This week’s creative writing prompts are about sticking to New Year’s resolutions.
Monday’s Prompt: The Resolution Contract
Your protagonist discovers a mysterious document labeled “Resolution Contract” on New Year’s Day.
The fine print states that any resolution they make must be completed, or there will be dire consequences.
What resolutions do they choose, and how do they navigate this newfound pressure?
Tuesday’s Prompt: A Year Ahead of Time
A futuristic app allows users to glimpse one year into the future—but only if they’ve successfully kept their New Year’s resolution.
Your character becomes obsessed with making their resolution stick to catch a glimpse of their future.
What do they see, and how does it change them?
Wednesday’s Prompt: Resolution Swap
In a support group for failed resolutions, members are randomly assigned someone else’s resolution to fulfill.
Your protagonist is given an outrageous or seemingly impossible goal.
How do they handle the challenge, and what do they learn along the way?
Thursday’s Prompt: The Time-Loop Resolution
Each time your character breaks their New Year’s resolution, they’re forced to repeat the same day over and over until they get it right.
How do they learn to stick to their resolution and escape the loop?
What unexpected lessons do they take away from the experience?
Friday’s Prompt: Resolutions with a Catch
A genie offers to help your character achieve their New Year’s resolutions—but there’s a catch: the genie twists every wish.
For instance, if the resolution is to get in shape, they suddenly wake up as a marathon runner… with no training.
How does your character outsmart the genie and stick to their goals?
Saturday’s Prompt: The Resolution Whisperer
A quirky new neighbor claims they’re a “Resolution Whisperer” who can help anyone stick to their New Year’s resolutions with an unconventional method.
Skeptical but desperate, your protagonist gives it a try.
What’s the secret, and does it work?
Sunday’s Prompt: The Year That Fights Back
For every resolution your protagonist makes, the universe seems to conspire against them—missed alarms, tempting distractions, and sabotaging events.
Determined to succeed, they fight back against these challenges.
Do they prevail, or do they discover that some resolutions aren’t meant to be?
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