Start the new year with 31 writing prompts. Number 2 (Today) is a doozy! Have big fun.

Is your New Year’s resolution to write every day? Then these 31 January writing prompts are the perfect place to start.
- Write down at least five goals for this year. What do you want to achieve by the end of this year?
- The 2nd of January is believed by some to be the unluckiest day of the year. Write a story about a house cat who has the worst day ever.
- Write a short poem about fireworks in the night sky.
- Interview your favourite fictional character from a movie.
- The clock strikes midnight. It’s the first of January, but of what year? You leave your house to realise it’s the year 1900. Write a journal entry from the point of view of a child living in the year 1900.
- Write a how-to guide on how to organise a writing desk.
- Write a fairytale about a young prince who has been turned into a snowman by a witch.
- Can you write a funny limerick about a snowman who wants to go on holiday?
- Write a movie review of a movie you’ve seen recently
- What are your five tips for cheering someone up?
- The full moon in January is called Wolf Moon. Write a short origin story on why you think it’s called the Wolf Moon. You can use this story starter to inspire you: Some believe the full moon in January is called the wolf moon because…
- Write a day in the life story of a young penguin living in Antarctica.
- Write a haiku poem about snow falling.
- Write a letter to someone who inspires you.
- Describe the best gift you ever received.
- Imagine that you’re a fortune-teller. What predictions can you make for the future? Try to write down at least five predictions.
- Describe the happiest moment you had last year.
- Write a story about a magical calendar which predicts the future.
- Describe the weather outside at this very moment.
- Complete the following sentence in at least 10 different ways: January is the best month of the year because…
- Write a story about a homeless man titled January Blues.
- Would you rather play in the snow or make sandcastles at the beach?
- When winter came all the trees lost all their leaves in the forest, apart from one magical tree.
- Imagine if you had the power to turn objects into ice and create snowstorms. Would you use it for good or for bad?
- Write an acrostic poem using the letters that spell January.
- If January was a person what type of person would they be? Describe their personality, likes and dislikes.
- Finish this story starter: When the clock struck twelve something strange happened to me…
- Describe your future self in 10 years in five words.
- Continue this short story: One day Simon went ice-skating with his friends, but suddenly…
- Would you rather go ice-skating on Neptune or skiing with a yeti?
- A young wolf cub gets lost in the snowy mountains, where he befriends a baby eagle learning to fly.
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