Craft Journal Prompts

Write a scene where the dialogue reveals character without explicitly stating their emotions or thoughts.

Write a scene without using any adjectives. How can you convey meaning through strong verbs?

Choose a complex emotion and describe it without naming it directly.

Choose an object and describe it using all five senses. How can you make your reader see, hear, smell, taste, and feel this object?

Write a conversation between two characters without using any dialogue tags. How can you show who's speaking through word choice and action?

Set a scene in three paragraphs: First establish the setting, then introduce character movement, finally add emotional atmosphere.

Write a 100-word story. Then reduce it to 50 words while keeping the core meaning. What words are truly necessary?