Category: Creative Writing Prompt Project

We all had it — the kids’ table at Thanksgiving. And at that table staged dramas worthy of Westeros itself: one kid was angling to join the grown up table, […]

So often the ends of our shows and movies are the culmination of a dream — the protagonist wins, gets what she wants, end-film. Well that’s unrealistic, isn’t it? We’ve […]

First, happy NANOWRIMO to anyone participating! Hopefully you can use today’s exercise in your writing somehow. This week, we’re embracing the prose-writing-format because …well, it’s NaNo! The first frost of […]

My birthday is right before Halloween. As a kid, I always had Halloween themed birthday parties, so today we’re going to write about a haunted birthday party. Really this is […]

Let’s write a science fiction horror today! In the vein of Frankenstein, for example, we’re going to cultivate not just some scifi but also a terrifying peek into the human […]

Working to create a suspenseful story is very different than creating one with jump scares. In requires careful pacing, which is what we are going to play with today! Something […]

This week I would like to explore raising the stakes in our scenes. For today’s prompt, you are going to craft a scene that raises the problem every five lines. […]

Write your own Onion-style article today — that’s right, we’re veering from screenwriting for one week! Take a trip over to a reputed news source and find a headline that […]

Today, I want to explore going beyond the outrage and finding our empathy via creativity. The nature of social media and clickbait is that they encourage us to see one […]

Next week is a prompt from one of YOU for me! If you’re a member of my Patron family, submit your prompt to me via Discord so I can get […]

Just a reminder… For these prompts, I personally place an emphasis on film or play writing — but anything goes. Use these to fuel any creative endeavor. Feel free to […]

Just a reminder… For these prompts, I personally place an emphasis on film or play writing — but anything goes. Use these to fuel any creative endeavor. Feel free to […]

Just a reminder: next week is a prompt from one of YOU for me! If you’re a member of my Patron family, submit your prompt to me via Discord, email, […]

Welcome to week one of our expressive creativity prompt project. For these prompts, I personally place an emphasis on film or play writing — but anything goes. Use these to […]

Are you struggling to tap into your creativity right now? Me too. I’ll be honest, my COVID experience has been bleak: my entire industry shut down, my day job started […]