ROCHESTER WRITING LAB

These prompts are all about treating those around you like you want to be treated. Kindness is contagious. Pass it on!

Tricks, treats and tattoos. Two of the three have a lot in common, the other is great for a surprising tale of mystique or misfortune.

Ghosts, goblins and ghouls, oh my! Halloween is almost upon us and what a great time to be creative!

Woohoo! I've written my 100th prompt! This calls for a celebration!

Politicians and pets. These prompts are all about elections and being top dog (or cat)!

Fall in Minnesota is a busy time. It's also a great time to be creative. Tell or write a story. You don't know the fun you're missing!

September brings lots of changes: schedules, habits, and weather. All of these prompts deal with the ever-changing weather.

With school starting soon, why not tell or write some crazy stories about the first day? This year will be one to remember!

If a student has the tools to orchestrate sentences into a work of fiction, they also have the foundation to be an asset to an employer.

Whether you're sitting around the table with family or up in a tree with a device or notebook, choose a prompt and use that imagination!

Yay! It's the first day of summer! These prompts include a few of my family's favorite summer activities.

Sure, this summer might be different from years past, but that doesn't mean we can't still have fun.

With Mother's Day less than a week away, I couldn't help but create writing prompts inspired by flowers and gardening.

Since team sports are on hold for the moment, these prompts are all about being active and having fun with your favorite people.

Using these famous first lines, create a new story with your family. How many twists, turns, and sudden stops will your story take?!

Enjoy these Easter-inspired prompts!

Pets can be a great source of inspiration when it comes to story ideas.

If a writer hasn't already started their next story about COVID-19, then they've at least considered it. But there's another story to tell.

The first day of spring came and went and where I sit I still see snow. <sigh> Enjoy some warm, beachy prompts!

Writing and storytelling can be an escape or a way to problem solve without limitations.