Writing Prompts

Remember, if you are going to miss class, you need to turn in your work before you miss class.

If there isn’t a reading or writing assignment, complete one of the following prompts.  Pick one for each day you’ll miss, and write at least 400 words.  Include your first and last name, and please be sure to let me know why you’re submitting the work.  You may email me the work or turn it into my office.

(Obviously, for the prompts that say “write a book” or “write a speech,” you’re not expected to write an entire book or speech – just develop an idea or two in at least 400 words.)

1. Google your name, find somebody that isn’t you, and write about them.
2. Find two experts in a field and start an argument between them.
3. Write a letter of resignation for a job you don’t have.
4. Write a resume cover letter for a job you have no chance of getting.
5. Re-write a great speech from history like the Gettysburg Address.
6. Write a letter to yourself in the future.
7. Write a letter to yourself in the past.
8. Write a letter to a son or daughter you don’t have.
9. Write a letter to an extra terrestrial.
10. Write a review of a book that hasn’t been written.
11. Write a review of a movie that hasn’t been made.
12. Write a review of a product that hasn’t been developed.
13. Write a travel review of a place you haven’t visited.
14. Write yourself a spam e-mail.
15. Write yourself a sales letter for a product you’d never buy.
16. Write a lawyer’s closing arguments.
17. Write a judge’s dissent.
18. Write a new book or chapter for your favorite religious text.
19. Write a political campaign victory speech
20. Write a political campaign consolation speech.
21. Write a speech abdicating an office.
22. Write a script for a motivational video.
23. Write a script for a commercial.
24. Write a script for an infomercial.
25. Write a poem without making it rhyme.
26. Write a monologue for a late night talk show.
27. Write an award acceptance speech.
28. Write a toast for a wedding you crashed.
29. Roast a celebrity or expert in your niche.
30. Write a story on the opening of a time capsule.
31. Write a letter to a stranger in a foreign land.
32. Open the yellow pages, point to an ad and review the company.
33. Write a commentary on something from CSPAN.
34. Write a review on an obscure piece of software you use only at work.
35. Write a script for a news cast.
36. Write a synopsis of a sporting event.
37. Heckle a fashion show or beauty contest.
38. Write an award citation.
39. Write your own performance appraisal.
40. Write your boss’s performance appraisal.
41. Write a greeting card.
42. Write a script for a video game.
43. Write your own eulogy.

Prompts from here.