#image writing prompts
Whether you want a challenge, a break, or to get back in the groove, here are some writing exercises to get started!
Word Writing Prompts
Write 250-500 words using all five of the words listed. Try timing yourself to see how fast you can bang out a short or flash piece. To add extra challenge, use the words in the same order they’re listed.
- peonies, hammer, pillow, hate, found
- callback, vase, actor, broken, money
- pink, dust, saturated, rust, bleak
- dragon, farmer, monster, love, friend
- Christmas, fight, jail, lemon, tiger
Write a Letter as Your Character
It can be a brand new character or a character you’re working on and they can be writing it to literally anyone. Use this to find their voice, opinions, personality, explore their life before the story, or just for fun. Below are some ideas of who they could write to.
- a parent
- their unrequited love
- Beyonce
- their past self
- their future self
- their best friend
- a childhood crush
- a priest
- John Mulaney
Write a Flash Fiction Piece
Flash fiction is characterized as being less structured than a short story and more focused on the detail of a moment or collection of moments. It’s much more condensed and tends to be packed with vivid imagery. Shoot for under 500 words. Here are some prompts:
- She had never seen a blade so big before.
- “Come on!” “I can’t do it!”
- A young chef has just realized she’s in the middle of a con.
- a chess piece, an unloaded gun, and an attempted murder
- A prince has just been stabbed on the battlefield
- “The flowers are so pretty this time of year.”
- “Did the A/C just break?” “No. The dragon’s awake again.”
- “I’m cold-blooded, remember?”
- “Oh no! I left the gummy bears in the car!”
- “You’re sweaty.” “Yeah, well you caused the apocalypse.”
- “Finally, some wind.” “We’re inside, where is it coming from?”
- “Every time you say it’s hot, I put on another sweater.”
- “Is the ground… covered in ice?”
- “It’s not that hot.” “You’re right, this is only a six out of ten on the Dr. Phil scale.” “The what?”
- “My shoes are literally melting into the sidewalk.” “Who’s fault is that?” “Yours!”
- “Do you want to borrow my Disneyland handheld fan? It’s Star Wars.”
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