Journal Writing Prompts and Creative Writing Ideas

We’ve come up with an extensive list of daily journal writing prompts and creative writing ideas and exercises - simply choose a theme that you'd like to focus on for the day, week or month and then pick an exercise to include in your own journal.

Remember to not only answer the exercise, but also to think about characteristics, features, feelings, etc... associated with the topic. If necessary, act as if you’re having a live conversation with a trusted family member or friend and allow your mind to explore details, imagery, and feelings about the topic at hand.

As always don't feel pressured to write any particular length in response to the daily exercises. Remember this is your journal. We've simply provided some journal writing prompts and creative writing ideas to help jumpstart your own creativity. You’ll find that most if not all fit into what we call the four ‘S’s’. Some are serious, some are simple , some are spiritual, and some are just plain silly – but all are there to encourage personal reflection and growth or simply to help you have fun on paper.

To go to any particular theme, click on the link to that page

THEMES:

All About Me (35+ journal writing prompts)
Relationships (30+ prompts)
The Future (30 prompts)
List of “10” (29 prompts)

THEME: Focusing on that all-important person – “You”
Journal writing prompts and exercises – “About Me”

The 25 best things about me are…
My favorite color is because....
My favorite place in the whole world is…
If I were an actress or an actor I would have loved to played the part of _________in_________because...
If I could choose any year to have been born I would have chosen the year ___because...
If I were a born as an animal, I would have chosen to be a(an) __________ because
My family would describe me as…
The thing that makes me happiest is...
The thing that makes me the saddest is...
The thing I wish other people would get about me is...
10 things that really stress me out are...
My idea of a perfect day is...
My favorite dream was…
One of my scariest dreams was...
People misunderstand me when...
I love...
If I were a superhero, I would be ________ and would try to...
I plan to accomplish the following three things this year.. .
I really don't like...
My favorite outfit is _________because...
My ultimate bedroom would look like...
The place that gives me the creeps is________because…
The most valuable lesson I learned last year was...
My friends would describe me as...
If I had $5,000 in my hands, I would...
If I had $25,000 in my hands, I would….
If I became a millionaire overnight, I would….
Here is a list of the most important things in my life
I am best known for…
The person I look up to the most is___________because...
I really should stop...
The most beautiful thing in nature to me is…
I have the most fun when I ….
The people that bring out the best in me are…..They make me feel…
Write a letter to yourself – Call it something like…“Ode to thyself”
My goals for myself this year and my plans for making them happen are….

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