#December writing prompts

[scealaiscoite]

｡ﾟﾟ･｡･ﾟﾟ。 ﾟ。　 december prompts

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¹⁾ warm tequila

²⁾ a broken teapot

³⁾ knees pressed into soft carpet

⁴⁾ saltwater

⁵⁾ red wine

⁶⁾ overprotective

⁷⁾ bitter coffee

⁸⁾ a sous chef

⁹⁾ mismatched socks

¹⁰⁾ lips against a hipbone

¹¹⁾ sawdust

¹²⁾ a brown leather belt

¹³⁾ rusty nails

¹⁴⁾ silent films

¹⁵⁾ doctor’s orders

¹⁶⁾ a gold tooth

¹⁷⁾ an attic

¹⁸⁾ tall evergreen

¹⁹⁾ a hotel bar

²⁰⁾ old friends

²¹⁾ white silk

²²⁾ a breakup

²³⁾ ursa major

²⁴⁾ a necklace knotted around a fist

²⁵⁾ bodyguards

²⁶⁾ a wax-sealed envelope

²⁷⁾ weathered boxing gloves

²⁸⁾ figs

²⁹⁾ a safehouse

³⁰⁾ spiral stairs

³¹⁾ last call

[thepathetickind]

daily creative writing prompt ♡ by laurenmaerie

december 31 prompt: the horizon glows, a new beginning wrapped in frost

[psycho-therapist]

writing prompt list I'm following

[shay-the-writer]

December Writing Prompts

November didn't go as planned but whatever. It's Christmas time now. The following are a list of Winter/Christmas-themed prompts.

Going camping at a cabin in the winter // Snuggling up at a cabin for a weekend // Staying at a ski resort

INSPIRED THE PLOT: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Watching the Christmas classics together

Making Christmas cookies and/or desserts

Character accidentally wishes for it to be Christmas every day and it comes true

Decorating the house for Christmas // Buying/Bringing home/Putting up the Christmas tree

Sharing/Remembering Christmas memories

Christmas morning

Listening to Christmas music // Child has a Christmas concert/pageant

Christmas shopping

The smell of Christmas trees/cinnamon/any scent that makes you think of Christmas

Christmas wishes (normal ones, not like prompt 5)

Character A has cold hands/feet and Character B warms them up

Falling in love throughout the month of December

Being with family/Having, and making, a family dinner on Christmas Eve or Christmas night

Getting cozy by the fireplace

Experiencing the first snow of the season

Character A notices Character B is cold and gives them their coat

Getting snowed in

Making gingerbread men and/or a gingerbread house

Hot cocoa

Going ice skating

It's Christmas Eve and the snowstorm outside caused a complete blackout for the whole night

Writing a letter to Santa // Visiting and getting pictures taken with Santa

Sharing a moment at midnight on Christmas Eve/Day or New Years Eve/Day

The Most Magical Time of the Year

Naughty/Nice OPTION 1: Much like the Trick-or-Treat game from my Halloween prompts, it's a Truth or Dare-ish type of game

Naughty/Nice OPTION 2: Write a Nice story (G-rated, wholesome content), then rewrite it as a Naughty story (explicit and definitely not wholesome content)

Office Christmas parties don't have to be boring

Wrapping presents late at night on Christmas Eve

Red & Green

Silver & Gold

Character dresses up as Santa Claus for an event/family gathering/for Character B's kid(s)

Characters A & B have to play Santa & Mrs. Claus for a night. Perk: They do not like each other and are forced to play nice for the kids ... but, as the night goes on, their feelings for each other change

Santa Claus is real

Candles and a character's love of/obsession with them

Sharing a blanket on a cold night

Going sledding

Riding in a sleigh

SNOW DAY FUN

Warming up in a big bathtub

A couple gets cozy underneath the lit up Christmas tree

Two people (friends/lovers/enemies-to-lovers) in a store/mall over Christmas (just ignore the fact that everyone has phones, and stores and malls have security cameras or guards and the situation would, in reality, get resolved quickly)

'Twas the Night Before Christmas ...

They nearly burn the house down (baking goes awry/fireplace/candles [way too many candles in such a small space]/decorations can be a fire hazard)

Getting stranded on Christmas Eve (in a stalled or stuck car/at the airport/at someone else's home/in an elevator/at a hotel or motel, without their luggage or with less luggage than they'd brought with them)

Mistletoe (meeting someone for the first time under one/potential couple meeting under one, accidentally or intentionally/accidentally meeting under one with someone they don't like/doing something other than kissing under one)

A Hallmark-style fic

SONG FICS: CHRISTMAS EDITION

All I Want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey

An Old-Fashioned Christmas - Frank Sinatra

Baby, It's Cold Outside [a non-predatory version, obviously]

Blue Christmas

Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton

Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

Christmas Eve - Kelly Clarkson

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

A Christmas to Remember - Amy Grant

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

It Must Have Been the Mistletoe - Barbra Streisand

Last Christmas

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Merry Christmas, Darling

Miss You Most (at Christmastime) - Mariah Carey

Please Come Home for Christmas

Santa Baby

Sleigh Ride

This Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson

White Christmas

(There are no TV or movie quotes this time since I didn't have enough of either that fit for the season)

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Jse ego winter prompts-Day 26-Wine drunk.

Chase: So Jackie, how’d this happen?

Jackie: Hendrick got home from work and started drinking, saying something about “going on strike" and “about my bitchy wife”. 

Chase: ah okay well at least he's on the ground this time don't want a repeat of last-OH MY GOD HEN GET DOWN FROM THERE.

*Cue to hendrick hanging from a chandelier*

Hendrick: I'm swinging from the chandelier from the chanNNNNDEELEIERRRRRRR.

Chase: JACKIE GET UP THERE AND HELP, ANTI STOP LAUGHING, JAMESON GE THE BROOM, AND MARV STOP RECORDING.

Safe to say hen isn't allowed to be alone when drunk on Christmas.

@incidentsofunknownorigins

[mitchell-nihil]

December Writing... Journey? Writemas? I Don't Know What To Call This - Day 1

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I found a list of prompts for seasonal writing, and I wrote the first one and decided it would be more fun to connect all of the prompts together in a short story. (The list was made by somebody else for their own writing but I lifted it I'm sorry 😔)

I'm not going to give a number I'm aiming for because I don't want to feel guilty for not reaching it. It's a short story that takes place around the 3/4 mark of Blue Cataclysm, during the timeline of events but separated from the main plot.

Summary:

Wrote 735 words, nothing exciting just a morning routine and setting up the main oddity (?) of the story. I realised at the end of the day that I was going to need to go back to the beginning and add some setup, but I'll do that when I feel like it...

I want to try hard to not feel pressured to do this during December because god knows I'm busy enough, and focusing on word count has never been good for me.

[martinwritessometimes]

December Short Story Writing Prompts

Challenging myself to write a horror story every day in December. May continue this in 2024 but with a different genre. Will post my progress here and my stories on my blog to keep myself accountable.

[literaryvein-references]

When your Character...

Gets into: A Fight ⚜ ...Another Fight ⚜ ...Yet Another Fight

Hates Someone ⚜ Kisses Someone ⚜ Falls in Love

Calls Someone they Love ⚜ Dies / Cheats Death ⚜ Drowns

is...

A Ballerina ⚜ A Child ⚜ Interacting with a Child ⚜ A Cheerleader

A Cowboy ⚜ A Genius ⚜ A Lawyer ⚜ A Pirate ⚜ A Spy

A Wheelchair User ⚜ A Zombie ⚜ Beautiful ⚜ Dangerous ⚜ Drunk

Funny ⚜ In a Coma ⚜ In a Secret Society ⚜ Injured ⚜ Shy

needs...

A Magical Item ⚜ An Aphrodisiac ⚜ A Fictional Poison

A Coping Strategy ⚜ A Drink ⚜ A Medicinal Herb ⚜ A Mentor

Money ⚜ A Persuasion Tactic ⚜ A Quirk ⚜ To be Killed Off

To Become Likable ⚜ To Clean a Wound ⚜ To Self-Reflect

To Find the Right Word, but Can't ⚜ To Say No ⚜ To Swear

loves...

Astronomy ⚜ Baking ⚜ Cooking ⚜ Cocktails ⚜ Food ⚜ Oils

Dancing ⚜ Fashion ⚜ Gems ⚜ Herbal Remedies ⚜ Honey

Mushrooms ⚜ Mythology ⚜ Numbers ⚜ Perfumes

Roses ⚜ Sweets ⚜ To Argue ⚜ To Insult ⚜ To Kiss

To Make False Claims ⚜ Wine ⚜ Wine-Tasting ⚜ Yoga

has/experiences...

Allergies ⚜ Amnesia ⚜ Bereavement ⚜ Bites & Stings

Bruises ⚜ Caffeine ⚜ CO Poisoning ⚜ Color Blindness

Facial Hair ⚜ Fainting ⚜ Fevers ⚜ Food Allergies

Food Poisoning ⚜ Fractures ⚜ Frostbite ⚜ Hypothermia

Injuries ⚜ Jet Lag ⚜ Kidnapping ⚜ Manipulation ⚜ Mutism

Pain ⚜ Paranoia ⚜ Poisoning ⚜ More Pain & Violence

Scars ⚜ Trauma ⚜ Viruses ⚜ Wounds

[these are just quick references. more research may be needed to write your story...]

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[givethispromptatry]

花より団子

"Dumplings instead of flowers"

Origin: Japan

Meaning: Choosing something useful over something pretty

[lisbeth-kk]

I seem to have startet doodling a bit for the @fluff-cember challenge. It was so much fun writing and posting through December last year, and I’m quite certain that my idea won’t leave me alone… You are hereby sufficiently warned 🩵✨

Feel free to join me!

[demigoddessqueens]

My inbox is open again for requests 😁!!

｡ﾟﾟ･｡･ﾟﾟ。 ﾟ。　 december prompts

　ﾟ･｡･ﾟ

¹⁾ warm tequila

²⁾ a broken teapot

³⁾ knees pressed into soft carpet

⁴⁾ saltwater

⁵⁾ red wine

⁶⁾ overprotective

⁷⁾ bitter coffee

⁸⁾ a sous chef

⁹⁾ mismatched socks

¹⁰⁾ lips against a hipbone

¹¹⁾ sawdust

¹²⁾ a brown leather belt

¹³⁾ rusty nails

¹⁴⁾ silent films

¹⁵⁾ doctor’s orders

¹⁶⁾ a gold tooth

¹⁷⁾ an attic

¹⁸⁾ tall evergreen

¹⁹⁾ a hotel bar

²⁰⁾ old friends

²¹⁾ white silk

²²⁾ a breakup

²³⁾ ursa major

²⁴⁾ a necklace knotted around a fist

²⁵⁾ bodyguards

²⁶⁾ a wax-sealed envelope

²⁷⁾ weathered boxing gloves

²⁸⁾ figs

²⁹⁾ a safehouse

³⁰⁾ spiral stairs

³¹⁾ last call

[thepathetickind]

you came like the snow on christmas, unexpected and at the right time everything felt so magical

by laurenmaerie, christmas

[psycho-therapist]

Day 7: Fresh Baked Cookies

There are countless joys in this job—the happiness I bring to children all over the world, the breathtaking sights I see on my journey. Every year, I marvel at landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Great Sphinx, the Space Needle, and the Grand Canyon. And, of course, there’s the companionship of my trusty, magical reindeer. But if I’m being honest, the best part of the night? The fresh baked cookies

It’s a tradition, after all, to leave milk and cookies for jolly ole Saint Nick—a small thank-you for the presents I leave under the tree. There’s nothing quite like the crispy outside, the warm gooey center, and a cold glass of milk to wash it all down. I work up quite the appetite going from house to house, and those treats keep me going. A little secret: with a pinch of North Pole snow, a dash of reindeer shed, and a sprinkle of Christmas magic, I can whip up one mean traveling spell. It lets me transform into a winter breeze, slipping from house to house in the blink of an eye. For longer distances, I rely on the sleigh and my loyal team. This year was just like any other. Magical, of course, but predictable in all the best ways. Or so I thought. My route took me to a trailer park deep in Alabama. I don’t hold it against anyone if they don’t leave cookies out—times are tough, and not everyone can spare the ingredients. So, imagine my surprise when I spotted one of the finest plates of cookies I’d ever seen. Thick chunks of chocolate, edges just shy of burnt, and the aroma still hanging in the air like they’d come straight out of the oven. These weren’t just cookies; they were masterpieces. I couldn’t help myself. I was going to savor one or two, leave a few crumbs as evidence, and let the family keep the rest. But as I took my first bite, sharp pain shot up from my knee, and a deafening crack echoed through the trailer. Before I could even process what happened, I hit the ground hard. Blows rained down on me, one after another, relentless and unforgiving. I raised my arms to shield myself, my mind racing to make sense of the chaos. And then I saw him. A young boy, gripping a baseball bat like a weapon, was swinging at me with everything he had. He wasn’t just swinging. He was aiming.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the blows stopped. I lay on the ground, aching and gasping for breath. The boy loomed over me, his chest puffed out with pride, a mix of disgust and triumph on his face. He jabbed a finger toward me. “Don’t you dare steal our cookies! Those are our cookies!” I tried to respond, maybe say something like, This is all a misunderstanding or I’m so sorry, but before I could get a word out, a voice thundered from the doorway. “Yeah, you show him, boy! Get ‘em! Get ‘em good!” The boy’s father, a shadowy figure in the dimly lit trailer, was cheering him on. His voice carried a strange mix of encouragement and rage, and it made my heart sink. Before I could act, the boy tightened his grip on the bat and started swinging again. He was relentless, every blow more ferocious than the last. I reached for my pocket, desperate to grab some snow and reindeer fur, but the pain was unbearable. The bat connected with my ribs—crack!—and I felt something give way inside me. I coughed violently, tasting blood as it filled my mouth. My arms, already weak, were shaking uncontrollably. I tried to shield my head, but it only made the agony worse. Every swing left me more battered, more broken. And then, just as suddenly as before, he stopped. .

The boy grabbed one of the cookies from the plate, took a massive bite, and glared down at me. His voice was muffled through the mouthful of cookie. “Yeah, think twice before robbing us!” From the doorway, his father hollered again, stepping closer. “You tell him, boy! Don’t steal from us!” I could barely move. My arms were useless, my body screaming in pain. But somehow, through sheer terror and adrenaline, my trembling hand found my pocket. With the last of my strength, I grasped the snow and fur. Woosh! In an instant, I was gone, swept up in a winter breeze and carried back to my sleigh. I collapsed into the driver’s seat, my red suit tattered and stained with blood. My chest heaved, every breath a struggle. The reindeer glanced back at me, their glowing eyes full of concern, but I couldn’t muster the strength to reassure them. I didn’t finish my route that night. Let’s just say I’ll be a little more cautious about fresh-baked cookies from now on.

[shay-the-writer]

December Writing Prompts

Things are going to be a bit different this month. This seems like a very bad idea for me because I haven't really been accomplishing everything every month this year, but let's go with it.

Now, there are two main writing themes this month, because I couldn't narrow things down to just 12.

December's main writing prompts are:

Blast from the Fanfiction Past. The idea is to go back and rewrite a very old fic of yours, from when you first started writing fanfiction, whether or not you ever posted it. :::OR::: Go back and watch a show you loved watching long time ago and go write a fic for it.

It's the Most Magical Time of the Year. A holiday/winter-themed story, or stories. (see the optional prompts below for ideas).

The optional prompts are categorized because there are a lot of them.

OTP HOLIDAY:

Cuddling, wrapped in soft blankets in front of a fireplace.

Warming up in a big bathtub/hot tub.

Getting snowed in.

It's Christmas Eve and the storm outside caused a complete blackout for the whole night.

We just wanted to make some cookies but now we are lying on the floor, panting and completely covered in flour.

HOLIDAY PROMPTS:

Christmas Classic (Rudolph, Frosty, etc.)

Snowman

Santa Claus

Tree

The Christmas Carol

Cabin in Winter

Wishes

Christmas Shopping

Family

Christmas Music

Naughty/Nice

Red & Green

SONG FICS:

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Blue Christmas

White Christmas

Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

This Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas

All I Want for Christmas is You (Mariah Carey)

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Winter Wonderland

Sleigh Ride

Please Come Home for Christmas

Santa Baby

Mistletoe (Colbie Caillat)

Baby, It's Cold Outside (a non-predatory version because it probably can be done so as not to sound like SVU needs to be called in)

No quotes this month. Just an overwhelming amount of prompts I may not get to, but here's hoping.

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Jse ego winter prompts-Day 30-Stargazing and northern lights.

Headcanon time:

Marvin and Sunday spent their Christmas by seeing the northern lights in Iceland then did some stargazing in Brighton and by the end of the night Sunday proposed to Marvin under the sunrise. Marvin said yes of course.

@incidentsofunknownorigins

[literaryvein-reblogs]

One Poem a Day: December

"beautiful" words related to December for your next poem/story

December - 12th month of the Gregorian calendar. Its name is derived from decem, Latin for “ten,” indicating its position in the early Roman calendar.

Alabasterine - pertaining to the compact fine-textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases and ornaments

Caducity - senility; the quality of being transitory or perishable

Clementine - a small nearly seedless citrus fruit that is probably a hybrid between a tangerine and an orange

Complaisance - disposition to please or comply; affability

Diaphanous - characterized by extreme delicacy of form; ethereal

Ecru - a pale or light grayish yellow or brown; beige

Eggnog - a drink consisting of eggs beaten with sugar, milk or cream, and often alcoholic liquor

Etiolate - to make pale

Exsanguination - the action or process of draining or losing blood

Frisson - a brief moment of emotional excitement; shudder, thrill

Frore - frosty, frozen

Graupel - granular snow pellets

Holly - any of a genus (Ilex) of trees and shrubs especially: either of two (I. opaca and I. aquifolium) with spiny-margined evergreen leaves and usually red berries often used for Christmas decorations

Imparadise - to make supremely happy, transport with delight or joy

Lambent - playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering; softly bright or radiant

Morpheus - the Greek god of dreams

Nacreous - possessing the qualities of, consisting of, or abounding in nacre, also: iridescent

Nascence - birth, origin

Névé - the partially compacted granular snow that forms the surface part of the upper end of a glacier

Overwinter - to last through or pass the winter

Paperwhite - a polyanthus narcissus bearing clusters of small very fragrant pure white flowers

Parturition - the action or process of giving birth to offspring; childbirth

Passementerie - an ornamental edging or trimming (such as tassels) made of braid, cord, gimp, beading, or metallic thread

Pellucid - reflecting light evenly from all surfaces

Purfle - to ornament the border or edges of

Sublunary - of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world

Sylph - an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits air

Tanzanite - a mineral that is a deep blue variety of zoisite and is used as a gemstone

Turquoise - a mineral that is a blue, bluish-green, or greenish-gray hydrous basic phosphate of copper and aluminum, takes a high polish, and is valued as a gem when sky blue

Umbral - of little or no light

Zircon - a tetragonal mineral consisting of a silicate of zirconium and occurring usually in brown or grayish square prisms of adamantine luster or sometimes in transparent forms which are used as gems

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