Learn How to Use Daily Prompts

As writers, we often say that we love writing. But that doesn't make it easy to meet the page every day. Like all forms of love, a love of writing is complicated, and—sometimes—messy.

I’ve seen many writers create twenty, fifty, or one hundred pages—or even more—and then stall out. This is usually because the writer hasn’t done the work necessary to explore the characters in their work.

Prompts are intended to help you spark new ideas and, often, to help you build new skills. They are meant to be open to interpretation and use; how you handle the prompt is completely up to you.