July 2020 #RecoveringWritersChallenge

July 2020 #RecoveringWritersChallenge

We’re all recovering from something, whether it’s an addiction, trauma, 2020, setbacks in our vocation, or just… life in general. With the coming of a new month, I’m starting an experiment by hosting a month-long daily photo and writing challenge for writers out there who, like me, need to refresh after a very de-centering last six months. I’ve prepared a series of prompts to not only invite others into our writing, but also dig a bit deeper into sources of growth and healing we may have let fall by the wayside this year.

Though you can participate in the challenge from any social media or blogging platform, it’s best suited for Instagram (you can follow me here, and let me know you’re participating in the challenge!). If you’ve never participated in a challenge like this before, just have fun with it. There are no wrong answers. The prompts are meant to spur creativity, imagination, and self-knowledge–not limit it. Don’t forget to use the hashtag in each post (#RecoveringWritersChallenge) and follow it in your feed to connect with other writers this month!

July 2020 #RecoveringWritersChallenge daily photo and writing prompts

  1. Introduce yourself
  2. Recovering
  3. Summer WIP
  4. A challenge overcome
  5. How you prep for the week
  6. A fave author in genre
  7. A current obstacle
  8. Words of wisdom
  9. TBT: childhood writing
  10. Quote from a shelved ms
  11. How you relax outdoors
  12. Prayer/quote that helps you
  13. Fatal flaw as a writer?
  14. Wellness for writers
  15. A book that grounds you
  16. TBT: a time of growth
  17. A dedication page
  18. An author you look up to
  19. Re-creation
  20. Your writing/style in 3 words
  21. A safe harbour
  22. Messy middle
  23. TBT: advice to past self
  24. Darlings you’ve killed
  25. Weekend reading
  26. Gratitude or Acknowledgments
  27. Your author website
  28. Your overused words
  29. Fave book(s) set in summer
  30. Summer WIP update
  31. What you’ve learned this month