An article made up entirely of writing prompts isn’t anything new for this site, but this one is different. Here you have an entire month’s worth of writing prompts for August, a new one for each day. Write at least a section of a story—even if it’s just a paragraph—for each one. Some of them could be used to create a short story or even be the basis of a book. But most importantly, you get to put your creative writing skills to work.
1 – A stray dog wandered into our yard first thing that morning.
2 – An old piece of paper—maybe a list, a misplace note, a love letter— falls out of a book when your character opens it.
3 – What is your dream job? Your character is offered a job that is the dream of a lifetime but turns it down.
4 – Huge fully grown mushrooms pop up all over the yard one evening. Why?
5 – Working in the yard one evening, your character discovers fairies are living in her yard.
6 – Your character—a student, teacher, janitor, cafeteria worker, etc.—is being bullied at school and has a brilliant idea how to stop the intimidator.
7 – Catching fireflies (lightning bugs) – Your character has a sleepover, and they all go outside to catch fireflies. While they are running around having fun, a stranger appears in their midst.
8 – Your character is throwing a stick, a Kong, or some other dog toy for his dog to retrieve. But his dog brings back something he didn’t throw this time.
9 – Cats are notorious for getting into places they really shouldn’t be able to. Your character’s cat disappears into a small hole in the wall and comes back out with something unusual.
10 – A euthanasia coaster has been designed and built to give those with no hope of survival a painless and fun way to die, but someone evil is using for their own purposes.
11 – A lucky man unearths hidden treasure in his back yard. Does it really bring him luck?
12 – An internet tech does something strange to the Wi-Fi settings on the modem at the house where he is doing repairs.
13 – If we became lazy, nature would beat us.
14 – One morning, Bob wakes up and can only speak in an accent that is foreign to him.
English woman who suddenly woke up with a Welsh accent appeals for medical help – LBC
15 – You take an online virtual walking tour through UK’s national parks to help you get in better shape
16 – Stephanie receives a plant in the mail one day that says it is from the Plant a Month Club, but she isn’t a member of this club.
17 – Your character has the opportunity to go back and change one thing about his life.
18 – Strange giant mushrooms fill your character’s yard. Much to her astonishment, she sees movement beneath one of them.
19 – Laundry is such a boring chore. But on this day . . .
20 – An unusual thing happens at your 90th birthday party.
21 – A small fib is told, but it escalates into something bigger and far worse.
22 – Zombie butterflies
23 – It’s so humid it’s like getting punched in the face with a sauna.
24 – Isabella Rose, an old doll, has been waiting for the perfect owner for a long time. She has finally found her.
25 – Bodies in the sand. Are they dead or alive? Laying out in the sun or waiting for burial?
26 – The new dog doesn’t get along with the cat. How is this problem solved without getting rid of either animal?
27 – He kept it so cold in his house during the summer so when someone walked inside it was like walking out of the Sahara Desert into Antarctica.
28 – During a really hot day, a bear is spotted relaxing in a backyard pool.
29 – A book, 120 years overdue, is returned to the library.
30 – You’re in the middle of cooking a huge dinner when your electric goes out.
31 – You are having a nightmare that you are chained up in a dungeon, but you sleep soundly knowing it is just a dream. But when you wake up, you find yourself in the same dungeon you were dreaming about.
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