Happy birthday Captain Tom!
Captain Tom Moore walked 100 laps of his garden during lockdown to raise funds for the NHS. As someone born in England, I have felt humbled that he wanted to do this and that he achieved it through sheer determination and effort.
Anybody who follows my blog will no doubt know by now that I love my challenges. So, when I heard of the #CaptainTom100 Challenge starting today and running the whole May Bank Holiday (for those not from the UK, this means today, April 30, until May 3) I quickly came up with some ideas that would be fun for me to do.
I am still self-isolating for my own safety and protection and out of personal responsibility. I let my mind run wild, as it often does when I am faced with a challenge.
My first thought was that I could eat 100 cookies or marshmallows or do 100 different makeup looks, but then I thought “As much as I love my sweet treats and makeup, I want to do something related to writing (as if I haven’t done enough of that this month with 2 summits, and Camp NaNoWriMo, but I love writing projects).
I decided that each day will be a theme related to writing or books.
Today’s is 100 Writing Prompts, so here they are. Pick as many as you like and see what you come up with. There are different genres here.
Can’t find one?
Prompt number 100 is create your own prompt!
Good luck!
- Your best friend has a dark secret and you have to find out what it is. What do you do?
- Your puppy has just turned a year old, how do you celebrate his or her birthday?
- You go to the doctor’s for a routine appointment but they find something shocking. Write about your experience.
- You never thought you would be able to have children, but you are pregnant. Describe the moment
- A much-longed for vacation goes wrong
- You are about to buy your first house
- Your parents have just been told that you, their baby son or daughter, has a disability. Describe the moment.
- A haunted house is at the end of your street and you want to go in, but something doesn’t want you to…
- You had a sister who passed away and she wants to contact you
- You are a dog walker and the dog goes missing in the woods
- You are going to have your first sleepover at a friend’s house.
- You find a magical book in the library. What do you do?
- You have to make your best friend’s birthday cake
- You have just moved house and all seems well, until you discover a ghost in the cellar/ basement
- Describe your first kiss
- Describe your dream vacation
- Describe your identical twin sister
- Describe your pet
- Your favourite season and why
- A spring day
- A summer day
- A summer’s evening
- Autumn/ Fall
- A winter’s day
- A snowball fight
- A Christmas scene
- Hanukah
- Going to church or your place of worship
- Easter
- Your birthday
- Your bilingual family
- A long-lost cousin/aunt
- Engagement ring
- Wedding ring
- Wedding reception
- Honeymoon
- Flower bouquet
- The perfect date
- Disaster date
- Movie retelling
- Fairytale retelling
- Cinderella
- Prince Charming
- The Evil Witch
- Sleeping Beauty
- Snow White
- A fairytale of your choice
- Bad Villain
- Unexpected Hero
- Unexpected Heroine
- Good fairy, witch or other character
- Tall dark and handsome
- Standout looks
- Beauty contest
- Makeup
- Lipstick
- Fashion Show
- Heels
- Cowboy boots
- Favourite shoes
- Best Outfit
- Favourite jeans
- Vampire romance
- Witch and wizard in love
- The Twilight Saga retelling
- Your favourite book
- Your favourite movie
- Retell your favourite book
- Retell your favourite movie
- Something you love
- Something you dislike
- Secret crush
- At the pool
- At the movies
- At the shopping centre/ mall
- Superhero
- Superheroine
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- A hobby of yours
- Getting back at someone
- Making Up
- Missing someone
- Pick a character from your favourite TV show and write a story from their point of view (as if you were them)
- Pick a character from your favourite movie and write a story from their point of view (as if you were them)
- A day in your town or city
- Your favourite place
- Baking cookies
- Ice cream
- Your brother or sister wants what you have in life
- Best friend or frenemy?
- Caring for someone in your household
- You have a son or daughter who has a disability but they are denied help. How do you fight for them?
- Unexpected circumstances
- A home in space
- A magical place
- A box has arrived for you. What’s inside?
- Happy memories
- Bad times
- Create your own prompt (any genre)
Just Katherine 