Writing Prompts
Below are sample writing prompts to help you and your mentee get to work
-Where do you want your own story to go? What do you need to do to get it there?
-What inspired you to do this program?
-What are some of your skills? What are your weaknesses? How can they be turned into strengths?
-How did you get here? What was the turning point?
-If you could change something in your past, what would it be?
-If you wanted to achieve one goal in the next six months, what would it be?
-Write a list of things that have changed your life for the better and for the worse. Write what you have learned from them?
-What is a short term goal you’re confident you can achieve?
-Write a letter forgiving yourself for the things you still hold on to.
-Write a letter to your fears. Face them, even if it is just in writing. Make sure to let them know that they no longer own you.
-Write a letter to those you want to apologize to, let them know what you’ve realized.
-What do you wish other people knew about you?
-Do you have any tattoos, and if so, what do they mean?
-Is there someone you look up to? What is it about them you admire?
-If you could ask a question to anyone living or dead, who would it be and what would you ask?
-Write a recipe for You. What “ingredients” make up the person you are now, how much, what process should they go through?
-Write a numbered story or memory. This could be one specific memory, or your life from birth to now, however you wish to interpret that. It is also fun to try this backwards.
-Describe a memory, don’t tell it. Start with a phrase such as “In this memory…” You could also do this with a dream, or a piece of writing you’re working on already. (“In this dream…” “In this story…” “In this chapter…”)
-Draw a map of a place that is significant in your life, and then make it come alive in words. You can sprinkle in a dash of animism as well, maybe couches literally eat quarters, the air plays music, or the floors try to hold your feet in place.
