Barrie Davenport 
Stumped about what to write today?
You’re in good company.
There’s no shame in admitting that, either.
Even the best writers have days when they could use a little help.
Whether you’re journaling or brainstorming ideas for a new story, book, or blog post, a writing prompts app could change everything.
And after looking through the list below, you’ll have a better idea of which prompt app will help you the most.
Read on to find a new favorite.
What is passive voice misuse?
How do you know if you’re overdoing it with passive voice constructions?
And is active voice always better?
If you’ve ever run your work through the Heminway Editor, you know it flags passive voice right away (along with wordy or overly long sentences).
Human editors, too, tend to bristle at the overuse of passive voice.
So, it’s a huge time-saver when you know how to recognize and correct it in your writing.
Read on to learn how.
Hands up if you’ve enjoyed a funny series or movie lately and hoped the writers were well-paid for their work?
Laughter is good medicine.
So, think of the comedy writing prompts in this post as our contribution to making the world a healthier place.
If you love to make people laugh but you’re struggling to think of funny topics to write about, we’ve got you covered.
The real challenge is deciding which prompt to use first.
Having trouble deciding what to write about yourself?
Whether you’re writing for your journal, your memoir, or a class assignment, you have plenty of topics about yourself to choose from.
You’re more interesting than you might think.
So are the people you live with, work with, and meet — if only for a moment.
Once you look through the prompts listed below, the real challenge will be choosing which one to write about first.
You know where your characters live and the places they visit in your story.
You can picture the places clearly.
But how do your readers know whether your main character lives in a village, town or city?
And how do you make sure they see your setting as clearly as you do?
What is the population of a village, anyway?
Or, in a village vs. town question, how do you distinguish the two?
When one of your characters is going through something, how do you communicate that to your readers?
Think of a scene in one of your own stories where the protagonist is in a foul mood.
Maybe the other characters picked that up quickly enough, but did your reader?
When that magic happens, it’s all in the words you use — and the ones you leave out.
When it comes to that first group, we’ve got a negative moods list you might like.
Mood and tone are essential elements of any written work.
Both come from the author’s mind but are also influenced by the reader’s.
Both factor into a reader’s experience. Both make a story more affecting and memorable.
But what is the difference between mood and tone?
Generally speaking, one is used to create the other.
But we’re going beyond that to show examples of both tone and mood in context.
The goal here is to help you make the most of both.