October Daily Writing Prompts (2)

Calendar & Quotes

Once again, Dr Jeni Smith conjures a calendar-style sheet of daily writing prompts - with a twist. This time, here’s 31 autumnal activities along with some quotes, to see you through the month. It doesn’t matter of you write a little or a lot, for a long time or not. All that matters is that you take the time to just write.

A collage of autumnal images such as falling leaves, blackberries and suchlike punctuated with numbers and short prompts for each day of the month. The full set of daily prompts is listed after this picture.

October Daily Writing Prompts (2) - Calendar & Quotes

  1. Hold fast to dreams (Langston Hughes)

  2. Path

  3. Leaf fall

  4. Sketch

  5. Yes We Can (Barack Obama)

  6. Forage

  7. Mist

  8. Chestnuts

  9. Sunset

  10. Tree

  11. If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair (Shirley Chidsey)

  12. Gate

  13. Wind

  14. Bonfire

  15. Are ye dancin’?

  16. Harvest

  17. I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up (Rosa Parks)

  18. Sky

  19. Chill

  20. Wool

  21. Apples

  22. Arriving home

  23. Hedgerow

  24. Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that (Martin Luther King)

  25. A stolen hour

  26. Drawing in

  27. Opening up

  28. We can only be human together (Desmond Tutu)

  29. Seed

  30. Lanterns

  31. Ghostly

A pile of russet-coloured apples sits on top of a large, square stone. The yellowing leaves of a hedge form the background.

21 - Apples