Spark Your Imagination
Writing prompts to get your imagination flowing and your creativity soaring.
“It took him years to get back on the wagon, then three days later all the wheels fell off.” Use this somewhere in your writing.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
While her husband is away on a business trip, a woman hears someone approach her front door and insert a key into the lock.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
“Sometimes I think I work so hard because I don’t have anything else to do.” Use this somewhere in your writing.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
A zookeeper arrives at work to find that three of the most valuable—and dangerous—animals in his area are missing.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
During the state fair opening ceremonies, a prize-winning pig is kidnapped
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
A marine biologist discovers the washed up bod of what appears to be the Loch Ness Monster. Write about how this discovery affects: a lifelong skeptic who has written several books denying the creature’s existence; a self-proclaimed monster hunter who has spent years searching for Nessie; the lives of the people in the small town close to where the monster was found; a young couple who happen to be vacationing near Loch Ness when the body is found
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
“Seriously. I was eating at the same restaurant as him, and let me tell you, he didn’t look like such a ‘badass’ to me.”
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
A woman experiences a major breakthrough during a therapy session.
- The Writer’s Book of Matches
“Sean Connery, of course. Roger Moore couldn’t fight his way through a troop of Girl Scouts.” Use this somewhere in your writing.
The Writer’s Book of Matches
