Writing Prompts

Every story on History Chip adds essential details to history.
We welcome the power of your stories to transform our understanding of the world.

DAILY WRITING PROMPTS

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Need more Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Writings?

Rock and Roll: Was Rock and Roll the sound track to your youth? What were your favorite bands? Did you attend concerts? Did you learn to play an instrument and join a band? How else did Rock and Roll influence your life?

1940s: What memories do you have of the 1940s? The decade started with the War and ended with a world recovering. How did this cataclysmic time change your life? How did you persevere during these difficult days?

Guns: Do you own a gun? Are you opposed to private gun ownership? Maybe you feel that guns are ok for hunting but you think that military combat firearms are unnecessary for private citizens. Do you think there should be greater control over gun in your country?

Poetry: Do you love poetry? Do you write poetry? Do you have a favorite poem? Is there a poem that gives you solace? What can you tell others about the role of poetry in your life?

Aviation: Do you like to fly? Do you know how to fly a plane? What about flying do you most enjoy? Perhaps you are afraid of flying or opposed to so much flying due to its contribution to global warming and if so, please explain.

Mining: Are you a miner or has someone in your family been a miner? Has your family been in mining for generations? What things do you mine? Please describe what it is like to do this work. Why did you choose this line of work?

Quick and Easy Story Writing Guide

especially for those of us who think we can’t write a story!

So, you want to add a story to History Chip!

That’s great!

The point is to tell your story as you remember it.

Easy peasy, no stress, no worries.

Like singing in the shower.

Now, just take a minute or two to remember the details of the story you want to write.

Consider the basics which should refresh your memory enough to just sit down and write what you remember.

Who

Who are the people in your story?

Just you, friends, family, strangers?

When

When did it happen?

What time of day?

Where

Where did it happen? New York, London, Mogadishu?

What are the details?

What

What happened? A trip somewhere? A hurricane? What are the important details?

Why

Why is this important to you?

Why do you want to share this story?

How

How did it look?How did it feel? Cold, hot, crowded, dangerous, safe, cozy?

Sample Story to Help You Write

WHO: I was 28.

WHERE: I worked in the City and lived in an apartment building on a high floor.

WHEN: It was the middle of March in 2020.

WHAT: Suddenly COVID was everywhere and the City was mostly shut down. I couldn’t go to work, I didn’t want to get in the elevator in my apartment building because we were warned to keep 6 feet away from other people. So, I decided to move to the country to my mother’s house. I had to find new ways to do so many things. We ordered groceries online. I had to find new ways to make a living. Because we were in the country we could take long walks outside which made life much more tolerable during ‘lock down’. My sister had stayed in the city with her elderly grand mother who was in danger from COVID because of her age. They did not leave their apartment for nearly 3 months.

WHY: Life was turned upside down. Restaurants were closed, kids couldn’t go to school, masks were required everywhere and we were afraid of being close to anyone.

HOW: The streets were quiet, the shops and restaurants were closed. People put hearts outside of their houses and in some places people would ring bells or bang on pots at the same time every day to say thank you to healthcare workers and those people who worked in ‘front line’ places like grocery stores and pharmacies. When some businesses began to open, plastic barriers were placed to protect customers from workers, marks were on the floor to direct traffic to keep people from being close to each other, masks were required and air purifiers were everywhere. In the early Spring of 2021, vaccines began to be available and things began to open up a little bit. It was hard to believe that we were experiencing this strange new way of life and could never have imagined that it could last as long as it did. Nearly 3 years later, COVID is still a worry.