daily creativity
— Write a personal narrative exploring your relationship with your favorite book or piece of art. What do you love about it, and why? What did you experience when you first...
— It’s Thursday, a day for thinking about theme. Your theme is the underlying meaning of your story, or the main idea that it explores, or the message it is trying...
— Look through some of your old family photos, taken before you were born. Pick an image that you feel drawn to, then try to imagine your way into the moment....
— In cubist paintings, it isn’t always immediately obvious what all the shapes represent. Look at Still Life with Checked Tablecloth by Juan Gris (1887-1927). What objects can you see in...
— Go into the kitchen. Stand in front of a cupboard with food in it (or the fridge). Close your eyes, open the door (or better still, have someone else open...
— Write a romance. You can make it anything between rom-coms and Romeo and Juliet, but make sure there are two characters in love, and at least one obstacle (internal or...
— Write about the first day of school (can be elementary school, middle school, high school, college, or anything else). You can make this a shining moment for your character, or...
— Find an everyday object that you don’t usually give much thought to, and write down every detail you can about it. What does it look, sound, taste, smell, and feel...
— Do a fake interview. You can interview anyone: your BFF, your cat, or even your houseplant. Think about what they would answer to your questions, and what you would ask...
— Editor’s note: For this week’s Daily Creativity prompts, we’ve got a special takeover! Molly Torinus, Stone Soup reader and contributor, has written the five prompts we’ll be posting for the...