250+ Category: January Writing Prompts
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Dimension of Flames
Describe a fictional realm or epiphany discovered in the depth of fireplace flames.
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Frosty Footprints: Mystery on the Snow
Create a mystery set in a snowy landscape guided by a set of footprints.
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Snowbound Solitude
Imagine yourself trapped in a remote snowbound cabin for a week. What would you do? How would you cope?
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One Step Forward, January
Look back on what you achieved during January towards your New Year’s Resolutions.
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The Big January Change
Write about a significant change that occurred in your life during this first month of the new year.
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Ice Sculpture Reflections
Imagine yourself as an ice sculpture. What would it look like, what kind of details would it display, and how would it start to melt come Spring?
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Long Winter’s Nap
Imagine you are an animal in hibernation. Describe the moment you wake to a crisp January morning after a long winter’s sleep.
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Embracing the Chill
Write a story about someone experiencing a crisp January morning for the first time.
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Frost on the Windowpane
Describe an early January morning scene viewed through a frost-covered window.
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A Rebirth Through Snow
Describe a character who views winter as a time of renewal and rebirth, contrary to popular belief.
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Chasing Sunlight
Narrate from the perspective of someone who has moved to a place where the winter days are incredibly short.
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Mirroring the Frost
Write a poem or prose mirroring the silence and tranquility of a frosted forest in the dead of winter.
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The Art of Hygge
Write a story about what Hygge – the Danish concept of comfort and well-being, means to you.
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Window Weather-Gazing
Describe what you see and feel as you watch a harsh winter storm through your warm indoor window.
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Stuck in a Book
You wake up one day to find yourself in the world of your favorite book. Describe your journey.
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Fireplace Musings
Describe the quiet musings that dance through your mind as you stare into a calmly crackling fireplace.
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Snowed-In Fantasy
Write about the perfect snow day as an adult, where you are snowed-in and time seems to pause.
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Letters in the Snow
Imagine you find a series of mysterious handwritten notes left in the freshly fallen snow each January morning.
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Surviving January’s Grasp
Create a narrative from the perspective of an animal struggling to survive the chill of January.
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Chilly Epiphany
Develop a story where an essential revelation of the protagonist happens during a snowy January night.
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Frost-Covered Life
Write a story about the first day of January from the perspective of a frost fairy.
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Surviving the Blizzard
Write a personal essay about an experience of being caught in a severe winter storm or blizzard.
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Beneath the White Veil
Write a short story or a poem about a town hidden beneath a permanent blanket of snow.