30 Writing Prompts for the Next 30 Days

Grab a new notebook or open up a new doc, it’s time to start a new writing challenge! This one is simple and its sole purpose is to get you writing every day. At the end of the 30 writing prompts, you may have either found an idea for your next writing project, written publishable content, or just practiced writing every day–which is an accomplishment on its own.

There are 30 writing prompts below. Read one prompt per day and write a sentence, a poem, a paragraph, an essay, or whatever you’re inspired to write!

1. Write about the time you were the furthest from home.
2. Write about what someone told you about yourself that you’ve never forgotten.
3. Write about your favorite books.
4. Write about a fruit you dislike and why, without ever mentioning the name of the fruit.
5. Write about what five places you want to visit.
6. Bullet-point your whole day.
7. Write about your earliest memory.
8. Write about your goals for the next week.
9. Write about a place you would live that you’ve never visited.
10. Write about five blessings in your life.
11. Write about a book you disliked.
12. Write about a difficult time in your life.
13. Write about your proudest moment.
14. Write about five things you are grateful for right now.
15. Write about one of your favorite quotes.
16. If you could have any job in the world, write about what it would be. What would a regular day look like?
17. Write about some of your favorite movies.
18. Write about someone that inspires you.
19. Write about something that most people don’t know about you.
20. Write about the highlights of your week, good or bad.
21. Write about what a perfect weekend would look like to you.
22. Write about three traits you like about yourself.
23. Divide your goals into categories. (Spiritual, career, personal, financial, etc.)
24. Write about your short-term goals. (Goals you’d like to accomplish by the end of the year)
25. Write about your long-term goals. (Goals you’d like to accomplish over the next few years)
26. Write about fun things you like to do with your family.
27. Write about fun things you like to do with your friends.
28. Write about fun things you like to do for yourself.
29. List 10 things you want to start doing and 10 things you want to stop doing.
30. Reflect on the last 30 days and this writing challenge.