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Summary

The undefined website provides a curated list of creative writing prompts for each day of the week, encouraging writers to explore various themes and concepts in their work.

Abstract

The undefined website presents "Prompt Yourself: Weekly Prompts Jan 15–21," a collection of daily writing prompts designed to inspire writers. The prompts are thematic, ranging from 'moody' pieces involving monumental decisions and confusion to concepts of empowerment, renewal, and the choice between honesty and deception. The site also includes a quote from Michael Altshuler about the nature of time, a creative scenario for Fiction Friday involving a random stranger, a list of random words for Random Words Saturday, and a thought-provoking question for Spiritual Sunday about a common goal for Earth's inhabitants. Writers are encouraged to use these prompts to write poetry, fiction, essays, or articles, and to submit their work to Promptly Written or other publications, ensuring to link back to the prompt.

Opinions

  • The author expresses admiration for the high quality of stories submitted by writers using PW prompts, describing them as "phenomenal."
  • There is a sense of excitement and anticipation from the author about the potential of the upcoming week's prompts to inspire writers.
  • The author emphasizes flexibility, suggesting that writers browse all prompts and use only those that resonate with them, without a strict adherence to the daily order.
  • Writers are encouraged to reapply to become a PW writer if they have written for the platform before, following the updated submission guidelines.
  • The author provides clear instructions on how to use the prompts, including the necessity of linking back to the prompt when submitting work, to ensure the author can read the responses.
  • The prompts are designed to be versatile, allowing for a range of creative outputs, including poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.
  • The author maintains a supportive and enthusiastic tone throughout the content, aiming to foster a community of writers who are engaged and motivated by the prompts provided.

WRITING PROMPTS | PROMPTLY WRITTEN

Prompt Yourself: Weekly Prompts Jan 15–21

Prompts to tempt your muses

Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay

Welcome to the third week of January prompts! I’ve been bedazzled by some amazing stories this past week by writers using PW prompts — you are all phenomenal! And I am giddy with excitement for the prompts I have for you this week!

Just as a reminder — Each week, you will find prompts for Monday-Sunday. However, you do not have to use them in the order they are written. Browse them all and use only the ones that resonate with you. Submit your work any time during the week (or long after!).

Are you ready? Great! Let’s get to prompting!

Remember, if you previously wrote for PW, you will need to go to the Submission Guidelines and ask to be a writer again.

How This Works

  1. You may use these prompts to write poetry, fiction, an essay, creative non-fiction, or an article.
  2. You may submit here at PW, to any publication that accepts prompts from other publications, or self-publish on your own page.
  3. Please include a link to the prompt at the bottom of your story. This is so I know the piece is a prompted response.
  4. If you submit anywhere besides PW, please include a link to the prompt at the bottom of your story and add a tag back to me so that I do not miss reading your story (@ravynehawke)
  5. Have fun!

Moody Monday

Write a ‘moody’ piece around the following:

— a monumental decision — confusion — a fork in the road

Tuesday Twosome

Conceptual theme — empowerment Twosome — radiance & renewal

Wednesday’s Either/Or

Either honest or deceptive

Thursday’s Thoughts

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” — Michael Altshuler

Fiction Friday

Write a story around the following:

A random stranger appears. What do they want? You decide the setting and further plot.

Random Words Saturday

Choose up to 5 of these 10 random words (you may use any form of these words):

  • decisive
  • conceive
  • mourning
  • tongue
  • beautiful
  • proper
  • command
  • incentive
  • peasant
  • ridge

Spiritual Sunday

Should the inhabitants on Earth all be working toward a common goal? If so, what should it be? If not, why not?

There you have it, me lovelies! A week’s worth of prompts to tempt your muses. I look forward to reading your submissions.

~Ravyne Hawke, EIC

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