Why Writing Prompts can Boost Your Writing Skills

To start, what, exactly, are writing prompts? I’m sure a lot of have heard the term, maybe you’ve even used a few. I have.

But to those of you who don’t know what a writing prompt is, it’s basically a short phrase, picture, or idea meant to induce creative thinking.

There are three types of writing prompts (that I use—I’m sure there’s several more than just three types), and today I will show you all three, and why each one can boost your writing skills.

Phrases

These writing prompts will...