset/Sunrise
- Oxygen
- Enemies
- Kind strangers
- Mistakes
- Heartbreaks
- Laughter
- Love
- Life’s challenges
- Life
- Animals/pets
- Transportation
- Technology
- Music/Movies/Books
- Time
- Job/Career
- Hope
- Healing
- Helping others
- Change
- Mother Nature
- Home
- Generosity
- Perspective
- Wisdom
- Synchronicity
- Inspiration
- Healthcare
- A fresh start
- Dreams come true
- Internet
- Mind
- Opportunities
- Childhood memories
- An answered prayer
- Sense of taste
- Sense of sight
- Sense of hearing
- Sense of smell
- Heart
- Health
- School/teachers
