Summary

The website provides a collection of creative writing prompts for the week of May 14–20, 2022, encouraging writers to explore various themes and storytelling elements.

Abstract

The webpage presents the weekly writing prompts for May 14–20, 2022, inviting writers to engage with diverse creative exercises. The prompts range from poetic inspiration and dialogue-based scenarios to the reimagining of classic fables and the exploration of hypothetical historical outcomes. The author, Christine Graves, expresses gratitude for the community's engagement with previous prompts and encourages writers to continue sharing their work, suggesting that the act of writing can be a transformative experience that brings ideas to life. Writers are also directed to other ongoing prompt series and reminded that there are no strict rules, only the directive to have fun and let their creativity flow.

Opinions

Christine Graves appreciates the variety and quality of work produced by the writing community in response to her prompts.
She believes that inspiration can strike powerfully, engaging all the senses and leading to the creation of compelling pieces.
Graves emphasizes the importance of tagging her and Ravyne Hawke when publishing work inspired by the prompts outside of Promptly Written.
She acknowledges the contributions of other prompt creators, Rose Malana and Marcus aka Gregory Maidman, highlighting their unique approaches to sparking creativity.
Graves encourages flexibility and experimentation, suggesting that writers can mix and match prompts and even incorporate multiple prompts into a single piece.
The overarching opinion conveyed is that the prompts are a tool for fun and exploration, with the ultimate goal of inspiring writers to reach new creative horizons.

Weekly Prompts May 14–20, 2022

Your weekly dose of writing prompts

Hello again, my lovelies. Welcome to this week’s dose of writing prompts. We’ve made it to the middle of another month. I’m beginning to think this whole year is just slipping away from us. But oh the fun we’ve had in getting to where we are!

I’ve been trying to keep up with all of your masterpieces. I want to thank all of you for bringing my ideas to life. I am so amazed at the range of work you’ve all produced. Thank you for giving me a chance to spark your imagination.

I hope you all find something to write about this week. I hope inspiration hits you like a ton of bricks and pulls all your senses to the surface. I hope you can reach deep inside and pull out something from this week’s writing prompts.

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Your Weekly Prompts

Poetic Vision Set your senses free The Memories of a Summer Rain

Say What? Build your piece around this dialogue “I had nothing to do with this.” “Really? Then what’s in your hand?”

True Fables Create a plausible reality for these stories Old Mother Hubbard

Scenarios Let this set the scene A hiker finds an old stone well, built into the side of a mountain.

These Three Things Create a piece around these three objects A mannequin, a peacock feather, a wheelbarrow

Who Am I? Can you give me an identity? I lead a large group of people. I have a tattoo, I walk with a limp, and I possess a priceless object.

What If? What if this fantasy was a reality? What if the Britons had beat back the Romans?

In The News Write a news article about this topic A truck driver loses control and causes a major accident on a crowded freeway.

Sci-Fi Take us on a galactic journey A raiding party lands on a planet with a seemingly docile population.

N.A.V.A. Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb Dirtbike, Serious, Dash, Smoothly

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And there you go, kids. Your weekly writing prompts. I hope you find something that gets those creative juices flowing. Remember, if you write something from these prompts, be sure to tag me (@sapheyerblu) so I can come check it out. If you publish outside of Promptly Written, be sure to tag both me and Ravyne Hawke, our pub’s EIC.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our other prompts. Rose Malana is doing a fantastic job coming up with her Natural Thought prompts and Marcus aka Gregory Maidman always makes you look deeper within yourself with his Sunday Spiritual prompts. We also have our Monthly Theme prompt and our Word-A-Day prompt list.

You can also go back and use any of the prompts from the past. There is no time limit on inspiration. And did you know, you can mix and match the prompts to fit your muse’s personality? Wanna add more than one prompt to a piece? Go for it. I once wrote a story that incorporated ALL the weekly prompts within it. That was interesting.

The only rule we have on the prompts is that you have fun. Find something that stirs your soul and let it take you to new horizons.

Until next week, Happy Writing!!!

Christine Graves has been writing online for more than 25 years. She’s written fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. She is the weekly writing prompt creator at Promptly Written. You can read more of her work on her personal publication, Enticing the Muse. Ready to become a member and read to your little heart’s delight? Click here for more information.