2022 WRITING PROMPT JOURNEY
Non-Fiction Writing Prompts — Week Nine
Prompts for February 26th to March 4th
Sometimes I need nothing more from this world than a good book of fiction to dive into so I can forget my real-life worries. Other times, all I need is a good piece of non-fiction to remind me of the good in this world worth fighting for, or the bad in this world worth fighting against. Sometimes I need a good piece of non-fiction that simply teaches me coping mechanisms to get through any stressful day.
This week, Week Nine, in our non-fiction prompts, we have a whole range of prompts for you to choose from. If you’re looking for a light in the darkness, looking for advice to get through, or looking to walk down memory lane to visit your (hopefully) happy childhood memories of favorite movies, we have a prompt for you.
Without further ado, please enjoy this week’s non-fiction prompts. I hope they bring you all the inspiration you need!
The simple rules for this Journey:
- Pick a prompt (or two or three!) and get writing.
- Post in our Publication, or post anywhere! Make sure to share a link in your post back to this Prompt post.
- Share a link to your prompted writing in the comments.
- Tag your post with “Writing Prompt Journey”.
Prompt 1
How to keep hope when all seems hopeless.
Ideas:
- Are there good deeds you have done or seen lately that helped brighten someone’s life? Any that you would suggest others try if they’re having a bad day, to help turn it all around?
- Do you have some tips for coping with stress and anxiety that really work in your life?
- How do you find peace on a restless night?
Prompt 2
To the teacher who inspired me.
Ideas:
- Is there one teacher you still remember, who you feel really made a difference in your life? What did they do? What would you say to them if you were to meet them again today?
- In your opinion, what makes a good teacher, and what makes a great teacher?
- Who taught you a lesson that became one of the founding principles you now live your life by? This can be an actual teacher, an online personality, a family member, a fictional character, etc.
Prompt 3
Viewing childhood movies through a grownup eye.
Ideas:
- What childhood movie have you rewatched that has a much more poignant message than you realized as a child? How did rewatching make you appreciate the movie more/less?
- What was the raunchiest movie you watched as a child that you never realized was quite so extreme until recently? After you picked up your jaw off the ground, what do you think about that movie now that the jokes aren’t flying over your head?
- Rewatch the movie that bored you the most as a child… does it still bore you today, or is there more to appreciate about it now through more knowledgeable eyes?
Remember to check out the Poetry and Fiction Prompts for Week Nine for more inspiration. You can also go back to see the previous weeks’ prompts here.
And please don’t forget to put links to your prompted posts in the comments, and link back to this post in your writing so more people can join the journey. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Chelsea Marie is a writer by night and graphic designer by day. She is a West-Coast Canadian with a bad case of wanderlust and a dream to travel the world with her severely airplane phobic partner. Why do the easy way when a complicated route makes a much more interesting story? She’s on Instagram @c.the.storyteller.
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