5-Minute Daily Writing Prompts

Become a better writer in 5 minutes a day

Writing regularly is the best way to boost your skills and stay inspired―and this book of creative writing prompts is here to help you out! Spark your creativity with 501 short, simple prompts that encourage you to imagine, create, and improve.

Just 5 minutes―The exercises in this daily writing prompt journal are quick and easy to do so you can always carve out a bit of writing time, no matter what else is going on in your life.

Let go of the rules―Open-ended prompts offer just enough guidance to get you started as you practice generating fresh ideas, creative thinking, and releasing perfectionism.

A mix of prompts―From a love poem to a sci-fi adventure and dialogue between kids, you'll get a chance to work with an array of genres, topics, and styles.

Continue the story―Each writing activity includes an optional extra prompt that lets you expand what you wrote into something even more detailed and unique.

Spark something new and build confidence in your writing this collection of 501 writing prompts!

TARN WILSON is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm and the memoir-in-essays In Praise of Inadequate Gifts. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is a high school teacher and the founder of Creator School, which offers writing courses for teens and adults. Visit her at tarnwilson.com.