Here at Prospect 331, we’re dreaming of a white Christmas. Wherever you’re spending the holidays, and however you celebrate, we wish you joy, peace and inspiration. Happy Holidays! What if snow were made of something else? Write from the point of view of a snowman. Describe winter as if it were a person. What is […]

It’s that time of year! Although the holidays will look a little different this year for a lot of us, some things stay the same. Today’s prompts focus on the tradition of holiday gift-giving and all that entails. Write a scene in which a character is on a difficult quest to find or make a

Last week we focused on relationships and marriage, so this week we’re going on the flip side. Today’s prompts are all about splitting up. Your character has to tell his parents he’s getting a divorce. He knows his parents will take his wife’s side, and he’s right… Your character, a recent divorcee, is going on

Romantic relationships are often front-and-center in our writing. Use today’s prompts to inspire a new story or scene centering on some of the joys and pitfalls of being part of a couple. Your character’s boss invites her and her husband to dinner. Your character is desperate to make a good impression, but her husband tends

Although there are far fewer people cramming into airplanes and visiting relatives this year than usual, traditionally this is the busiest travel day of the year. With a nod to years past and a hope for safer travel days ahead, today’s writing prompts are all about maps. Happy Thanksgiving! If your brain — or the

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, today our writing prompts focus on giving thanks. You can use these prompts, originally designed for gratitude journal writing, as a theme for an essay or, if writing fiction, you can write from the pov of one of your characters to get to know them better. Describe your favorite