201 Writing Prompts

By Heather Wright

All writers have those days when inspiration just seems to fly out the window—when the blank screen becomes a sadly accurate reflection of the sorry state of your imagination and you start your fourth game of FreeCell in ten minutes. Or you have a day when the current writing project just sits there like an ugly pile of February slush—all memories of the lovely white snow it started out as are gone, and all it's good for is creeping in that one small hole in your boots and making your life miserable, wet and cold.
Some people call this writer's block. I call it a temporary pause in the creative process—actually,I call it a lot of other things, too, but I'd have to change the rating on this book if I printed them.
The writing prompts in this book are for those days.
But they're also for the days when you just want to play with words. They're for those times when you need to clear your brain of the messiness of your day and warm up before tackling the project that means so much to you. They can serve as prompts for your daily writing journal, too. Trust me, if you break them down into their individual components, you'll have enough to last a year! Maybe you could share one with your writers' group one night and enjoy the completely different stories that emerge from the same prompt.
How you use the prompts is up to you, but I encourage you to use them for whatever purpose works for where your writing is right now.
The book is broken into chapters of ten random writing prompts each. The prompts come in a variety of formats from lists of titles and opening lines, to reflective questions, to random snatches of dialogue and brainstorming topics. Work through them in order, or dip into the book anywhere you please.
I hope you enjoy exploring these writing prompts, and I wish you many, many hours of imagination and creativity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Heather Wright
• Release date: Aug 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476247366

Heather Wright

Heather Wright is an Amazon bestseller and busy freelance writer. Heather writes for three audiences: 1) business people looking for tips to help them become better communicators in print and in person, 2) writers of all ages, and 3) teachers of English and Language Arts. Heather worked for many years in companies, both local and global in scope, and now runs her own freelance writing business. Through these experiences, she developed her own communications skill set that she now shares in her Better Business Communications books and with her students, in the classroom, as well as, in the workplace. Heather's stories for children and teens have been published in Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Teens and by Carmel Tree Publishing. Heather enjoys presenting writing workshops for writers of all ages, and has done many over the years through her associations with the Canadian Authors' Association and the Professional Writers' Association of Canada. She is the author of 201 Writing Prompts, Writing Fiction: A Hands-On Guide for Teens, Writing Fiction: A Guide for Pre-Teens, as well as fiction for teen and pre-teen readers. http://www.wrightingwords.com Heather has received three Writer's Reserve grants from the Ontario Arts Council for ongoing work on books for teens.

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201 WRITING PROMPTS

To Spark Your Creativity & End Writer’s Block

Heather Wright

Published by Heather Wright at Smashwords

Copyright 2012 by Heather Wright

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Table of Contents

About the Author

Prompts 1 – 10

Prompts 11 – 20

Prompts 21 – 30

Prompts 31 – 40

Prompts 41 – 50

Prompts 51 – 60

Prompts 61 – 70

Prompts 71 – 80

Prompts 81 – 90

Prompts 91 – 100

Prompts 101 – 110

Prompts 111 – 120

Prompts 121 – 130

Prompts 131 – 140

Prompts 141 – 150

Prompts 151 – 160

Prompts 161 – 170

Prompts 171 – 180

Prompts 181 - 190

Prompts 191 - 201

Keeping the Writer in You Motivated

Other Books by This Author

Preview of The Dragon’s Pearl

About the Author

Heather is an experienced freelance writer whose work has been published by local and national publications and on the web. Learn more about her freelance writing at http://wrightwriter.com.

She is also a former high school English teacher, currently teaching business communication skills at Conestoga College. Heather has led teen writing workshops at libraries, art camps and schools. To learn more about Heather and her book, Writing Fiction: A Hands-On Guide for Teens, check her website at http://wrightingwords.wordpress.com

Heather is a published children’s author with eight stories appearing in Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Teens. Recently her books Jamie Forgets and Sherlock Holmes and the Orphanage Mystery were published by JLS Storybook Project. She has received two Writer's Reserve Grants from the Ontario Arts Council.

Heather is currently working on revisions to her middle reader fantasy, The Dragon’s Pearl, which she hopes to have available online by spring 2013. For a sneak preview check Preview Chapter of The Dragon’s Pearl.

201 Writing Prompts

To Spark Your Creativity & End Writer’s Block

All writers have those days when inspiration just seems to fly out the window—when the blank screen becomes a sadly accurate reflection of the sorry state of your imagination and you start your fourth game of FreeCell in ten minutes. Or you have a day when the current writing project just sits there like an ugly pile of February slush—all memories of the lovely white snow it started out as are gone, and all it’s good for is creeping in that one small hole in your boots and making your life miserable, wet and cold.

Some people call this writer’s block. I call it a temporary pause in the creative process—I call it a lot of other things, too, but I’d have to change the rating on this book if I printed them.

The writing prompts in this book are for those days.

But they’re also for the days when you just want to play with words. They’re for those times when you need to clear your brain of the messiness of your day and warm up before tackling the project that means so much to you. They can serve as prompts for your daily writing journal, too. Trust me, if you break them down into