Writing in a journal every day or even three times a week can help you with on demand writing. Here are 50 prompts to to get you started writing!
1. Create your own holiday. What would you celebrate? How could you get others to join in the fun?
2. Would you rather hang out by yourself after school or with friends?
3. If you could end any one problem in the world, what would it be? Why?
4. What does it feel like to be wrong?
5. Write about three values that are important to your family.
6. Could you ever be a vegetarian? Why or why not?
7. If someone wrote a book about you, what would it be about?
8. What does it mean to be a feminist?
9. Write a poem about your favorite activity or hobby.
10. Write about the best vacation you ever took.
11. Write about a time when someone helped you. How did you feel afterward?
12. Do you prefer to read books that are parts of series or standalone books? Why?
13. Would you rather jump out of a plane or go scuba diving? Why?
14. Write a poem about love—what does it mean?
15. What is your favorite TV show? What do you like about it?
16. How would your best friend describe you?
17. What is your favorite way to be creative?
18. Are you the last person to speak up in a group or the first to have an idea? Why do you think that is?
19. Why do we give respect to senior citizens and people who are our elders?
20. Write a poem about your classroom.
21. Would you rather paint or sculpt? Why?
22. How would you like to help in our community?
23. If you could throw a party for all your friends, what would it be like? Where would you hold it? What would you do? Who would come?
24. What is your favorite thing to do at recess on a nice day?
25. Write about the most important thing in your life.
26. Write a poem about spring flowers.
27. If you could live inside any video game, which would you choose? Why?
28. What is your favorite thing about yourself?
29. Write about a goal you accomplished recently. How did you feel when you finished it?
30. Write about a rule at school or at home that you don’t like. How would you replace it?
31. Write about something your parents always tell you.
32. Write a thank you note to a friend who gave you onion and garlic-flavored chewing gum.
33. Draw an imaginary constellation. Write a story such as ancient people might have told about it.
34. Describe a real made-up dream or nightmare.
35. Write about your favorite childhood toy.
36. Write out the best or the worst day of your life.
37. Finish this thought: if I could change one thing about myself
38. If and when I raise children, I'll never...
39. I have never been more frightened than when...
40. Persuade a friend to give up drugs.
41. Five years from now, I will be...
42. Write about a day you'd like to forget.
43. Invent and describe a new food.
44. Describe an event that changed your life forever, or make up and describe an event that would change your life forever.
45. Describe someone who is a hero to you and explain why.
46. Write about a time in your life when you struggled with a choice and made the right one.
47. Imagine yourself in a different century and describe an average day in your life.
48. Which character from a book would you most like to meet and why?
49. Three goals I have set for myself are...
50. What would you do if 300 mice had just gotten out of their cages in a pet shop where you worked?
1. Create your own holiday. What would you celebrate? How could you get others to join in the fun?
2. Would you rather hang out by yourself after school or with friends?
3. If you could end any one problem in the world, what would it be? Why?
4. What does it feel like to be wrong?
5. Write about three values that are important to your family.
6. Could you ever be a vegetarian? Why or why not?
7. If someone wrote a book about you, what would it be about?
8. What does it mean to be a feminist?
9. Write a poem about your favorite activity or hobby.
10. Write about the best vacation you ever took.
11. Write about a time when someone helped you. How did you feel afterward?
12. Do you prefer to read books that are parts of series or standalone books? Why?
13. Would you rather jump out of a plane or go scuba diving? Why?
14. Write a poem about love—what does it mean?
15. What is your favorite TV show? What do you like about it?
16. How would your best friend describe you?
17. What is your favorite way to be creative?
18. Are you the last person to speak up in a group or the first to have an idea? Why do you think that is?
19. Why do we give respect to senior citizens and people who are our elders?
20. Write a poem about your classroom.
21. Would you rather paint or sculpt? Why?
22. How would you like to help in our community?
23. If you could throw a party for all your friends, what would it be like? Where would you hold it? What would you do? Who would come?
24. What is your favorite thing to do at recess on a nice day?
25. Write about the most important thing in your life.
26. Write a poem about spring flowers.
27. If you could live inside any video game, which would you choose? Why?
28. What is your favorite thing about yourself?
29. Write about a goal you accomplished recently. How did you feel when you finished it?
30. Write about a rule at school or at home that you don’t like. How would you replace it?
31. Write about something your parents always tell you.
32. Write a thank you note to a friend who gave you onion and garlic-flavored chewing gum.
33. Draw an imaginary constellation. Write a story such as ancient people might have told about it.
34. Describe a real made-up dream or nightmare.
35. Write about your favorite childhood toy.
36. Write out the best or the worst day of your life.
37. Finish this thought: if I could change one thing about myself
38. If and when I raise children, I'll never...
39. I have never been more frightened than when...
40. Persuade a friend to give up drugs.
41. Five years from now, I will be...
42. Write about a day you'd like to forget.
43. Invent and describe a new food.
44. Describe an event that changed your life forever, or make up and describe an event that would change your life forever.
45. Describe someone who is a hero to you and explain why.
46. Write about a time in your life when you struggled with a choice and made the right one.
47. Imagine yourself in a different century and describe an average day in your life.
48. Which character from a book would you most like to meet and why?
49. Three goals I have set for myself are...
50. What would you do if 300 mice had just gotten out of their cages in a pet shop where you worked?