100 Writing topics

1. why I like midnight 
2. my favorite times to write 
3. blue moons 
4. what it is about being the oldest child 
5. fresh air 
6. what I learned from my favorite teachers 
7. the Tao of Underdog 
8. why I don’t write pulp fiction 
9. everything I know about State Fairs 
10. the last concert I attended 
11. the first concert I attended 
12. the day I learned to drive 
13. who taught me to drive and why 
14. classes I loved 
15. classes I hated 
16. the first time I thought I might like to write 
17. favorite places to write as a child 
18. where I used to hide out 
19. how to get space in a family of eight 
20. what was I like in junior high 
21. my first crush 
22. the last time I played on a seesaw 
23. bottle rockets 
24. the best intentions 
25. why loss is forever 
26. why no one wants to accept that loss is forever 
27. life after healing 
28. states I’ve lived in 
29. my favorite coastal town 
30. my favorite coast 
31. the first time I flew 
32. the last time I flew 
33. when I was in New York 
34. driving country roads 
35. why I wanted to be the Lone Ranger 
36. what happened to Dale Evans 
37. people I know who came from Texas 
38. ways to identify your suitcase on the luggage carousel 
39. how many miles I’ve flown 
40. favorite places to visit 
41. my favorite vacation 
42. the year I turned 30 
43. old address books 
44. where to find memories 
45. where to lose memories 
46. the last time I was at the ocean 
47. everything I know about body surfing 
48. the last time I played hide and seek 
49. people who have forgotten me 
50. people who have remembered me 
51. people I’ll never forget 
52. people I wish I could forget 
53. the last time I ironed 
54. what I know about spray starch 
55. the unforgiven 
56. the last time I played chess 
57. walking in the park at night 
58. French fries and milkshakes 
59. where I go for a good hamburger 
60. the last ride to the airport 
61. old hangouts 
62. the first time I learned to ride a bike 
63. the first time I roller skated 
64. my favorite bike 
65. what I love about motorcycle riding 
66. what I remember about nursery rhymes 
67. what scares me 
68. what makes me stronger 
69. my favorite snacks 
70. frozen yogurt 
71. when I buy toothpaste I 
72. makeup counters 
73. my favorite color lipstick 
74. what I know about Crackerjacks 
75. towns I’d like to forget 
76. the last roller coaster ride 
77. last time I took the bus 
78. folding chairs 
79. picnics I remember 
80. last fly in the soup 
81. green inchworms 
82. rose bushes 
83. gardens and gates 
84. what I love about traveling 
85. what I hate about traveling 
86. last time I tasted buttermilk 
87. famous cow names 
88. famous horse names 
89. stone fences 
90. green is the color I 
91. when I get angry I 
92. Barbie and Ken 
93. slow boats and fast trains 
94. the last musical I saw 
95. fresh fruit 
96. mad dashes 
97. what I find unforgettable 
98. what I find unforgivable 
99. the nature of spring 
100. summer in the city

July Writing Prompts

1. If you were a superhero, what would your powers be?
2. What brings joy into your life?
3. Would you ever want to run for political office? Why or why not?
4. July 4th! Here in the US, this is Independence Day. Tell us what independence means to you.
5. Tell us about your July 4th celebration. Don’t forget the pictures!
6. Write about someone who is a hero to you.
7. What does your blogging schedule look like?
8. How do you conserve energy?
9. National Sugar Cookie Day! Do you have a special cookie recipe or a great idea for sugar cookie decorating?
10. Tell us about your favorite organization and why it is important to you.
11. What motivates you?
12. Tell us about five weekend activities you want to try before the summer ends.
13. What is your favorite color? Tell us why you like that color, or show us how it is represented in your home and wardrobe.
14. Share your favorite recipe that includes blueberries. Don’t forget the yummy pictures!
15. What is your favorite writing tool? Do you only use the computer, or do you still love pen and paper?
16. Take a walk this morning, and tell us what you saw.
17. What is the best prank you have ever pulled?
18. What is your favorite fashion accessory right now?
19. Do you love to fly? Where would you fly right now if you could hop in a plane?
20. National Ice Cream Day! It makes sense to celebrate ice cream during the heat of the summer. What is your favorite way to eat ice cream when you need to cool down?
21. Did you dream of traveling to the moon when you were a kid? Tell us your thoughts on the moon and space travel, or if you are in the mood to be extra creative, write a short story about a moon colony.
22. Do you enjoy sewing? Tell us why or why not, and if you do, share your favorite sewing creation.
23. List five things you can do to brighten up someone’s day.
24. What does courage mean to you?
25. What was the hardest part of being a kid?
26. Tell us about someone you wish you could see again.
27. National Parent’s Day! What is the most important lesson you learned from your parents?
28. What are your rules for courteous cell phone use?
29. What are your favorite quotes?
30. How do you balance life, work, family, and fun?
31. What is the best book you read this month?

Topics for June

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Writing topics for June can be found here by the month, week, or the day.

June is:

• Aquarium Month
• Candy Month
• Dairy Month
• Fight the Filthy Fly Month
• Gay Pride Month
• National Accordion Awareness Month
• National Adopt a Cat Month
• National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
• Rose Month
• Turkey Lovers Month

Weekly Events:

• Week 1 Fishing Week
• Week 2 Email Week

1 Dare Day/ Flip a Coin Day
2 National Bubba Day/National Rocky Road Day
3 Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day")
4 Applesauce Cake Day/Hug Your Cat Day/Old Maid's Day
5 National Doughnut Day always the first Friday in June/World Environment Day
6 National Gardening Exercise Day/National Trails Day First Saturday in June/National Yo-Yo Day
7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day/National What Day
8 Best Friends Day/Name Your Poison Day
9 Donald Duck Day/Where do you go when you need solitude?
10 Iced Tea Day/Summer reading time! What books do you plan to read this summer?
11 National Corn on the Cob Day/Summer reading time! What books do you plan to read this summer?
12 Red Rose Day/What is one thing you always splurge on?
13 Sewing Machine Day/Share how a hard experience made you stronger or wiser.
14 Flag Day/What are you looking forward to this summer?
15 Smile Power Day/What is the most important thing you learned from your grandparents?
16 Fresh Veggies Day/What is your first memory?
17 Eat Your Vegetable's Day/What is your first memory?
18 Ramadan/Make a gratitude list.
19 Flip flops or bare feet?
20 When did you learn how to swim?
21 Father's Day/Go Skate Day/Finally Summer Day- Summer Solstice/Does color change your mood?
22 National Chocolate Eclair Day/Does color change your mood?
23 National Columnists Day/National Pink Day/Tell us about something you found
24 Swim a Lap Day/When did you learn how to swim?
25 Log Cabin Day/National Catfish Day/What are your five can’t-miss blogs? Write about them, and share some link love.
26 Beautician's Day/Forgiveness Day/What did you do the summer after high school?
27 Sun Glasses Day/How do you express your creativity?
28 Insurance Awareness Day - Now who do you think invented that!?!/Paul Bunyan Day/Is there someone you need to forgive or something for which you would like forgiveness?
29 Camera Day/Hug Holiday/Waffle Iron Day/What is your favorite thing about social media
30 Meteor Day/Give us a taste of summer – either through a recipe, or a memory or story that expresses summer to you.