161. Do you read more print books or more e-books? Which do you prefer and why?
162. Write about one of the best experiences of your life. Why are you grateful for that experience?
163. Think about the first few years after you finished high school. Did you travel? Work? Go to college? Make a list of some of your most vivid memories from those years and form them into a narrative.
164. Write an article about how you use technology in your personal life. Has it made your life easier? Has it saved you money? How would you improve upon the technology you use?
165. Write a personal essay about a bad habit you’d like to eliminate from your life.
166. When did you first become interested in writing? What drew you to the craft?
167. Think back to a time when you gave in to fear. Now think of a time when you overcame fear. Tie these two experiences together in a single narrative.
168. Write a personal essay describing your favorite vacation destination.
169. What was the first thing you wrote on your own (not as a school assignment)? Was it a story? A poem? An essay or term paper? Describe it.
170. Tell a story about a time when you lost an item that mattered to you.
171. If you went to college, write an article about the steps you took to apply and, if applicable, obtain financial aid. Include tips for college freshmen that might help them deal with living in the dorms, choosing classes, or developing an education plan.
172. Choose an inanimate object— for example, a table or a coffee cup. Write an essay describing it in minute detail.
173. Choose your favorite story from a book, movie, television show, or real life. Now write a brief synopsis of the plot. Keep it to 250 words or fewer, and make it catchy. The goal is for the synopsis to make prospective audiences want to buy it.
174. What are five things that make you nervous or uncomfortable? What is it about each of those five things that bothers you? Where does this discomfort come from?
175. Write a narrative telling the story of the first time in your life you acquired (or realized you had) real responsibilities.
176. Write a personal essay describing your childhood home.
177. Choose a word you like. Maybe you like it because of its meaning. Maybe you like the way it sounds or the way it looks on the page. Write about the word.
178. Write down one thing that truly terrifies you. Is your fear of this thing keeping you safe or preventing you from living the life you want? How likely is it that this thing will happen? Why are you so frightened of this thing? If this thing happened, what would happen next?
179. Have you ever taken care of someone who was sick? A child, a parent, even a pet? Tell the story of how you dealt with it and got through it.
180. Write a how-to article explaining how to write something: a book, a poem, an article, etc.