If you submit(ted) for each writing prompt you’re a winner! — Why are you a winner? Because you just created a consistent writing habit for yourself. Celebrate and pat yourself on the back! As a reminder, this 30-Day Writing Challenge will remain available on the front page of The Shortform. …

You’ve planned a staycation. What are you planning to do? — Will you be a tourist in your own city? Or do a lot of barbequing in the backyard? Or hanging out with friends? Or will you spend more time reading and journaling? What exciting things will you plan to do? I used to have a roommate who would be creative with her staycation. She would book a room at a hotel nearby and stay there for a couple of nights.

What celebrity would you like to spend the day with and why? — Perhaps they are a celebrity in their own industry. It also doesn’t necessarily have to be someone current. Who is that person that you would like to glean more from and why? What is it about that person that piques your curiosity? Here’s me: I would love to spend a day with…

Write about the sounds you hear right now — Too simple? Stop for a minute, close your eyes and let your ears take over. What do you hear? Listen closely. The monotone voice of a man on a webinar streams through my headphones because I’m trying to drown out the construction noises of drilling and tapping. And, yes, I’m multitasking. The drilling is the loudest — at one point, it was so loud that it shook the hand railing. And then there is some tapping as they lay down the wood flooring.

Write about the idea of self-care and what it means to you — Self-care is a phrase and concept that has been tossed around for the past few years. What does self-care mean to you? How do you practice self-care, and how does it add value to your life? For me, I journal and write. That’s it. A few years back, I walked through the book The Artist’s Way with a small group. One of the exercises that Julia Cameron instills is to write Morning Pages. Three 8.5 x 11 or A4 size pages each day — all handwritten. Every time I write my morning pages, when I get to page 3, something happens. My inner self comes spilling out onto the page.

Write a haiku — This is simple, yet not so simple. I’m always impressed with the likes of Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, who tells me she writes haiku in her head. Rejuvenation Haiku happinessvidyasury.medium.com Stretch your creativity and write a haiku for yourself! Don’t know how? Here’s a great tutorial: The Real "Rules" of Haiku - The Poetry Place The traditional Japanese haiku has a large number of rules-a surprising number, given its short size! But (as with the…www.writebetterpoems.com