Week Five Writing Prompts
Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry prompts for January 29th to February 4th
Welcome to Week Five of our 2023 Writing Prompt Journey! For veterans of this Journey, you’ll likely be anticipating the shift to Love Month in February… It is on its way! Starting next week, and lasting 4 weeks until the end of the month, all our prompts will be Valentine’s related, or at least “love” related to a degree.
I know not everyone is into Valentine’s or lovey-dovey stuff, but I’m a big believer that Valentine’s is a great time to treat yourself, your friends, and your family. Love isn’t restricted just to romantic relationships!
I’m also a big fan of approaches to Valentine’s writing that is the opposite of what is expected sometimes :) Who doesn’t love reading, writing, or watching scary stories/movies on February 14th?
Now without further ado, we have three new fiction, non-fiction, and poetry prompts waiting for you this week. I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!
If you’d like more info on this Writing Journey, including the few simple rules, click here. And if you would like to read some of the wonderful writing in response to our prompts so far, check out the links at the bottom of this newsletter!
(If I have missed adding any of your prompt responses to the links, please let me know! The bookmarks on Medium were giving me issues a few weeks ago, so I definitely want to make sure no one was missed).
The Storyteller’s Vault on Medium publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works that are written in response to prompts from the Writing Prompt Journey.
If you would like to be a writer, please comment on this post and include your Medium @username so we can add you.
The Aim of The Storyteller’s Vault on Medium
To create a supportive community of writers and readers! Please spend some time reading, sharing, and supporting each other’s work, as that will help all of us to grow while doing what we love.
To create a safe space where we all feel encouraged to write more. It’s what we love doing, so I hope this publication makes it easier to spend more time doing what we love. I will be highlighting, clapping, and commenting as much as possible to show my support for all the talent and hard work!
The Goal of the 2023 Writing Prompt Journey
Write as much as you can this year. Write weekly. Write three times weekly (there are three prompts a week each for Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Poetry). Go all out and try writing every day!
With these prompts as your inspiration, you can just sit down and start writing.
How to Get Started
Subscribe to my Substack newsletter and/or subscribe to The Storyteller’s Vault publication on Medium, and every week we will send out links so you can access all the prompt posts for FREE on Medium (whether you are a paid member on that platform or not).
If you’d like to become a paid member on Medium, I’d love it if you sign up through my link here. It helps support my writing as I receive a small portion of your membership fee, but it doesn’t cost you any extra than a regular membership. Win-win!
Week Five’s Prompt Links:
Writing Prompt Journey Responses
Come show your support, reading, clapping, and responding to these talented writers who’ve joined the journey! I’ve made some reading lists below to help us all find and support each other’s works (organized by writing category).
See you back here for Week Six!