New prompts have been prepared for those two months; whichever you choose (alphabet or new prompt) will be fine.
Please contact Lorrie Orr if you have any questions about our prompt list.
InScribe Writers Online Monthly Prompts for 2025
January: What is in Your Hand?
February: What Does Your Heart Say?
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23
The symbol for February is most often a heart, signifying love and romance. The Bible speaks of the heart as the core of one’s being, composed of our mind, emotion, and will. How do you keep or guard your heart? What is it saying to you these days?
March: Place Matters
“He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.” Psalm 18:19
We all exist in time and place. I invite you to share how the setting of your life, the landscape around you, broad or narrow, find its place in your writing? How does setting affect you? For some writers, the setting becomes as powerful as a character in the story. Alternatively, write a paragraph or two describing yourself or another character in a particular setting.
April: Small Deeds of Kindness
“I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” J. R. R. Tolkien
What small deeds of kindness have you witnessed or experienced? How did they make you feel? In a world that is often unkind, small kindnesses can mean much. Write about a kindness you have been shown or have shown to someone else.
May: The Rewrite Rut
The phrase “the rewrite rut” was coined by Caroline Sharp in A Writer’s Workbook. How much do you rewrite? Do you enjoy it? How many drafts do you write before letting your work go off into the ether? Is it difficult to let it go?
June: Your Reading Life
Every writer I know is also a reader. This month’s prompt is to share your own reading practices. What do you enjoy reading? What genres do you prefer? Who are your favourite writers? Do you follow a reading program, or read whatever books come your way? Are you part of a book club? How does your reading life influence your writing life?
July: Explore
This month’s prompt is taken from July 2014, written by Sandi Somers, and asks you to explore, to travel in new directions. Perhaps you tend to write in only one particular genre, or in one particular voice and style for a particular audience.
Inspired by Brenda J. Wood’s post on this blog in June 2024, R is for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, share your thoughts on making the most of your written work. How do you recycle writing projects? Rather than reinvent, rethink.
November: Encourage Each Other
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” I Thessalonians 5:11
We are writers together in God’s kingdom; what a blessed place to be. This month share how you have been encouraged, stimulated, and motivated by others to write, or how you can be an encouragement to fellow writers.
December: Share a Story
December is a month filled with story, the story of God reaching down in love. This month’s prompt asks you to share a story about Christmas. It can be funny, poignant, sad, or inspirational.
Here we are, beginning a brand-new year. 365 days that unfold one by one. In Exodus 3, Moses, called by the Lord to an enormous task, expresses doubt about his abilities. The Lord replies to him, “What is that in your hand?” God then uses Moses’ staff to demonstrate His power to use what Moses already had.
As you begin the year, consider where you are now and how you will move forward in your faith and your writing. Share what is in your hand. What do you know about yourself? How has God revealed Himself to you as a writer? What tools do you possess to help you? How can you use what God has given you to enhance your writing?
February: What Does Your Heart Say?
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23
The symbol for February is most often a heart, signifying love and romance. The Bible speaks of the heart as the core of one’s being, composed of our mind, emotion, and will. How do you keep or guard your heart? What is it saying to you these days?
March: Place Matters
“He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.” Psalm 18:19
We all exist in time and place. I invite you to share how the setting of your life, the landscape around you, broad or narrow, find its place in your writing? How does setting affect you? For some writers, the setting becomes as powerful as a character in the story. Alternatively, write a paragraph or two describing yourself or another character in a particular setting.
April: Small Deeds of Kindness
“I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” J. R. R. Tolkien
What small deeds of kindness have you witnessed or experienced? How did they make you feel? In a world that is often unkind, small kindnesses can mean much. Write about a kindness you have been shown or have shown to someone else.
May: The Rewrite Rut
The phrase “the rewrite rut” was coined by Caroline Sharp in A Writer’s Workbook. How much do you rewrite? Do you enjoy it? How many drafts do you write before letting your work go off into the ether? Is it difficult to let it go?
June: Your Reading Life
Every writer I know is also a reader. This month’s prompt is to share your own reading practices. What do you enjoy reading? What genres do you prefer? Who are your favourite writers? Do you follow a reading program, or read whatever books come your way? Are you part of a book club? How does your reading life influence your writing life?
July: Explore
This month’s prompt is taken from July 2014, written by Sandi Somers, and asks you to explore, to travel in new directions. Perhaps you tend to write in only one particular genre, or in one particular voice and style for a particular audience.
This month, become an explorer by selecting a genre or a voice/style that you haven’t worked in before (or rarely). Write for a different audience. Do a little research. Then tell us how you saw with new eyes, what you discovered, and if you would consider further writing in this genre.
August: Seasons of Life
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
Just as the created world experiences the cycle of seasons, so do humans. There are springs when fresh newness bursts within you, times of drought when all seems futile, autumns of abundance, and winters when cold austerity threatens to overwhelm. Write about a season you are currently experiencing or have experienced. How did God meet your needs during this season? How did it affect your writing life?
September: Begin Again
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23
It is a wonderful promise of God that each day is a new beginning to experience his faithfulness. As autumn activities start afresh in churches and schools, September can be a time to reflect on how the previous months have gone and to set new intentions for the months ahead. How has your writing life progressed thus far in 2025? Are you encouraged to move ahead?
October: Reuse, Rethink, Recycle
August: Seasons of Life
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
Just as the created world experiences the cycle of seasons, so do humans. There are springs when fresh newness bursts within you, times of drought when all seems futile, autumns of abundance, and winters when cold austerity threatens to overwhelm. Write about a season you are currently experiencing or have experienced. How did God meet your needs during this season? How did it affect your writing life?
September: Begin Again
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23
It is a wonderful promise of God that each day is a new beginning to experience his faithfulness. As autumn activities start afresh in churches and schools, September can be a time to reflect on how the previous months have gone and to set new intentions for the months ahead. How has your writing life progressed thus far in 2025? Are you encouraged to move ahead?
October: Reuse, Rethink, Recycle
Inspired by Brenda J. Wood’s post on this blog in June 2024, R is for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, share your thoughts on making the most of your written work. How do you recycle writing projects? Rather than reinvent, rethink.
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” I Thessalonians 5:11
We are writers together in God’s kingdom; what a blessed place to be. This month share how you have been encouraged, stimulated, and motivated by others to write, or how you can be an encouragement to fellow writers.
December: Share a Story
December is a month filled with story, the story of God reaching down in love. This month’s prompt asks you to share a story about Christmas. It can be funny, poignant, sad, or inspirational.
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Updated: Jan 2025
