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Daily Creativity #25: Write a Personal Narrative about your Favorite Book

Published April 24, 2020

Write a personal narrative exploring your relationship with your favorite book or piece of art. What do you love about it, and why? What did you experience when you first read or saw it? How...

Daily Creativity #24: Think About Theme in a Previous Work

by Jane Levi

Published April 23, 2020

It’s Thursday, a day for thinking about theme. Your theme is the underlying meaning of your story, or the main idea that it explores, or the message it is trying to convey. Any or all...

Daily Creativity #23: Write a Story Inspired by a Family Photo

Published April 22, 2020

Look through some of your old family photos, taken before you were born. Pick an image that you feel drawn to, then try to imagine your way into the moment. What were these people thinking,...

Daily Creativity #22: Create a Photograph with Unexpected Perspective

by Jane Levi

Published April 21, 2020

Daily Creativity #21 | Flash Contest: Write a Poem about Something in Your Kitchen

by Jane Levi

Published April 20, 2020

Go into the kitchen. Stand in front of a cupboard with food in it (or the fridge). Close your eyes, open the door (or better still, have someone else open it for you), stretch out...

Daily Creativity #20: Write a Romance

by Molly Torinus

Published April 17, 2020

Write a romance. You can make it anything between rom-coms and Romeo and Juliet, but make sure there are two characters in love, and at least one obstacle (internal or external) to that relationship.

Daily Creativity #19: Write about the First Day of School

by Molly Torinus

Published April 16, 2020

Write about the first day of school (can be elementary school, middle school, high school, college, or anything else). You can make this a shining moment for your character, or you can make it awkward...

Daily Creativity #18: Get inspired by an everyday object

by Molly Torinus

Published April 15, 2020

Find an everyday object that you don't usually give much thought to, and write down every detail you can about it. What does it look, sound, taste, smell, and feel like? Does it provoke an...

Daily Creativity #17: Write a fake interview

by Molly Torinus

Published April 14, 2020

Do a fake interview. You can interview anyone: your BFF, your cat, or even your houseplant. Think about what they would answer to your questions, and what you would ask them if you could ask...

Daily Creativity #16 | Flash Contest: Write from the Point of View of an Animal

by Molly Torinus

Published April 13, 2020

Daily Creativity #25: Write a Personal Narrative about your Favorite Book

Post Published April 24, 2020 by

Write a personal narrative exploring your relationship with your favorite book or piece of art. What do you love about it, and why? What did you experience when you first read or saw it? How has the piece changed for you as you have either reread it or looked at it again and again over time?

Daily Creativity #24: Think About Theme in a Previous Work

Post Published April 23, 2020 by Jane Levi

It’s Thursday, a day for thinking about theme. Your theme is the underlying meaning of your story, or the main idea that it explores, or the message it is trying to convey. Any or all of the elements of your story can help to convey your theme. Today, take another look at a story you have already worked on. What is its theme? Does it actually have one, or can it be strengthened?

Daily Creativity #23: Write a Story Inspired by a Family Photo

Post Published April 22, 2020 by

Look through some of your old family photos, taken before you were born. Pick an image that you feel drawn to, then try to imagine your way into the moment. What were these people thinking, doing, feeling, and why? Write a short story about it.

Daily Creativity #22: Create a Photograph with Unexpected Perspective

Post Published April 21, 2020 by Jane Levi

In cubist paintings, it isn’t always immediately obvious what all the shapes represent. Look at Still Life with Checked Tablecloth by Juan Gris (1887-1927). What objects can you see in this painting? Does the way the items are arranged make you see more than is actually there? How does the perspective make you feel?

Daily Creativity #21 | Flash Contest: Write a Poem about Something in Your Kitchen

Post Published April 20, 2020 by Jane Levi

Go into the kitchen. Stand in front of a cupboard with food in it (or the fridge). Close your eyes, open the door (or better still, have someone else open it for you), stretch out your hand, and touch something. Keep your hand where it is. Open your eyes. Look at the thing you are touching. Congratulations! You just found the object that you are going to write a poem about.

Daily Creativity #20: Write a Romance

Post Published April 17, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write a romance. You can make it anything between rom-coms and Romeo and Juliet, but make sure there are two characters in love, and at least one obstacle (internal or external) to that relationship.

Daily Creativity #19: Write about the First Day of School

Post Published April 16, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Daily Creativity #18: Get inspired by an everyday object

Post Published April 15, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Find an everyday object that you don't usually give much thought to, and write down every detail you can about it. What does it look, sound, taste, smell, and feel like? Does it provoke an emotion or a memory? Is there a story you can tell about it?

Daily Creativity #17: Write a fake interview

Post Published April 14, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Do a fake interview. You can interview anyone: your BFF, your cat, or even your houseplant. Think about what they would answer to your questions, and what you would ask them if you could ask anything.

Daily Creativity #16 | Flash Contest: Write from the Point of View of an Animal

Post Published April 13, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Editor's note: For this week's Daily Creativity prompts, we've got a special takeover! Molly Torinus, Stone Soup reader and contributor, has written the five prompts we'll be posting for the week. For today's, which is the week's Flash Contest, she will also be co-judge! Write about a day in the life of your pet or a friend's pet, as if you were that pet.

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