Are you looking for writing inspiration? Need an idea or a prompt or two to get you going? Well, "X" marks the spot because you've just unearthed a treasure-trove of inspiring, unique, and creative prompts to use for yourself, in writing workshops, or if you're a teacher, with your students!
Yes, in this collection Creativity Portal has created and collaborated with writing experts and teachers to bring you hundreds of writing prompts, story starters, photo prompts, writer's exercises, printable activities, and generated ideas to spark your imagination. Browse all options below.
Get creative with these exercises from Bonnie Neubauer's Take Ten for Writers! Each of these exercises comes with 10 different variables, so every exercise can be done 10 unique times with 10 very different results!
Never face a blank page again with these thought-provoking, fun, and playful writing exercises from Bonnie Neubauer's The Write-Brain Workbook!
Use the limited lines, characters, and spaces in the small fortune cookie message format as a writing prompt to create a one-sentence adventure, a 3-word story or best one-liner ever! Great for writing cookie fortunes or opposite mis-fortunes!
What would you write on your legacy brick in 3 lines with 14 characters each? Here's your chance to craft your own witty legacy!
This activity will stretch your creative imagination, especially since there are no right or wrong answers, only your own interpretation (think inkblots).
An intentional focus on one new image/prompt pair per day to inspire your creativity, in whatever form that may be. Worldwide creative collaboration of imagery, photos, art, and writing.
Creativity Portal's Imagination Prompt Generator will inspire you by outputting one of many randomly generated writing prompts at the press of a button.
A "dry heat" series of travel photos and writing prompts that will ultimately include the following Arizona desert destinations: Tombstone, Bisbee, and the Chiricahua National Monument.
A picturesque writing prompt adventure series inspired by photography enthusiast Kristi Tencarre travels around the world.
Carolina's work has allowed her to travel to places like China, Germany, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Take in the wonders of the world in this wonderful thought-provoking series.
Educator Hank Kellner demonstrates how writing teachers can take advantage of students' increasing fascination with photo sharing on social media and poetic expression through lyrical song to help them develop their own creative interest and motivation for writing for classroom assigmnents.
Take in a visual feast and an adventurous exploration of light, shadow, and color in Cynthia's collection of eye-appealing photographic essays and photography prompts.
Add a springy step to your writing! Words and picture prompts to inspire your springtime writing needs when everything is fresh and new.
Hot and vibrant words and pictures to shine some sun fun on your summertime writing adventures when it's just too sticky to go outside.
Cool, crisp, colorful words and pictures to inspire your fall time writing adventures. Colorful leaves, vibrant trees, pumpkins, and reflections on the dying off of nature.
Words and writing prompts to inspire thankful thoughts and gratitude for this Thanksgiving holiday.
Freezing scenes and Christmas festivities, these words and pictures will inspire your winter and holiday time writing when it's nice to snuggle up in front of a cozy fireplace to write.
The beginning of a new year means it's time to weave new dreams and new hopes for your creative life.
I had chosen not to attend the official ceremonies, but to do something quiet to remember. At a few minutes to eleven, I found myself near this lonely dirt road. My friend and I turned down it and parked. It was a magical few moments.
Traditionally, the moment of silence is begun and ended by a 21-gun salute and then a fly-by of military planes. As we bowed our heads to begin our two minutes of silence, a chipmunk began to chatter loudly. After we had lifted our heads and before we uttered a single word, a Magpie flew by at tree top level, followed by another one less than one minute later. Nature was honouring our veterans.
What sort of magical encounters have you had in nature? Do they point you to a Creator or the existence of something more-than-us? How can you capture one of your magical moments to preserve it for your family or artistic supporters?
Kristi Tencarre
Using Photos to Inspire Writing
Imagination Prompt Generator
365 Photos
Chatzi's Prompts
Fortune Cookie Fortunes
Travel Adventure
Magic Crayon Journal
Take 10 for Writers
Write-Brain Workbook
Old West Prompts: Birdcage Theatre