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50 Prompts To Kick Writer's Block In The Butt

Because we can't all be John Green.

Haley Walker

Jul 01, 2019

Texas A&M University

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50 Prompts To Kick Writer's Block In The Butt

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Writer's block. It happens to the best of us. When I'm struggling to work up some creative genius-ness, I like to remind myself that even the best of the best, that's right, even John Green gets writer's block. Or so I like to believe. (If you haven't read 'Paper Towns', 'Looking for Alaska', 'Turtles All The Way Down', 'The Fault In Our Stars', or 'An Abundance of Katherines', What are you doing with your life?)

This isn't even just to one Odyssey content creator to another, this is one writer to another. Sometimes it's just hard to get the juices flowing. Some weeks I have all the time in the world or an interview/collaboration set up, other weeks I crank out some word vomit thirty minutes before my deadline. It happens. But whether you're trying to meet a due date or just haven't allowed yourself to write in a while, it's important to push yourself and get those precious words articulated! I promise what you have to say is worth reading. Even if your mom won't, even if your boyfriend won't, send that story my way and I will read every letter.

If you have the time and energy but are lacking a topic, I am hoping one of these 50 little prompts can set your mind free from that writer's block and let the magic happen. Maybe next week I'll give number 35 a try.

1. Your favorite hobby

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2. Your extended family

3. Your favorite recipe

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4. Your pet

5. Your sibling(s)

6. Your parents

7. Your best friend

8. Your significant other

9. Your favorite vacation or dream vacation

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10. Your political beliefs

11. Your religious beliefs or lack thereof

12. Your student organization

13. Make a playlist!

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14. Your favorite artist

15. Where you like to shop for clothes/your style

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16. What's it like living with your roommate

17. What are you most passionate about

18. Describe your favorite color without actually naming it

19. Your favorite things to eat and snack on

20. Your go to workout/fitness routine

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21. Your biggest fears

22. What you want to be when you grow up

23. Your favorite family memory

24. What you would do if you won the lottery, in order of course

25. What part of your identity is the strongest/means the most to you

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26. What is your major and why

27. What you love about your job

28. What you hate about your job

29. Where do you see yourself in 5 years

30. Where do you see yourself in 30 years

31. If you could change one thing about your life what would it be

32. If you could have a superpower what would you choose and how would you use it

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33. What is something most people don't know about you

34. Plan ahead and do a Q&A about yourself

35. What is your favorite animal and what would your imaginary life be like if you were one

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36. Your favorite TV shows/movies

37. The first three things you would do if you became President of The United States

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38. What are your life goals right now

39. Interview someone you look up to

40. Make a pros and cons list of a large decision you recently made that could help others with the same/similar large decision

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41. What's something you recently learned and are excited about

42. What is your hometown? Tell us all about it

43. Pick a city you love and make a guide for a tourist

44. Share a routine of yours and how it's beneficial to you

45. Tell us your favorite jokes

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46. Make up a story with a detailed and ridiculous plot line

47. Write an open letter to yourself in the future

48. Give a simple and exciting life update

49. Your favorite ways to de-stress, decompress, and relax

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50. Surprise yourself! Step out of your comfort zone and write about something you would never write about.

"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison

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1. Your favorite hobby

2. Your extended family

3. Your favorite recipe

4. Your pet

5. Your sibling(s)

6. Your parents

7. Your best friend

8. Your significant other

9. Your favorite vacation or dream vacation

10. Your political beliefs

11. Your religious beliefs or lack thereof

12. Your student organization

13. Make a playlist!

14. Your favorite artist

15. Where you like to shop for clothes/your style

16. What's it like living with your roommate

17. What are you most passionate about

18. Describe your favorite color without actually naming it

19. Your favorite things to eat and snack on

20. Your go to workout/fitness routine

21. Your biggest fears

22. What you want to be when you grow up

23. Your favorite family memory

24. What you would do if you won the lottery, in order of course

25. What part of your identity is the strongest/means the most to you

26. What is your major and why

27. What you love about your job

28. What you hate about your job

29. Where do you see yourself in 5 years

30. Where do you see yourself in 30 years

31. If you could change one thing about your life what would it be

32. If you could have a superpower what would you choose and how would you use it

33. What is something most people don't know about you

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42. What is your hometown? Tell us all about it

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48. Give a simple and exciting life update

49. Your favorite ways to de-stress, decompress, and relax

50. Surprise yourself! Step out of your comfort zone and write about something you would never write about.

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1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

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