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.
Luci has inherited her grandmother’s library. She loves Agatha Christie novels, so finding a dead body that looks like it has come straight out of one of Christie’s classics, especially In the mystery section of her library, is more than a little strange and definitely not normal.
𝐸𝑎𝑡, 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑦, 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 author Elizabeth Gilbert has decided not to publish her February 2024 novel. She says it’s because the book is set in the Soviet Union of the 1930s, and due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the subject and setting could prove upsetting to her present-day readers.
What do you do if you are accused of committing a murder and you have no memory of doing it? But all the evidence says you are guilty.
Who knew that teaching could be so dangerous?
This book had me hooked from page one, and it only kept better more intense, more nerve-racking with each page. I couldn’t do anything without thinking about what was going on in the book.
Summer is just around the corner. When talking about how hot it is, you can only use the word “hot” so many times before it becomes meaningless. So here are some other words and phrases to describe just how much like an oven it feels.
Riley and her college friends share a dark secret, one that they have managed to keep hidden for the past ten years, or so they think, since leaving college.
If you love cats and cozy mysteries, then this book is for you!
Lucia Scafetti, the daughter of the notorious hitman Carlo Scafetti, is trying so hard to move out of the shadow of her infamous crime family. A Philly private eye, she runs her own business. To make her life complete, she has a dog, Rocco, a problem dog who just doesn’t get along with other people. But he does love Lucia. Her life is about to become very complicated though.
