Write a narrative account of an unpleasant or a pleasant experience that seemed, at the time, to be continuing on forever. Provide specific details about the events that took place, but carefully organize and develop those details in a sequence by compressing and expanding the narrative time duration in order to maintain your reader’s interest.
Name something you appreciate about each of your immediate family members.
Put together a a musical playlist of songs that describe your life, including what you hope your future entails.
Name something you’d like a lifetime supply of.
If you had your own restaurant, what would it be called?
Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?
On a shopping trip, you catch a glimpse of someone stealing. What do you do?
Today’s one-word prompt is Joke, and no, this isn’t a prank.
Ready to roll? All you need to do is…
- Write a new post on your iblog in response to the prompt.
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If you could delete a memory, would you?
If there were a real Fountain of Youth, would you drink the water?
Try to write a “love rap.” Can you celebrate your love, or that of someone you know, in rap? Create and share your rap using GarageBand. Or try another topic as the subject of your rap: Chinese Socialism, Euclidean geometry, Macbeth, etc.
If your pet could talk, what would it say about you?
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received.
Who’s your favourite comedian?
Tell us one thing you hope people never say about you.
Choose an activity that you enjoy. Complete the thesis statement, “You can train yourself to __________,” so that it is appropriate to your subject. Then, write and instructional process analysis in which you give three or four basic directions necessary for your readers to enjoy the activity, too.
Was there a toy or thing you always wanted as a child, during the holidays or on your birthday, but never received? Tell us about it.
What are you irrational about?
If you could bring one fictional character to life for a day, who would you choose? Perhaps someone from a book, a movie, or a TV show?
Name something you no longer worry about.
Today’s prompt is all about trios, triptychs, and other things that come in three parts.
Ready to roll? All you need to do is…
- Write a new post on your iBlog in response to the prompt.
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How many times have you been in love?
Are there any news stories you’re sick of hearing about?
When the full moon happens, you turn into a person who?s the opposite of who you normally are. Describe this new you.
Name your absolute favorite summer beverage.
From where do you get your news?
Write a short account in which you describe a clash of traditions or conflict between generations that you have experienced or observed.
Three people walk into a bar . . .
Plan the ultimate celebration for the person you’re closest to, and tell us about it. Where is it? Who’s there? What’s served? What happens?
What makes you cry?
Write an essay, humorous or serious, in which you describe the way in which you prepare for important tests. Emphasize to your readers why your method is so effective.
What was the last thing you got really excited about?
Name someone who has a great voice.
Write a letter to your great-great-grandchildren.
What were your favourite TV shows when you were a kid?
When was the last time you received a handwritten letter via snail mail?
Who are your all-time favourite authors?
Create a poster that celebrates individual differences.
Share something you’ve changed your mind about.
Write down the first sight, sound, smell, and sensation you experienced on waking up today. Pick the one you’re most drawn to, and write. (For a bigger challenge, pick the one you’re least drawn to.)
What do you love most about your home town?
Go back in time to an event you think could have played out differently for you. Snap off time and let alternate history have its moment: tell us what could, would or should have happened.
When are you most productive?
What’s the first thing you do when you get off work/out of school?
Describe a time when a failure turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
If you have a career in mind, see if you can spend a day “job shadowing” a person in that career. Job shadowing means that you spend a day following the person in his or her job, observing all that he or she does. Keep a record of the various things involved in doing the job. Make a list of those abilities that you will need to acquire to be successful in the job.
Do you have a New Year’s resolution in mind for 2012?
Describe the car of your dreams. What will it look like? What’s its colour? What will the interior look like and what special accessories will it have? What kind of an engine will speed you to your destinations?
Describe your perfect Sunday morning.
Write about a time when you and your parents reacted differently to a family crisis. How well were you able to communicate your feelings? If you could relive that time, would you change anything?
If you could take a class on something for the next two months, what would it be?
Write a letter to a friend explaining who you think they really are?
Why do we still say “bless you” when somebody sneezes?
What was your childhood dream job?
Explore the room you’re in, as if you’re seeing it for the first time. Pretend you know nothing. There’s no history there. So what do you see?
Humans have strong scent memory. What’s your favourite smell, and what does it make you think of?
Humans have very strong scent memory. Tell us about a smell that transports you.
Think about one thing in the back of your mind that’s bothering you. Now, write it a letter.
What are your most and least favourite things about the holiday season?
Are there any skills you’ve picked up in the last year?
