Create30 November 2018 Prompts

There are only a few days left before Create30 November 2018 creative challenge officially begins. As promised, I have created several individual prompts for the challenge. Each set is based around a specific topic or creative area. You don’t have to stick with just one prompt for the entire challenge. You can letter some days, journal some days, and doodle the rest of the time. Feel free to mix and match or use them for a different creative purpose. For example, you can use the doodle / watercolor prompts with a different medium like pastels or acrylic paint.

Each prompt set also has its own corresponding hashtags that you can use on social media. You can make up your own by adding your preferred creative medium to the end of #create30 (ex. #create30ink). Also, remember to tag me @ablissfullemon so I can share your work!

You may notice that I chose not to include any specific blogging prompts at this time. I really thought about it and spent several hours coming up with a few different ideas. I’ll share them in another post, similar to the 50 Blog Post Ideas from last year. I encourage you to only blog about things that you or your readers are interested in. Random blogging for the sake of a challenge, no matter how enticing, is not helpful to anyone. If you have a personal blog, you can certainly use any of the creative writing or journal prompts to guide you each day. Otherwise, look out for the next post when I will share the list of blog ideas, broken up by topic.

If you are planning to join in, snag any of the prompts below to share them on social media. ❤

#Create30Lettering

Letter, draw, paint, or write the word each day. You can use any medium or style you wish.

acorns
celebrate
oven
pecans
pumpkin pie
carve
recipe
roast
cranberries
family
blessings
thankful
turkey
rolls
feast
gravy
leaves
cornucopia
casserole
sweet potatoes
dessert
Thanksgiving
shopping
friends
leftovers
cider
apple pie
crafts
harvest
festive

#Create30LetteringPractice

Practice each letter in 6 different styles.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Your Initials
Your Favorite Acronym
Your Most Difficult Letter
Your Favorite Letter Combination

#Create30Doodles / #Create30Vectors / #Create30Watercolors

Doodle, draw, illustrate, paint, or design each of these objects or the words. Feel free to use any other medium or tools, including Illustrator or Procreate if digital art is more your style.

walnuts
umbrella
campfire
smores
apple pie
owl
fox
lantern
berries
flowers
tree
chocolate
fish
ribbons
tent
stream
cornucopia
cookies
paisley
pine cone
favorite dessert
favorite food
bags
wreath
sweater
apples
feathers
vegetables
chrysanthemums
cupcake

#Create30Photography

Incorporate one or more of the elements into a photograph each day.

Leaves
Animals / Pets
Favorite activity
Trees
Something blue
Vegetables
Article of clothing
Scenery
Night sky
Something red
Favorite possession
Self-portrait
A bridge or tunnel
Something you couldn’t live without
Something purple
Flowers
Something homemade
Cooking
Sunrise / sunset
Something orange
Something that makes you happy
Food
Transportation
Something mechanical
Something green
A bench or chair
Something sweet
Books
Something festive
Something yellow

#Create30CreativeWriting

Write a short story or poem based on the words or scenarios described. Some of the prompts list three nouns. Your job will be to try to connect those nouns any way you see fit. Be as creative or straightforward as you wish.

a stolen necklace
discovering a bucket full of treasure
fish, net, canoe
a challenge gone wrong
a car with faulty brakes
fox, woods, boy
being stuck in a hole
a living doll
castle, elf, magic sword
locked inside a wax museum
being falsely accused of a crime
dog, suitcase, hotel
lost at sea
waking up in a foreign place
safari, lion, binoculars
alien abduction
a fight among office colleagues
steak, knife, butler
names crossed off on a list
a haunted museum
wolf, glasses, ski lodge
hearing a strange noise late at night
a magical forest
ghost, bridge, train
a mysterious man with a secret
being discovered in your hiding place
locket, mouse, basement
receiving a strange package in the mail
reading something you weren’t supposed to
dinosaur, ice, eggs

#Create30Journaling

If you could pick one superpower to have, what would it be?
Describe your perfect day. How would it change if you had all the money in the world?
What are you most afraid of?
What goals do you hope to achieve by the end of this year? Next year?
Where would you like to go when you die? Describe your perfect afterlife.
Describe your favorite food without saying what it is until the very end.
What is one thing you wish people told you before you were an adult? What would it change?
Describe a dream that you have had. It can be the most vivid one you remember, the last one you had, or a recurring dream that you have had in the past.
If you had a time machine but could only use it one time, where would you go?
If you had $1 million, what would you do with the money?
If you could talk to animals, what are 10 things you might ask them or say?
Describe 3 things for which you are thankful.
What are the top 10 things on your wish list? Try to pick a few things that are affordable as well as a few that are not.
Describe your best vacation or what you imagine your dream vacation to be.
Describe your worst vacation.
What are 10 things that make you happy?
If you could change one thing about yourself physically, what would it be?
What is one area of your life with which you are happy?
What is one area of your life you wish you could change? How are some ways you could change it?
What is something you have achieved that you are really proud of?
Do you have a daily routine? If not, what would you like for it to be? If so, is there any way you can improve it?
Imagine that you could invite anyone from your past to dinner. Who would it be? What would you say to them?
Do you believe in luck, magic, and/or miracles?
Write a letter to your teenage self.
Do you have a bucket list? What’s on it?
If you could go an entire week without needing sleep, what would you hope to accomplish?
Describe what you love and hate about the holidays.
What do you think are your biggest strengths and weaknesses?
If you could learn anything new, what would it be? Why?
Reflect on the past month. What was your favorite part about it? Would you change anything?