Want Daily Prompts to Inspire Your Writing?
We've got 89 of them on tap this winter! Grab a spot in one of our three self-guided prompts classes today.
Some of our most popular offerings over the past year have been our month-long prompts courses, which are designed to help you break through writer’s block and generate lots of ideas for your memoir writing. Developed by Narratively Chief Submissions Reader Amy Barnes, these self-guided classes help you figure out what you really want to write and how to get it started. We’ve had a lot of requests to offer our original prompts course again—and to debut some brand-new prompts for those who’ve already completed the first course. Ask and ye shall receive! This season we’re back with one one, not two, but three month-long prompts offerings, and all are open for registration as of today.
February: 28 Days, 28 Essay Prompts: A Month of Generating Inspiration and Ideas for Memoir
We’ve all been there. You know you have revealing and relatable stories to share, but you rarely find the time in your busy schedule to write — and when you do, you catch yourself staring at that dastardly blinking cursor on the white screen and just can’t find a way to start. February is the time to break those habits, get moving on your writing and never look back. Every day, you’ll receive a short personal essay or two to read, paired with a related prompt to inspire your own writing. You’ll set aside a few minutes of your day to respond to that prompt and, if you choose to, share a short piece of writing with a supportive and encouraging community of writers.
March: 31 Days, 31 Revision Prompts: A Month of Self-Editing Your Essays
OK, so you’ve written some essay drafts—maybe even a lot of drafts—but now what? Does the idea of revision and editing strike fear in your creative heart? That’s natural, but it doesn’t have to be that way. This self-guided course is designed to help you tighten, strengthen, expand and contract your essays or memoir. It will help you add depth and background, make your narration shine, be more active with your word choices — in short, take what you’ve already written and prepare it for potential publication. Daily exercises and prompts include creating a narrator personality chart, finding the most resonant starting/point of your essay, and identifying ways to make your writing more active. The overall goal is to provide you with a self-editing toolbox of techniques you can use to polish your current drafts and perfect future essays.
April: 30 Days, 30 Poetry Prompts for Essay Writers
We’re so excited for this brand new cross-disciplinary spin on the prompts class! Prose and poetry have a lot in common, and essayists in particular can learn a lot from poets. Each day we’ll share a poem or two on a theme, along with a quick prompt to help you get started on your own writing. Throughout the month, you’ll learn how to use poetry as a jumping-off point to inspire your essay writing.