Choose Your Summer Writing Theme

It’s almost summertime, and you know what that means. 

It’s time to choose your summer (writing) theme. Are you a Summerween writer, tackling your latest witchy rom-com, or are you a Beachside Whodunit, working on a murder mystery? 

At this point, you might be asking me why you need a summer writing theme. My answer? They can help you get back on track with your writing goals. (I mean, do we even remember what our 2024 writing goals were? If not, so what? Make new ones!) 

Basically, the summer is the perfect time to check in with yourself and make sure you’re doing what you want and need to do to meet your goals. Giving yourself a theme makes it FUN. 

What sorts of themes am I thinking about? 

Well, I just wrapped up revisions on my dark academia monster romantasy. It’s in my agent’s hands now! Yipee! That said, it was the THIRD novel I’ve revised since January. I have been revising nonstop this year, with very little time to create something new or rest, so the Kansas City sunshine is giving me rejuvenation vibes.

To recharge, I’m considering a couple thematic staycations (with a WIP if the writing bug bites me!) 

Summerween: Daytime ghost stories, carving summer fruits (like watermelons), and nighttime bonfires by the lake (with spooky tales, of course). I could catch up on reading paranormal rom-coms or indulge in writing my vampire romantasy. Sweet Summertime: ice cream, laffy taffy, baking. If there’s sugar, I’m there. I’m picturing graphic novels and K-pop music while I jump into my middle grade contemporary fantasy. Stargazing Soiree: stargazing, constellations, and nighttime wildlife. If I really want to tackle another revision, I have my monsters on the moon book that I finished back in 2019. I could always pull it out and blow off the stardust. 

Anyway, all thematic jokes aside, I’m going to enjoy my summer. As a new publishing professional, I have summer Fridays for the first time ever, and I am embracing them! In fact, I recently took sailing lessons, which was amazing. I’ve gained a whole new appreciation for pirates and sailors (and I may have gotten another book idea…Maybe I’m having more of a Mermaid Magic Summer? Someone help me! I can’t stop!)

Here’s some other summer writing theme ideas!

Summer Screams: Horror galore!  Fairytale Fiesta: Fantasy writers unite Historical Hammocks: Historical fiction & non-fictionSunny Storytime: Picture books, Children’s fic, etc.Picnic Pages: Eat and write/read to your heart’s content.

Let me know in the comments below which one you chose (or come up with your own).

P.S. I also shared some Summer Staycation Ideas for Writers.

What are your summer plans? Vacations? Novel writing? 

Tell me about it! 

~SAT