154+ ‘New Year’ Writing Prompts
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Global Celebration Canvas
Explore a global festival celebrated in February and imagine creating an artistic masterpiece inspired by it.
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New Year’s Resolution Revelations
Write about the first time you created a New Year’s Resolution and whether you maintained it or not.
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Celebrating Chinese New Year
Write a story of a family celebrating Chinese New Year and their traditions.
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Resolution Rebellion
Imagine a world where New Year’s resolutions are mandatory and regulated by an authority. How would you react or rise against it?
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Bird’s Eye View
Write about your upcoming new year’s resolution from a different person’s perspective, maybe a family member or a close friend.
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Starting Over
Write a story about someone who uses the new year as a fresh start, shaking off past mistakes and moving forward.
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An Unexpected New Year’s Eve Encounter
Imagine meeting someone unexpected at a New Year’s Eve party.
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New Year’s Eve Catastrophe
Describe a fictional disastrous New Year’s Eve party and how the characters recover from it.
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Resolution Retrospective
Reflect on a past New Year’s resolution that had a significant impact on your life.
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Celebrations Around The World
Choose a New Year tradition from a culture different from your own and write a descriptive piece on it.
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Festive Food Traditions
Write about a specific food or culinary tradition associated with New Year celebrations in your culture/family.
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Second Chance
Write a tale about a character who sees the New Year as an opportunity for a second chance.
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Resolutions Reversed
Write a story where the character’s New Year resolution unintentionally boomerangs, leading to unexpected situations.
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Resolution’s Revelation
Write a story in which a New Year’s resolution reveals deep-seated truths about a character.
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New Beginnings
Write about a character who has pledged a transformative resolution for the New Year.
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New Year Resolutions
Write about the resolutions you have set for New Year and how you plan to achieve them.
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New Year’s Resolution Journey
Detail your resolution for the upcoming New Year and map out a plan on how you will achieve it.
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The Unexpected Meeting
Story about bumping into someone you hadn’t thought of in ages, at a New Year’s party.
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The Unresolved Mystery
Write about an unsolved mystery from the previous year that gets surprisingly resolved right in the beginning of the New Year.
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Reality Shift
Describe the moment when you woke up on New Year’s day and realized that you are in a parallel universe.
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The Time Capsule Surprise
Imagine opening a time capsule you buried 10 years ago on New Year’s day, and write about the unexpected items you find.
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Unexpected Resolutions
Write about a surprising resolution that you’ve decided to undertake this year.
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Supernatural New Year’s Eve
Create a narrate about characters from the spiritual realm watching or participating in New Year’s Eve celebrations.
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Through the Eyes of a Stranger
Describe a New Year’s Eve celebration that you stumbled upon or witnessed at an unexpected place or in an unexpected manner.
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Eve of the New Decade
Express your thoughts and feelings when the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Eve ushering a fresh decade.
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New Year’s Eve Celebration: Reflection and Revival
Write about a memorable New Year’s Eve celebration that marked a significant change in your life.
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Reflections on the Past Year
Write a personal reflection on the year that has passed, using the Winter Solstice as a metaphor.
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Reimagining Traditions
Write about one New Year tradition you want to change or introduce into your life.
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A Year in Review
Write an obituary for your past year, encapsulating the highlights, low points, and significant moments.
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Resolutions Revisited
Reflect on your past years’ resolutions and assess how well you did in keeping them.
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New Year, New Me
Write about one major change that you desire to make for self-improvement in the coming new year.
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Lessons Learnt
Write about your greatest lesson from the past year and how it will influence your decisions in the new year.
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Aspirational Architecture
Sketch out your blueprint for the new year in terms of goals, dreams and personal growth.
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Manifesting Goals
Imagine yourself at the end of the upcoming year. Write about what you’ve achieved and the person you’ve become.
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Shedding Shadows
Envision a conversation between you and your shadow self. Discuss the negative traits you wish to let go of in this new year.
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Unburdening Beliefs
Identify a deeply held belief you are carrying since childhood, examine it critically, and then decide if it’s still serving you.
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Stairway to Aspirations
Write about stepping stones you will set for yourself to achieve your goal for the new year.
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The Transformation Diaries
Write about a significant transformation you’ve experienced or hope to experience in the new year.
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New Dawn, Infinite Possibilities
Write about the first sunrise of a new year and what it symbolizes for you.
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Lessons Unpacked
Reflect on the key lessons from the previous year and how they will guide you in the new year.
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A Fresh Page
Write a letter to your future self in December, detailing all the milestones you hope to achieve.
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Across the Globe
Write a New Year’s Resolution inspired by a custom or tradition from another culture.
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Mid-Year Review
Imagine it’s halfway through the coming year and write about reviewing your progress on your New Year’s Resolution.
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Deconstructed Resolution
Break down a potential New Year’s Resolution into actionable steps, and write about each one.
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An Eye-Opening Event
Use a memorable or transformative event from the past year to inspire a resolution for the coming year.
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Grace of Gratitude
Write about why you are grateful for your past failures and how they will guide your future goals.
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Journey to Achievement
Sketch a roadmap on how you plan to achieve your most significant goal for the new year.
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Romantic Resolutions
Write about a list of romantic resolutions you have for the upcoming year and how you plan to accomplish them.
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Midnight Kiss
Write about the anticipation and excitement of a New Year’s Eve midnight kiss with someone special.
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Lantern Festival Conclusion
Craft a romantic story set against the backdrop of the Lantern Festival, which concludes the Chinese New Year celebrations.
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Sweeping the Old, Welcoming the New
Initiate a journal entry about a cleaning ritual in preparation for the New Year, symbolizing the removal of ill-fortune and welcoming good luck.
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Chinese Zodiac Storytelling
Draft a fantasy tale where you are the embodiment of your Chinese zodiac sign.
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Feasting on the New Year
Create a narrative around preparing a Chinese New Year feast for your family.
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Red Envelopes: The Gift of Blessings
Write about receiving your first red envelope during Chinese New Year, or imagine what it might feel like.
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New Year – New Role
Imagine waking up on New Year’s day as a different person, who would you choose and why?
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Decade in Review
Dedicate a piece of writing on the decade past, reminiscing the notable experiences and transformations.
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New Beginnings Narrative
Write about a character embarking on a New Year’s journey, filled with resolutions and hope.
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Aspirations for the New Year
Write about your aspirations, goals, and plans you have for the coming year.
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October Resolutions
Reflecting on the ten months that have passed, write about what resolutions you’ve achieved and what you still want to accomplish before the year ends.
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The Turn of a New Leaf
Narrate a story beginning on January 1st, where your protagonist decides to make a dramatic change in their life.
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New Year Resolutions from a Frostbite
Write about setting your New Year’s resolutions while surviving a frostbite.
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Socializing and Solitude
Discuss the balance between interacting with others and having alone time during the holidays and how you plan to readjust this aspect moving forward.
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Financial Fires
Analyse the financial decisions you made over the holidays and how these might affect your financial standing moving forward.
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Resolutions Assessment
Evaluate the progress of your New Year’s resolutions and identify any changes to your behavior or lifestyle.
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New Year’s Shift
Consider a new habit or routine you would like to establish this January in order to make the year more successful.
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New Dawn, New Life
Describe the sunrise on New Year’s day and liken it to the start of a new chapter in your life.
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Ripples of Resolution
Imagine the potential impact of your New Year’s resolution on people around you.
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Roadmap of Resolutions
Create a detailed roadmap of your New Year’s resolutions and your planned steps towards achieving them.
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Journey to Transformation
Write about your personal journey of transformation and change in the coming year.
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Symbols of Celebrations Past
Recall and write about a past New Year’s Eve tradition that is no longer followed.
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Resolutions Revisited
Reflect upon and write about a past New Year’s resolution, whether you accomplished it or not.
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Old Year’s Night in Suriname
Relate a tale of a family in Suriname partaking in the ‘paggara estafette’ on Old Year’s Night.
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Japanese Joya No Kane Tradition
Compose a reflective piece based on the Japanese tradition of ‘Joya no Kane.’
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Latin American Suitcase Ritual
Imagine and illustrate a scene where you partake in Latin America’s suitcase ritual for New Year’s Eve.
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First-Foot Custom
Write a fictional narrative of someone being the ‘first-footer’ in a Scottish New Year’s celebration.
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International Culinary Traditions
Create a short story based on a traditional New Year’s meal from a culture different than your own.
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Revisiting Resolutions
Choose an unfulfilled resolution from a previous year and write a story of it being realized in the new year.
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The Transformational Toolbox
Describe the personal tools you’ll leverage to tackle the challenges you might face in your New Year’s resolutions.
