I write, therefore I am

1. Write a story about a character after a New Years’ Eve party 2. Write a story using only dialogue. No description. Dialogue only. 3. Write a story with absolutely no dialogue. 4. Write a story with no characters. Let your scene tell the story. 5. Write a story in the style of your favorite author 6. Write a story in the style of an author you hate 7. Write a story in first person 8. Write a story in second person 9. Write a story in third person 10. Make a moodboard for your story or one of your characters 11. Make a playlist for your manuscript 12. Reblog writing from 3 other writers. 13. Leave a comment on 3 other writer’s pieces. 14. Write a description using all five senses 15. Write a story based on five things you find in your pockets or purse 16. Write a description of what you see outside of your window 17. Put your music player on shuffle, or turn on the radio. Write as long as two songs last, and write according to what you hear. 18. Write a fantasy story 19. Write a sci-fi story 20. Write a story set in a time period before your birth 21. Write a story set in modern times 22. Write a romance story 23. Write a scary story 24. Write a mystery 25. Write about what happened after dark 26. Write about what happened in a storm 27. Free write for 20 minutes. It does not matter what the words on the page are. Do not stop writing for 20 minutes. 28. Write 500 words today. One of them will probably be good 29. Outline a story. Enjoy deviating from that outline later 30. Take a walk and write about something you saw on the walk 31. Take a shower or bath. Write about the idea you got there 32. Write about what happens the day they showed up 33. Write about love 34. Write a story. Don’t let any sentence be more than five words. 35. Write a story. Don’t let any sentence be less than five words. 36. Write about your favorite smell 37. Write a story set in winter 38. Write a story set in spring 39. Write a story set in autumn 40. Write a story set in summer 41. Write about someone who hurt you 42. Write about someone who made you happy 43. Write a story about where that smell is coming from 44. Drink water. You probably forgot to today. Write about being thirsty 45. Write a story that involves a cat 46. Draw one of your characters. It doesn’t matter if you can’t draw. They can be a stick figure. Draw them anyway. 47. Write about what your character wore to a funeral 48. Write your character’s death 49. Write your character’s birth 50. Write about the noise you heard in the middle of the night 51. Take a deep breath. Hold it. Let it out slow. Repeat five times. Write something relaxing 52. Write a story set by the sea 53. Write a story set in the mountains 54. Go back to an old prompt. Repeat it. See which version you like better 55. Write as badly as you possibly can. Break every writing rule. Spell everything wrong. 56. Go back and edit that worst possible writing. Try to make it as polished as you can. 57. Treat yourself because you had to edit terrible writing. Then go back and edit it again and see if you can make it even better. 58. Like 3 other writer’s pieces 59. Talk to someone you don’t know today, online or in person. Write about something unexpected you learned. 60. Write about someone who made a bad decision 61. Write a story about someone who is not where they belong 62. Look inside of your refrigerator or pantry. Write a story involving three items there. 63. Write a story about an unusual day at work 64. Write about your favorite holiday 65. Write a bad memory. Write it on paper so you can enjoy ripping it to shreds later. 66. Listen to the playlist you made for your manuscript. Write 500 words. 67. Write a story that features the color blue 68. Write about your character’s children. Write about why they don’t have children. 69. Write about someone who is the opposite gender of you. If you’re non-binary, pick a gender to write about. 70. Write about someone of a different sexual orientation than you. 71. Write about someone older than you 72. Write about someone younger than you 73. Write about yourself 74. Write in the style of another writer on tumblr. If you’re feeling daring, tag them in it 75. Write a fanfiction 76. Write something original 77. Write about being late for something 78. Write about a volcano 79. Look back at the moodboard you made. Do you still like it? How would you change it? Is it because the character changed or the story changed? Take some notes 80. Eavesdrop on a conversation. Use it in a story. 81. Write about an apology 82. Write about the scent of the earth after rain 83. Eat a snack. Write about being hungry. 84. Describe one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse 85. Look up the definition of a word you don’t know. Look up a synonym of a word you do know. 86. Write another 500 words 87. Write another story using only dialogue. Which one did you like better? What did you learn? 88. Write a horror story 89. Write a love story 90. Write a story that has aspects of both 91. Write about what started the whole thing 92. Describe panic 93. Free write for 20 minutes again. Do not stop. I see you looking at tumblr. 20 minutes, no stopping. 94. Did you forget to set your timer? Did someone interrupt you? Do another 15 minutes of free writing. 95. Write about lightning 96. Write about the time when it hurt 97. Write using your opposite hand. If you use a computer, try to type with your eyes closed. 98. Write about why the chicken crossed the road 99. Write about an idiom. 100. Write about reaching a goal 101. Write the first line of a story. Write the last line of a story. Try to connect them 102. Write about being scared 103. Describe something powerful 104. Time is short. Write what happened in under 20 minutes. 105. Go back to another piece you have written. Edit it. Bonus points if you don’t cry. 106. Write something that would make your readers cry. Bonus points if it makes you cry. 107. Describe a field of flowers 108. Describe what’s hiding in the field 109. Write a piece that English professors would want to analyze. Use as much symbolism as possible. Nothing is real. Everything is a metaphor 110. Write a list of metaphors and similes. 111. From that list, pick your favorite and write a story using it 112. Write about a flood 113. Drink water again. Write about someone forgetting something. 114. Did you remember what you forgot? Spend the day thinking about what else you’ve forgotten. Write any plot ideas down. 115. Start a dream diary. Keep a notebook by your bed, and write down what you can remember of your dreams when you wake up. 116. Describe what’s in your character’s bag 117. Write a story set in Paris 118. Write a story about the cliff 119. Write a poem 120. Write a story about a fight 121. Remember that dream diary? Write a story based off of one of the dreams 122. Describe something you would see at the zoo 123. Write about the first day of school 124. Write about the first day of work 125. Write about the last day of work 126. Describe the smell of fall 127. Listen. Write about what you hear 128. Write your character’s dream 129. Find a faceclaim for one of your characters 130. Outline a story. 131. Take a walk. Write about whatever you thought of while walking. 132. Write about the first time someone saw a giraffe 133. Write about an extinct animal 134. Describe the sound of bells 135. Write a story set in space 136. Write a story about something soft 137. Describe hands touching 138. Describe what anger looks like 139. Describe what happiness looks like 140. Write what was behind door number one 141. Get a deck of cards and draw a card. Write about the card. 142. Flip a coin. Heads, write about winning. Tails, win about losing. If you don’t have a coin handy, write about cheating. 143. Write a story about someone getting caught. 144. Describe fire 145. Go read one page of a book. Write the next page. 146. Find another writer online and send them an ask about their story or characters 147. Get up and stretch. Write about why someone’s joints ache. 148. Write about anticipation. 149. Find another writer online and comment on their work. Make their day. 150. Describe the feeling of disappointment 151. Are you still keeping that dream journal? Did I tell you to stop? Write about a dream. 152. Go back to any other prompt and repeat it. And probably drink more water. 153. Write about a mom 154. Describe how you feel when someone you love is near you 155. Write about a cliff 156. Write about your zodiac sign 157. Write about a misunderstanding 158. Describe something underwater 159. Write about your least favorite food 160. Do a chore around the house. Bonus points if it’s washing dishes or something equally menial. Think about your manuscript while you do it. Did you get any ideas? 161. Write a story set in Egypt 162. Describe the color red 163. List as many words as you can think of that start with the letter Z. No cheating. Use one of those words in a story. 164. Look into a drawer. Write about what’s inside. 165. Write about why someone deleted their social media 166. Describe winter 167. Write about the heat 168. Write what you want to write. Make sure it’s at least 500 words. 169. Write about a fairy 170. Describe the feeling right before you fall asleep 171. Drink water. Write about someone’s chapped lips. 172. Write about flying 173. Write a story about someone who made a mistake 174. Write about a superhero 175. Describe home 176. Send an anonymous message to someone on tumblr and make it positive. Write about their reaction. (or lack of reaction!) 177. What language have you always wanted to learn? Write about how that language sounds. 178. Write a story about a magician 179. Write a story in first person 180. Write a story in second person 181. Write a story in third person 182. Look back at your first, second, and third person stories. Edit your favorite. 183. Write about a pillow 184. Describe the feeling of pins and needles 185. Write about anxiety 186. Write about someone strong 187. Write about someone weak 188. Have them meet 189. Write about someone who had too much to drink 190. Describe restlessness 191. Free write for 20 minutes 192. Write nothing at all today. Think about your manuscript. 193. Set yourself a new writing goal 194. Write a story without using the word “the” 195. Write a story about a character with no gender 196. Write a story about a character who is asexual 197. Reblog writing from 3 other people. Make sure you leave a comment. 198. Write about a bite 199. Describe New York City 200. This is prompt number 200. Go back to another prompt with the number 2 in it, and repeat it. 201. Write about frustration. 202. Describe the feeling of someone watching you 203. Stretch. Write about someone who exercises too much 204. Drink water. Write about a mermaid. 205. Write about a monster 206. Write a story with a happy ending 207. Write about why someone pops bubble wrap 208. Describe a character’s clothing in detail 209. Turn on the radio or shuffle your music. Write a story based on the first song that comes on 210. Write about the moth attracted to the flame 211. Go back to one of the pieces you’ve written and edit it. Let the red ink flow. 212. Describe someone stepping on a Lego 213. Write a sci-fi story 214. Write a fantasy story 215. Write another story with absolutely no dialogue 216. Write a story about an animal 217. Write someone’s surprise party 218. Take a walk. Write about how you got there. 219. Describe a haunted place 220. Write about the grim reaper 221. Write about someone who is not in control 222. Describe how your character breathes 223. Write about snoring 224. Write a funny story. Bonus points if you laugh while writing it 225. Give feedback to another writer. 226. Direct another writer to this prompt list. (Kidding.) Write about someone being self-serving. 227. Free write for 20 minutes. Is it becoming easier yet? 228. Write in five 5 minute increments today. Were you eager to go back to writing? 229. Write a story that takes place in a courtroom. 230. Describe the smell of a tree 231. Write about a werewolf 232. Write another description using all five senses 233. Describe someone salty (Erotica writers, it’s your time to shine) 234. Still keeping that dream journal? Write about another dream 235. Write about pain 236. Write a story using as many long words as you possibly can. Make it pretentious. 237. Pick a name that you dislike for no reason. Name a character that, and write a story about them. 238. Kill a character. 239. Save a character. 240. Drink water. Redo another prompt. 241. Your character can no longer say any curse words. What do they say instead? 242. Write a story that has a bad pun in it. 243. Describe a reflection 244. Write a story set somewhere hot 245. Describe your character’s scars or tattoos. If they don’t have any, give them one. 246. Describe someone else’s character. Tag them in it if you feel bold. 247. Write about someone avoiding their past 248. Write a story about someone who does not want to be there 249. Write a story in the form of text messages back and forth 250. Write about a phone call 251. Stretch. Do something you’ve been putting off doing. 252. Describe your character’s hair 253. Write a story in the style of someone who doesn’t understand the correct definition of words. Their, there, and they’re must all be used incorrectly. To, two, and too, too. Which deer is my dear? Remember, English steals words from everywhere, so it gets confusing. 254. Fix that story. Feels good to edit it, doesn’t it? 255. Write a story in the form of twitter posts. 256. Write about someone of a different nationality than you 257. Share a piece of writing 258. Write about unraveling 259. Write about why your phone won’t stop ringing 260. Describe lights reflecting on a car window 261. Free write for 20 minutes 262. Write about what you found in your closet 263. Write about what you found under your bed 264. Describe something soft 265. Describe something hard (Erotica writers, here’s another free pass) 266. Write about a scandal 267. Like 3 other writer’s pieces 268. Drink water. Write 500 words today. 269. Find out something new about a time period you’re interested in. Try not to lose yourself in Wikipedia articles. 270. Write about what you found out. 271. Describe a sunset 272. Try to write like an author from your childhood 273. Describe an item in a museum 274. Write badly. Laugh at yourself 275. Stretch. Look up the best stretches for writers. 276. You thought I forgot about the dream diary? Look back at some old dreams 277. Write about a nightmare 278. Write about an exhale 279. Write about someone being saved 280. Write banter between two characters 281. Write fanfiction. Write bad fanfiction—try to make the characters as opposite as possible. 282. Write about joy 283. Describe something sticky (Erotica writers…) 284. Repeat a prompt, but write it from a different perspective. Can be stylistic, or simply from the viewpoint of a different character. 285. Write the beginning of a story 286. Write about why someone killed 287. Describe a character wearing facepaint 288. Write about success 289. Write about failure 290. Write about something that is both 291. Describe what jewelry your character wears 292. Outline a story. 293. Write at least 500 words 294. Boost another writer. Give them encouragement, reblog their writing, leave a comment, send them a prompt. 295. Drink water. Write about the ocean. 296. Describe music 297. Write about someone waiting 298. Write about someone who said the wrong thing 299. Describe someone who appears intimidating, but is actually a cinnamon roll 300. You’ve reached 300. Redo another prompt that includes the number 3. 301. Write about why someone wears gloves 302. Describe a kiss 303. Write what your character does for their favorite holiday 304. Write about something disgusting 305. Write using slang from another generation. Tubular, dude. 306. Draw your character. No eraser necessary. 307. Take a shower or a bath and plot. 308. Describe the scent of a candle 309. Free write for 20 minutes 310. Go back to your playlist. Pick three songs, and write a story based on those songs. Write for as long as the songs last. 311. Boost another writer. You know the drill by now. 312. Take a deep breath. Take a few more. You are a good writer. You are getting better every day. You can do this. 313. Write about being tired 314. Write about someone who has missed something 315. Describe the sky 316. Write about someone named Oliver 317. Describe what was left after it happened. 318. Write about someone with a lot of money 319. Go back to another prompt. Do it again 320. Write about a bird 321. Write a story that includes the word “plant” 322. Write about a heist 323. Describe the smell of a wedding 324. Write about a mythical creature 325. Write about what’s behind door number two. 326. Which door was better, number one, or number two? Think about it. Write about it. 327. Boost another writer. Support the community. 328. Write about gratitude 329. Describe someone who can’t get to where they’re going 330. Write about the stars 331. Write something about a dystopian future 332. Describe a theater seat 333. Write about a character who cannot sing 334. Describe what your character does when they are bored 335. Go back and edit one of your other prompts. 336. Drink water. Describe what your character goes for when they are thirsty. 337. Write about getting something for free 338. Write about not getting something for free 339. Write your character’s worst day ever 340. Ouch. Why don’t you make it up to them? Write something good happening. 341. Boost another writer 342. Write about someone who helps another person 343. Finish a task you’ve been putting off. Does not have to be writing related. 344. Describe hands not touching 345. Write about a bruise 346. Write about the reason why someone stayed 347. Write something that makes you uncomfortable. Delete if afterwards if you need to. 348. Take a deep breath. Relax for 15 minutes. See what happens 349. Write about goals for the next year 350. Write about a Viking 351. Describe the dark just before the dawn 352. Write about the number 29 353. Make a new character 354. Write as badly as you can. Is it getting harder or easier to write badly? 355. Go back to your dream journal. Write about a character who has a repetitive dream 356. Describe what your character wears on a date 357. Describe something green 358. Drink water. Write about an angel 359. Describe someone trying not to be seen 360. Write about someone being discovered 361. Repeat a prompt. Do it better. 362. Write about nearing the end 363. Write the end. The End. Big E. 364. Boost another writer 365. You’ve made it! Celebrate by sharing some writing.

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night at the bus stop

'Gothic Church over Treetops in the Moonlight'. Carl Gustav Carus. c. 1840.

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She didn’t pick it up.

Me when I write for 4 hours: -300 words