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I wrote the following in my writing journal in late winter:

“A bird sang outside my window this morning. It was startling, but quite welcome, considering that we have just come out of two weeks of double-digit sub-zero temperatures and more snow than normal. It’s an unmistakable sign that spring is not too far off.”

Hopefully you’ve noticed that, as spring approaches, there’s a different aroma in the air. And in a sixth sense sort of way, there’s anticipation in the air, as well. The landscape is changing from snowy white to soggy brown and in places yellow-green as the snow mountains that decorate parking lots and roads begin to melt. Such details are the stuff of good fiction. They can inspire theme, setting, characters or a possible story situation.

So regardless of what season you are in, it’s important for you as a writer to make note of the details and nuances of that time of year. Observe your responses to weather or weather-related incidents/activities, as well as the reactions and behavior of people around you.

Why is this necessary? Well, if you don’t do this and you’re, say, in Tahiti trying to write about winter in Vermont (and I would be so jealous if you were!) I guarantee you’ll have difficulty making your readers shiver with cold and feel snowflakes kissing their cheeks unless you have previously recorded impressions from winter — that or you have an eidetic memory. If I had not written about that late winter experience and the context of the incident, I might not remember the impact that bird’s song had on me. And I would have missed a great slice of life to use in a short story or a novel.

The key is to catalog the input that your five senses (and even your sixth sense) take in, WHILE YOU’RE IN THE MOMENT.

So when in Tahiti, while taking a break from writing about building a snowman, making snow angels and skiing in Vermont, be sure to record the sights and sounds unique to where you are:

• the feel of tropical breezes caressing your skin
• the smell of the sea
• the pounding surf
• the shushing of palm branches
• the thud of coconuts falling
• the water lapping at the stilts of your hut hotel
• insects in your hut
• the tastes of unusual cuisine
• island traditions
• exotic-looking men and women
• unique entertainment
• local legends

And so that you can write about winter wherever you are, regardless of the season, make note of activities like this and many more:

• quintessential snow days where children are sledding and delighted to be out of school
• a glorious day for skiing
• digging out after a blizzard
• navigating country roads (or freeways) in treacherous, drifting snow
• the race to batten down the hatches when high winds are about to pummel your home
• the sound of the wind: does it whistle or moan?
• when you came inside, what did you smell? Hot chocolate to warm you? Chicken soup to soothe you? Do those smells take you back to another time and place?

Make similar lists for spring and summer, as well.

Be Prepared

I recommend having a notepad always handy for those moments when you’re away from your writing area, like when you come inside from shoveling snow and you feel your cheeks begin to thaw and your eyeglasses fog up.

Don’t neglect everyday situations unique to the season. (e.g. – chopping wood, loading up the wood stove, shoveling the sidewalk, thawing snow/ice for barn or field animals to drink, etc.) If something happens only at a particular time of year, or as a direct result of a weather-related occurrence, WRITE IT DOWN!

What Journal Will You Use?

Now let’s talk about an actual “journal” to use for documenting your observations, reactions and feelings. What you decide on should fit with your personality and personal preferences.

Some choices:

• fancy leather journal
• simple cloth-bound or paper-back journal
• spiral notebook
• computer spreadsheet program
• word processing document file

The advantage to a digital journal is that it’s searchable and sortable. With a physical journal, however, you’ll need to set up your system of how to organize the information.

You might begin a naturalist’s journal, commenting on temperature, humidity, other weather phenomena, and your observations of flora and fauna.

For example

You might comment on the antics of a pair of squirrels chasing one another from tree to tree, across the telephone cable, up the side of a house, scrambling across the roof, etc. Perhaps you discovered crocuses poking their heads through the snow in your garden.

A multi-subject notebook with tabs would lend itself well to this naturalist’s journal. Create a label for each season or for certain months. Some of these notebooks have pockets in the divider pages where you could store photos from each season, pressed leaves, bird feathers, etc.

Of course you need not be limited to observations about weather. Here are some suggestions:

• Capture the sights, sounds, smells, feel and tastes of any given day, so that you can recall what it was like.
• Take photos as a way to jog your memory.
• Record sounds if possible, such as the delighted squeals of children sledding, the crunch-crunch of people digging out their cars after snow and ice storms, the music of the calliope or merry-go-round at a carnival, the desperately pathetic cries of the mothers of calves who have been weaned and removed to another location.
• Pay attention to your reaction to aromas — good or bad: e.g.- skunk, cotton candy, chlorine at the pool, wood smoke, a backyard barbecue, etc.

What can you do with this seasonal information?

Here are 14 story starter ideas, given in the form of questions relating to the four seasons. Take your characters through a weather transition, possibly even using the seasons as a metaphor or to support your underlying theme. (Savvy non-fiction writers can draw inspiration here, too.)

– If Spring is delayed, is there a sudden crime wave because people have “cabin fever,” or is there something else going on, some other influence? Why is Spring delayed? Is it a natural phenomenon? This could be science fiction, mystery, thriller or horror.

– Premature Spring gives everyone a bad case of Spring Fever, including the teachers. What madcap situations can you envision?

– Spring sports, including injuries, might be a topic to explore with your characters, at least as a sub-plot — particularly if you write for teens.

– Heat wave sends tempers flaring in the city and crime takes a sudden frightening trend upward.

– Drought plagues an area for the third year in a row, leading to famine. What desperate measures do people take to secure water and food?

– Examine summer vacation from a unique perspective — the family pets, the air conditioner unit, the house when it’s unoccupied with the family traveling, etc.

– July 4th celebrations in the U.S.are a big deal in most communities. What might turn an ordinary event into a disaster? A miracle? A phenomenon?

– Follow the stages of fall as it progresses from crisp, bright days full of color, to soggy, cold nights, to leafless, bleak, almost-winter landscapes, using the evolution of the season to characterize your protagonist’s life.

– Fall is a time of more beginnings than the first of the year. School, college, a first job and fall sports are just a few. Create your own list and place your characters in that scenario.

– Unusually warm weather followed by extreme cold wreaks havoc on orchards and the commerce of a community. Who might be affected? What’s the long-term impact. Short term? Consider what characters have the most at stake in the situation. One should be a protagonist and another the antagonist.

– Limited snowfall for the past few years has nearly devastated the local ski industry. Now the snow is back. What changes take place at individual resorts? Did an owner recently sell out for a song to a competitor, only to regret his decision? Does he try to get back his business?

– An adopted child from a warm climate experiences snow for the first time. This might make a kid book story spark, or perhaps a scene in adult fiction.

– Holiday gatherings (are there ever too many family gathering stories with all their attendant interactions, conflicts and resolutions?

– What if you want to write about someone on the run in depths of Winter? What physical trials will s/he endure?

Whatever kind of journal you use, not only will it become a primary source of writing inspiration, but it should, with some time perspective, yield insight into your life. And that can only help your writing.

In addition to this technique for finding story ideas, I invite you to visit The Story Ideas Virtuoso blog, where you will find many different ways and places to find those often elusive story ideas at Lessons Hurricane Ike Taught Me

And I invite you to download, with my compliments, two excerpts from “Story Ideas – The Calendar of Our Lives” on using the seasons, weather, holidays and life events related to the calendar as story inspiration at: The Calendar of Our Lives Excerpts

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Creative Writing Prompts Inspired by the Seasons

by Melissa Donovan | Jun 20, 2019 | Creative Writing Prompts | 7 comments

Celebrate the seasons with these creative writing prompts.

Today’s creative writing prompts look to the seasons for inspiration. All of these writing prompts come from my book, 1200 Creative Writing Prompts .

Writers and artists, and human beings in general, have always been inspired by the cycle of nature. The seasons provide a rotating backdrop for our lives. They mark the passage of time, and they represent change — moving on and letting go.

A season can provide a setting for your story or the subject for your poem. Seasons can function as metaphors. They can bring challenges for characters in the form of severe weather and natural disasters. Even the absence of seasons will affect a piece of writing.

Creative Writing Prompts

All writers get stuck. Call it writer’s block, lack of inspiration, or absence of the muse. Sometimes, ideas just don’t come easily. That’s when creative writing prompts and other writing exercises can keep your creativity going.

• A woman is walking alone on a beach in the summer twilight (or at dawn) when something happens that completely changes her life.
• The heat is sweltering and everybody’s indoors. The lucky ones have air conditioners. Everybody’s trying to stay cool. Write a poem about what it feels like at the height of a scorching summer.
• Use all of the following words in a piece of writing: lemonade, cotton, fish, taffy, ripe, saltwater, blackberry.
• A single mother leaves her two teenage children home alone for the summer.
• The leaves turned gold and amber, and then they drifted to the ground. We raked them into mounds then leaped and landed.
• The protagonist is raking leaves on the lawn. He or she pauses for a breath and glances at the neighbors’ lawn. They never rake their leaves , the protagonist thinks, and their dog is always using my yard as a latrine . The protagonist decides to do something about these inconsiderate neighbors.
• Halloween is just around the corner, and the protagonist has a lot do this year: candy, costumes, and pumpkin carving. The house smells like apples and caramel. While making preparations, he or she looks outside and sees something astonishing.
• There’s a quiet cracking sound, and then an apple falls, twirling to the ground below and bruising itself against the hard earth.
• While shopping in a department store during the holidays, a child is separated from his or her parents and discovers a portal to a winter wonderland.
• All the kids are looking forward to their winter break. There’s a school-sponsored ski trip, and one girl is aching to go so she can try snowboarding for the first time.
• Puppies and kittens aren’t always born in spring. This winter, a special puppy is born, one that will change people’s lives.
• Even though it’s freezing outside, people are out and about, bundled up and chattering among themselves. Write about pedestrians in the winter.
• It’s the last snowfall of the year. What do you do? Go sledding? Build a snowman? Head to the pond for some ice skating?
• Write a piece using the following image: a clearing deep in the woods where sunlight filters through the overhead lattice of tree leaves.
• Deer bound across the field, breaking delicate blades of grass with hard hooves, pausing to dine on soft flowers.
• Write a piece using the following image: someone standing in a doorway, soaking wet, with rain pouring in the background.

Have Fun with These Creative Writing Prompts!

If you use any of these creative writing prompts, come back and tell us how they worked for you. Feel free to make up your own seasonal creative writing prompts and leave them in the comments. And keep writing.

I think seasons are a great idea to give to students when writer’s block sets in. I teach a creative writing course and always have students asking for ideas when given the opportunity for free writing. I have a stack of inspiration cards that students may pull from to get ideas. I will have to remember to add some seasonal topics into the deck of cards. Great idea!

Thanks, Trent. I’m glad you found this article helpful. Best of luck with your inspiration cards.

Ninevoices’ 2019 short story competition might be a good one for writers to try – the theme is ‘Summer’!

Details on ninevoices.wordpress.com

Great prompts. Thank you.

You’re welcome!

My teacher gave me a topic from this website lol

That’s awesome!

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The Four Seasons

This isn’t necessarily a structure, but more of a challenge based on some interesting ideas. We’re nearing the end of this course, which means I think you’re ready for longer and more complicated ideas. You’ve practiced so much with stories, arcs, characters, and more, that I believe you’re finally ready to combine them all into longer stories or even series.

This is an easy one to start with.

What’s the idea

A man called Northrop Fyre was one of the first, in modern times, to try and create a theory around narrative. He divided stories into the four seasons :

• Spring myths are comedies
• Summer myths are utopias (or utopian fantasies)
• Fall myths are tragedies
• Winter myths are dystopias (or dystopic nightmares)

To him, these were the only four unique story types. As you can see, they mirror each other like the seasons. Comedy and Tragedy are two sides of the same coin. Utopia and Dystopia are two sides of the same coin.

We’ve already discussed comedies and tragedies at Freytag’s Pyramid . A tragedy starts off at utopia, but ends at dystopia. A comedy does the reverse: it starts with a bad situation that gets worse and worse, until it gets cleaned up and ends at utopia.

A utopia is simply a setting or world in which everything seems amazing and people would surely want to live. A dystopia is the opposite: a setting that’s almost entirely constructed out of nasty and bad characteristics, in which no reader would want to live.

The default arc in a utopia is that life is amazing now, but something threatens to destroy that. Conversely, the default arc in a dystopia is that characters try to escape this terrible life, or make it better.

Note how these don’t necessarily restrict the genre or content of your story.

• You can write a comedy that’s also an epic fantasy quest
• You can write a utopia that has serious drama
• You can write a classic Greek tragedy as a modern sci-fi story
• You can write a dystopia in which people make jokes and go on exciting adventures

These seasons only restrict your arc and setting/feeling.

The Hunger Games can surely be classified as dystopian novels. The world in which they live is awful , unfair, harsh, you name it. Why would we like such a story? Because this setup allows telling other, more wonderful and uplifting stories. The hunger games has action, adventure, mystery, romance, friendship, messages about war, you name it.

The dystopian setting is just a framework that makes all the other storylines possible. People don’t come to these books to feel sad and read about how bad everything is. The badness is necessary to squeeze strong stories out of the characters.

What do I do with this?

You can apply this in several ways.

• If you’re writing a story with multiple main characters, connect one to each season. The season not only determines their personality, but also their arc . (For example: as the story progresses, the Fall character slowly reveals itself to be on a path to tragedy.)
• Or you could split a story into 4 acts, and connect each act with a season. Your story starts out a comedy, turns into a utopia in act 2, but then turns towards tragedy in act 3 and ends in dystopia.
• If you’re writing a book series , you might cycle through these four seasons. (You can start anywhere, then move through the seasons in order. Each book is one season.) It gives you a nice framework to make each entry feel different, but complement the others.

Or, more subtly,

• If you’re picking a general theme for your next story, you might ask yourself “what season do I most closely associate with this idea of mine?” Then pick the type for that season.
• If you feel like a character in a story of yours just isn’t working, ask yourself “what season do I most closely associate with this character?” (or “what season am I still missing in this story”). Then align the character with it even more.

As always, the structures I present won’t work for everyone or every story. They are simply tools . Tools that challenge you, let you practice, and might come in handy with later stories.

This structure is a nice way to create bigger and richer stories, with diverse storylines.

It’s probably a bit much to write a book series with 4 books for this challenge :p That part of the structure is more useful once you start writing and publishing professionally.

I suggest trying out the first applications.

• Write a story with 4 important characters, each of which relates to one season. Their season determines their arc and general mood.
• Or write a story with 4 acts, each related to one season. The season determines the arc and mood of all the events from that act.

When I tried this, I found it very interesting and useful. Perhaps there’s some intuitive truth here about the seasons, and these 4 types being the “only” story types we know. We’ve already seen that humans view stories as cycles , so structuring them like the seasonal cycle just makes a lot of sense. There’s something satisfying about using this structure. It makes a story rich and interesting, merely by following simple rules.

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If days are seconds and months are hours, perhaps the seasons are the long clock, the turning of the infinite in ways that render the soul to greatest clarity.

The seasons come as a favourite bedtime story, each time the same and yet different in some marvellous way.

Seasons turn as divine kaleidoscope for eye and soul.

The foliage of the beech hedgerow in May were pure optimism, bright and young. Come August they were a reverent green, as deep as the North American pines. How those leaves told the story of the seasons, the return of colour followed by the strong browns of its winter wands.

Seasons fade in and out like soft lullabies, their transitions slow but never faltering. Like mother earth herself they only turn in one direction, always onward, never back. As they wax and wane the pace of city life changes. In summer everyone is high energy, all systems go. With the first wash of autumn air, moving over the high-rises and suburbia like a shallow wave, the people slow down to a quieter pace. The winter is flatter still, but never falling into a negative spin, the folk of this city love the snow too much for that. Then spring comes to wake the metropolis: people, trees and blooms. Folks walk under newly unfurled leaves, smile at the fresh new flowers and tilt their faces upward to the new warmth in the sun's rays. Soon summer is back and the seasonal carousel is complete for another year.

The seasons come and go like old friends. They bring memories of seasons past and the promise of seasons to come. They dance by us changing gradually in their back and forth way, two steps forward and one step back. And like time itself we cannot halt them, we cannot hang on to spring or keep the summer with us for longer. Each has their time, their moment, their season.

Spring breathes warm, even in the northern climes, melting the ice that keeps the seeds and tree buds asleep. The seasons are indeed changing once more with delicate petals and fragrances we lost to the on-set of winter. These seasons, like the circle of life, are a rebirth, a renewal. I love warmer seasons with the vitality they bring, yet the winter has a haunting beauty of her own. She takes both valley and mountain into a slumber, scattering her crystals in frost and snow, revealing to us even the air we take for granted.

Seasons are said to "turn" as if they were a wheel or a never ending carousel, but nothing could be less true. Time stretches out, linear, leading onward to our own personal event horizon; unless we are wrong about time itself and our primate brains are stuck in this mode of thought, like cats being asked to ponder algebra. Perhaps we are to time what flat-earthers were to the world. In that case the seasons may indeed turn, but never in neat circles. Maybe the seasons are more like the skin of a well peeled apple cascading in crazy erratic turns. To me each arrives like a new party with timeless true friends, so welcome and fun; but like all parties there is a beginning, a middle and an end. We all wish for a long journey, though perhaps it is the beauty and warmth of the steps we should value more.

As the seasons came and went the avenue changed it's colour palate. In the fall it was all about red, the winter brought brown and white, while the warmer months were simply green with splashes of summer blooms. The trees were lined up like an advance guard, Jenny liked that. She imagined they were soldiers frozen in time, their boughs at the ready, but then she loved Tolkien more than most. Rain or shine she let her fingers brush agains their gnarled trunks on the way to her morning bus, there was something about the feel, something of the earth. But no matter the time of year the traffic stayed the same, a procession of cars with drivers focusing only on their destination rather than the journey. Jenny wondered if they even noticed the leafy guardians about them, ever raised their eyes from the weary tarmac.

My aunt would say, "Come! Let us take the iron horses and leave the real ones to play in the pastures and forests." So we went biking often, through the country that was a canvass for the seasons, a theatre for the birds who played upon wing.

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It's the perfect time of year to pick up a pen and start writing! Whether you're a novice writer looking for some inspiration or an experienced author wanting to try something new, journal prompts are a great way to ignite your creativity. With 8 creative journal prompts for seasons, you can explore the changing seasons and use your words to capture your thoughts, dreams, and ideas. From the joys of winter to the wonders of summer, this guide offers a unique way to express yourself and explore the world around you. So grab your pen and paper and get ready for a journey of self-discovery and creativity!

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With the changing seasons comes a chance for us to explore new ideas and expand our creative horizons. As the weather changes, the world around us becomes more alive and vibrant with colour. But we don't have to look outside of ourselves to find inspiration.

Writing in a journal is a great way to explore our thoughts and feelings, and it can be especially useful to have a set of journal prompts to get the creative juices flowing.

Let's dig into our journal prompts for seasons to help you explore your inner thoughts, gain a new perspective and unlock your creative potential.

8 Winter Journal Prompts

Winter is a season of reflection and renewal. It's the perfect time to start writing in a journal! Here are eight winter journal prompts to get you started:

• What are the best and worst things about winter?
• How do the holidays make you feel?
• What winter activity do you look forward to most?
• What have you learned about yourself this winter?
• What do you appreciate most about the winter season?
• What goals do you have for the coming spring?
• What is one winter tradition you want to start?
• How can you stay positive and focused during the winter months?

Answering these questions can help you to stay focused on the present and look forward to the future. Journaling can also be a great outlet for stress , anxiety, and other emotions. So grab a cup of hot cocoa and get writing!

8 Summer Journal Prompts

Writing down your thoughts and experiences can help you make the most of the summer months. To get you started, here are eight summer journal prompts to get your creative juices flowing:

• What are your summer goals?
• What's your favourite summer activity, and why?
• Describe a moment that made you feel most alive this summer.
• What is the most important lesson you've learned this summer?
• If you could go anywhere this summer, where would you go and why?
• What's your favourite memory so far this summer?
• What are you most grateful for this summer?
• What is the most valuable thing you've experienced this summer?

These journal prompts can help you capture the joys, sorrows, and all the moments in between of your summer, so don't be afraid to let your thoughts flow freely.

8 Spring Journal Prompts

Spring often comes with a renewed sense of energy and a desire to explore! With the weather warming up and the days getting longer, it's a great time to start a journal and get creative. Here are eight spring journal prompts to get you started:

• What are the sounds of spring that make you happiest?
• What are some of your favourite memories from spring?
• How does the spring season make you feel?
• If you could give spring a colour, what would it be?
• What do you like most about the new season?
• What are some of your favourite things to do in spring?
• How can you bring more joy into your life this spring?
• How does spring bring you closer to nature?

Take some time to explore these questions and use your answers to craft creative stories or poems. Spring is the perfect time to express yourself and allow your soul to blossom! So grab your journal and get writing!

8 Autumn Journal Prompts

Autumn is a great time of year to take some time for self-reflection and journaling . Here are eight journal prompts to help you get started:

• What is your favourite thing about the autumn season?
• What does autumn remind you of?
• How can you make the most of autumn?
• What are your hopes and dreams for the future?
• What is one thing you would like to accomplish this autumn?
• How can you stay healthy and active this autumn?
• What changes do you want to make in your life this autumn?
• What message do you want to leave behind this autumn?

Autumn is a great time to reflect on your life and to think about the changes you want to make. These journal prompts can help you get started and hopefully spark some inspiration.

The Bottom Line

The bottom line is that journaling is one of the best ways to capture the beauty of the seasons. Whether it's a summer beach day, a crisp autumn morning, or a snowy winter's night, journaling can help you document it all. And with the right prompts, you can capture the full range of emotions that come with each season.

So, don't miss out on this opportunity to express yourself, capture memories, and reflect on the changing seasons. Get journaling with these journal prompts for seasons today, and enjoy the beauty of each season!

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Delve into the wintry landscapes, breathe in the fragrant blossoms of spring, feel the warmth of the summer sun on your skin, and immerse yourself in the vibrant colors of autumn.

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