241. Many of us know someone who has coped with a tragedy, or we have coped with a tragedy ourselves. Sometimes sharing our stories can be therapeutic. Tell the story of a tragedy you’ve coped with.
242. Write an article explaining how to make your favorite meal.
243. Write a personal essay describing your dream home. Where is it? What does it look like on the outside? Inside? Who lives there?
244. Other than entertainment, what do we get out of reading? How do stories en- rich our lives?
245. Think of an artistic talent that you don’t possess but wish you did (singing, dancing, drawing, etc.). If you had that talent, what would you do with it? For example, if you were a master painter, what would you paint?
246. Write a narrative about when you did something bad and got caught.
247. Think of a time in your life when you were happy. How did you get there? Was it chance and circumstance, or did you bring happiness into your life through the choices you made? Write an article about how to be happy.
248. Write a personal essay describing an exotic animal you’d like to have as a pet.
249. William Wordsworth said, “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” What did he mean by that?
250. Have you ever traveled alone? Tell your story. Where did you go? Why? What happened?
251. Let’s say you write a weekly advice column. Choose the topic you’d offer ad- vice on, and then write one week’s column.
252. You’re opening your own restaurant. What do you call it? What’s on the menu? How is it furnished and decorated?
253. Think about the last book you read. How was the book structured? Did it have chapters? Were they numbered or named? Was there an introduction, a prologue, or an epilogue? A table of contents? To whom was the book dedicated? Whom did the author thank in the acknowledgments? Who was the publisher?
254. Some people have a problem with authority. How do you feel about authority? Are you authoritative?
255. Write an article about how failure comes before success. What do we learn from failure? How does it build character?
256. Have you ever had a run-in with the police? What happened?
257. Maya Angelou said, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” What is your attitude about creativity? How do you use it? How do you cultivate it?
258. Do you consider yourself conventional or unconventional? Describe both the conventional and unconventional aspects of yourself.
259. Write a scene depicting a huge fight you had with someone you cared about.
260. Writers often support the cultivation of creativity in children. Write an article persuading adults to encourage creativity in kids.