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Fall 2025 ~~ Writing Advice

By B. Lynn Goodwin

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Writing Prompts for October

Is there magic in autumn? Or any other season? Is there something scary inside a house in your town? Or a piano that plays on its own? Or AI chat?

Write about it. Make it an observation or a warning from a parent, teacher, or grandparent. Or tell the story from the POV of the house or any other object. 

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Tell the story that either picture brings to mind. Who is looking, what does the picture suggest to her/him, and why does it matter? Is anything magic or scary for the viewer? How does s/he handle it? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here are five sentence starts. Although October brought them up, they can be the start of a piece on many subjects. Write a letter. Draft a poem. Create a flash story or a longer one. Write a mini-memoir. Or write what’s in your heart. 

As the weather turns…

After the kids went back to school…

Watching the leaves flutter in the wind…

Football makes me…

Because I was determined to beat the storm…

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Want to share what you wrote? We’d love to hear from you. There’s a contact box on the home page. 

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