Easy Writing Prompts to Kickstart Creativity and Productivity

If you’ve been paying attention to this blog, you probably already know I did a 30-day writing challenge last month. If you haven’t, I’ll tell you about it.

What do you do when you have trouble coming up with content for your blog?

Well, I don’t know what to tell you because that’s never been my problem. When I initially began sharing the idea of my personal lifestyle blog website, most people asked, “what are you going to write about?” And, even more commonly, “how are you going to keep coming up with stuff to write about?!”

People couldn’t fathom having endless ideas and thought I’d eventually run out of topics to cover on a lifestyle blog. That couldn’t be further from the truth for me because sometimes I feel like a maniac the way my mind is always racing with a gazillion thoughts.

Having too many ideas created an alternate problem for me, I often found (and still find) myself not knowing where to start. I don’t want to claim ADHD, but I saw a YouTube video where they said that people with ADHD brains get overwhelmed by too many tasks and then do nothing.

See, different problems, but the same problem… words not getting on the page. What do we, those of us that struggle to get words on a page daily, what do we do? I’ve got something for us.

How to start writing every day?

If you’re having trouble writing daily, try a writing challenge.

For those that struggle coming up with ideas of what to write about, find a writing challenge with a set amount of days and corresponding writing prompts.

For me, a person with too many ideas, a writing challenge with a list of given writing prompts helped narrow my focus and not be overwhelmed. There was no guesswork involved. Indecisiveness couldn’t cripple me. It was very simple. Today is day [blank], you’re writing about [blank]. Easy. Done.

30 Days of Writing Prompts That Are Easy To Write To and Will Help You Be More Productive

Here’s a writing prompt for every day of the month. And, if you still need help coming up with something to write, or you’re just curious, check out how I responded to each writing prompt. I’ve linked my corresponding posts. (Yes, there are a few without a hyperlink. Hey, I said I did the challenge and it helped me write more consistently, not that I magically became the model writer.)

Day 1: List 10 things that make you really happy.

Day 2: Write something that someone told you about yourself that you never forgot.

Day 3: What are your top three pet peeves?

Day 4: Write about someone who inspires you.

Day 5: List five places you want to visit.

Day 6: Five ways to win your heart.

Day 7: List 10 songs that you’re loving right now.

Day 8: Share something you struggle with.

Day 9: Post some words of wisdom that speak to you.

Day 10: Write about something for which you feel stongly.

Day 11: Something you always think, “What if…” about.

Day 12: Write about five blessings in your life.

Day 13: What are you excited about?

Day 14: Post your favorite movies that you never get tired of watching.

Day 15: Bullet-point your whole day.

Day 16: Something that you miss.

Day 17: Post about your zodiac sign, and whether or not it fits you.

Day 18: Post 30 facts about yourself.

Day 19: Discuss your first love.

Day 20: Post about three celebrity crushes.

Day 21: What three lessons do you want your children to learn from you?

Day 22: Put your music on shuffle and post the first ten songs.

Day 23: A letter to someone, anyone.

Day 24: Write about a lesson you’ve learned the hard way.

Day 25: Think of any word. Search it on google images. Write something inspired by the 11th image.

Day 26: Write about an area in your life that you’d like to improve.

Day 27: Conversely, write about something that’s kicking ass right now.

Day 28: Post five things that make you laugh-out-loud.

Day 29: What are your goals for the next 30 days?

Day 30: Your highs and lows for the month.

Disclaimer: If my intro didn’t make it clear, I did not come up with these writing prompts. I found this list of 30 writing prompts on the Internet, on a WordPress graphic I came across on Google Images. It is not mine; I don’t want the Google gods mad at me, thinking I’m plagiarizing. Hopefully the bots understand what I did here. List source: WordPress blog, “Life, Entirely”

30-Day Writing Challenge

Don’t they say that it takes 21 days to build a habit? Well then, this 30 should be good for good measure. I won’t hold you in this closing. It’s time for you to get those writing thoughts to percolating.

Share this post with someone you know. This is great for anyone.

You don’t have to be a writer to give this 30-day writing challenge a try. Practicing consistency in one simple task can help you with building better habits overall. The writing prompts, being all about you, can help you do a little introspection, get to know yourself a little better. Or, it can be a nightly moment of calm before bed, instead of scrolling on Instagram filling your brain with nonsense about folks you don’t even like.

Thank you for being here, riders. I appreciate you.