Unlock the Secrets Behind Crafting True Stories That Captivate and Inspire
1200 Creative Writing Prompts (aff link).
- What is your favorite season? What do you like about it? Write a descriptive essay about it.
- What do you think the world of technology will look like in ten years? Twenty? What kind of computers, phones, and other devices will we use? Will technology improve travel? Health care? What do you expect will happen and what would you like to happen?
- Have you ever fixed something that was broken? Ever solved a computer problem on your own? Write an article about how to fix something or solve some problem.
- Have you ever had a run-in with the police? What happened?
- Have you ever traveled alone? Tell your story. Where did you go? Why? What happened?
- Let’s say you write a weekly advice column. Choose the topic you’d offer advice on, and then write one week’s column.
- Think of a major worldwide problem: for example, hunger, climate change, or political corruption. Write an article outlining a solution (or steps toward a solution).
- Choose a cause that you feel is worthy and write an article persuading others to join that cause.
- Someone you barely know asks you to recommend a book. What do you recommend and why?
- Hard skills are abilities you have acquired, such as using software, analyzing numbers, and cooking. Choose a hard skill you’ve mastered and write an article about how this skill is beneficial using your own life experiences as examples.
Do You Write Creative Nonfiction?
Have you ever written creative nonfiction? How often do you read it? Can you think of any nonfiction forms and genres that aren’t included here? Do you have any guidelines to add to this list? Are there any situations in which it would be acceptable to ignore these guidelines? Got any tips to add? Do you feel that nonfiction should focus on content and not on craft? Leave a comment to share your thoughts, and keep writing.
