You’ve come across the perfect spot to forage for a burst of literary creativity! Let’s warm up your naturecore writing skills with a brief exercise. Here are some cozy prompts to help you get started:
• Create a nature-based holiday. How do people celebrate it? What is it’s history?
• What are all of the sounds you hear in a tea shop?
• What vintage items are in your basket while shopping in an antique store? Name the old trinkets, books, or jewelry, and why you chose each one. What are might their backstories be?
• Write a poem about a fluffy cow.
• Which pastime is better, sewing or whittling wood? What makes each special, but one better?
• Choose a season and list all of the scents associated with it.
• Explain everything about the nearest stuffed animal to you. How do the textures feel? What is the toy’s backstory?
• Describe a fairy’s unique outfit. What accessories does this creature wear? Which special trinkets or tools do they always carry with them?
• What essentials must you bring on a picnic date?
• Write a haiku about an old cottage. Include the various special rooms inside.
• There’s a strange plant growing in your garden. It has golden leaves and smells like fresh-baked cookies. Its flowers are blooming! What do the petals look like? What will you do with this rare plant?
• Why are quilts so special?
• Head outdoors and describe 3 nearby plants. What is the texture of their leaves? Do they have a certain scent or special soil?
• Name some potions, elixirs and tonics. What fantastical ingredients are inside of them?
• Spring flowers or autumn leaves? What makes each so special? Why is one preference better?
Now pour some tea, curl up by the fireside, and detail the fantastical prompt of your choice!
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