Writing prompt for March 31st

Describe a family "Kodak moment."

Writing prompt for March 30th

Go to the mall and people watch.

Hone in on one person.

What do you think he or she does for a living?

Writing prompt for March 28th

Try a new flavor of coffee or tea.

Describe how the flavor tastes and makes you feel.

Writing prompt for March 27th

Start a memoir about what writing means to you.

Writing prompt for March 24th

What is the best magic trick you have ever seen?

Or that you have performed yourself?

Writing prompt for March 23rd

Describe your best day.

Then switch gears, and describe your worst day.

Writing prompt for March 22nd

Your character is a secret agent with many aliases.

Select five names to represent the different personalities, and describe how the character dresses or changes her appearance, job and background information to become each.

Writing prompt for March 20th

This is the first day of Spring.

Take a walk outside, down the street, in a park, wherever.

Write a poem paying tribute to the season.

Writing prompt for March 19th

The war in Iraq began six years ago today.

How did you feel about US troops invading Iraq then?

How do you feel about it now?

Writing prompt for March 18th

Today marks the first walk in space.

Imagine what it would be like to live in space.

What would you like or dislike about it?

Writing prompt for March 17th

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Write a St. Paddy's day themed short story or poem.

Writing prompt for March 16th

Pretend you find yourself in the hospital without a clue who you are and no identification on you.

How did you get amnesia?

What's the first thing you'll remember?

Do you want to go back to your old life or start a new one?

Writing prompt for March 15th

March 15th is “Absolutely Incredible Kid Day.”

Create an award that you would give to to a child in your life for being so incredible.

Be sure to explain why you would give them this specific award.

Writing prompt for March 14th

Describe yourself as a brother if you're a sister in your family, or vice versa.

If you're an only child, describe yourself as an older sibling.

Writing prompt for March 13th

Write a short horror story.

Writing prompt for March 11th

One of your characters keeps something in a box, buried where no one will ever find it.

What is it, and what's the significance of that object?

Writing prompt for March 10th

Write a story about a child who gets teased for his or her unusual name.

Writing prompt for March 9th

Your clock needs new batteries.

What if you could rewind the batteries to travel back in time?

Writing prompt for March 7th

Think of an old adage, such as "Don't run with scissors."

Now describe a world where everyone does the opposite (i.e., a world where everyone commonly runs with scissors).

Writing prompt for March 5th

Do you or did you have a great storyteller in your family?

Describe her.

What were some of your favorite stories?

Writing prompt for March 4th

Choose a part of the world you've never lived.

Create a life for yourself based on what you know of that culture.

Where do you live, work and spend your free time?

Writing prompt for March 2nd

Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday.

Write a story, children's or otherwise, in Dr. Seuss' style.

Writing prompt for March 1st

Write about one of your favorite camping, hiking or backpacking trips or where you would like to go camping, hiking or backpacking.