by Arden Davidson

Created on: August 17, 2009   Last Updated: August 28, 2009

Sometimes the best way to overcome writer's block is to use writing prompts. It is also important to make sure that you write every day. I have created some creative fiction writing prompts that writers can use to write a mini-story (500 words or less) about the topic given for that day, every day for four weeks. Give it a try! It might give you some great ideas, help you break through your writer's block, and you might even have some fun in the process.

Let's start out with an easy one. On day one, write about a wedding in the year 2048. On your second day, let's try an observational story and write about children sledding during a blizzard. On the third day, write about a police officer's first day of retirement. On day four, write about a nun reconsidering her vows. When you get to day five, try writing about a compulsive liar responding to personal ads. The prompt for day six is to write about a famous actress who wins the lottery. Once you hit the one week mark, your assignment is to write about an African-American man applying for a job in 1960.

Now that you have completed your first week, it is time to move on to week two. For your day eight assignment, your job is to write about a deaf man and a seeing-eye dog. On day nine, the prompt is to write about a shooting at a homecoming parade. Day ten should be an interesting challenge. On this day you are asked to write about the thoughts going through
a man's mind as he plunges to his death. On the eleventh day, write about a startling confession from a Home Economics teacher. Day twelve's assignment is to write about a Christian woman offended by a television commercial. The prompt for day thirteen is to write about the launching of a new magazine. Congratulations, you have reached the end of week two and your final prompt for this week is to write about a love triangle involving twins.

For week three, let's start with something creative and fun - try writing about the thoughts of a sock. Then on day sixteen, try using the prompt: Write about an heiress who falls in love with someone she had considered beneath her. On the seventeenth day, write about an office party that gets out of hand. On day eighteen, let's get a little "science-fictiony" and write about a boy trapped inside a video game. Day nineteen's prompt is to write about a couple's experience appearing on a TV talk show. On day twenty, try writing about a kitten trapped in a laundry chute. For the final day of week three, prompt twenty one is: Write about a librarian who buys a motorcycle.

If you have made it this far you are doing great! You should no longer have writer's block and should be reveling in your creativity. But don't stop now! After all, you don't want to miss out on day twenty-two's prompt to write about a school bus driver who is addicted to prescription pain killers. And you certainly want to enjoy the opportunity provided by the twenty-third prompt, which is to write about an astronaut with six months to live. On day twenty-four, try writing about a rich man who wants to be poor. On the twenty-fifth day, your goal is to write about a chase through an amusement park. On day twenty-six, write about a woman who is wrongly accused of domestic violence. On day twenty-seven, write about a reporter who is trying to quit smoking. And finally - your last assignment for the month, write about an A student cutting class for the first time.

Excellent! You now have all the tools you need to keep those creative juices flowing. If you enjoyed these exercises and want to continue, try my additional prompts for month two and month three.

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