Spark Your Imagination
Writing prompts to get your imagination flowing and your creativity soaring.
“If I didn’t think you’d hit me back, I’d slap you for that.” Use this somewhere in your writing.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
Two men start to argue on a street corner and a crowd gathers to watch. Write about the incident from the perspective of:
- One of the two men involved in the argument
- An observer who happens upon the scene after the argument has started
- An observer who knows one of the men
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
A fraudulent psychic begins to experience real occult phenomena.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
Two children get lost during a zoo field trip and find themselves trapped in an animal habitat.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
“Shut up, man. She’ll hear you.” Use this somewhere in your writing.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
A father of two is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
A twelve-year-old boy decides to become a superhero.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
“All I know is that one minute he’s standing there talking about his favorite Merlot, the next he’s on the floor in a pool of blood.” Use this somewhere in your writing.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
A trash collector uncovers something extraordinary in the back of his truck.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
“I got the best e-mail today!” Use this somewhere in your writing.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
