Black Hills Writers Group

01/01/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
from the Black Hills Writers Group

12/15/2025

Just a reminder that there is no meeting for December. Please join us in January when we start meeting every other month!

06/07/2025

Today is National Donut Day! Write a mouth-watering description of your favorite flavor that will have us running to the nearest donut shop.

06/02/2025

Has writer's block grabbed hold of you? Do you need some inspiration? Check out this week's writing prompts and get the words flowing.

1. Imagine that we lost all electricity, water, and gas for a month without any time to prepare. Write about how your life would change and how you would survive.

2. William Shakespeare wrote that: “Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.” Write your thoughts about conversation, or make up dialogue between two characters who are meeting each other for the first time in an unexpected place.

3. Think of a person from your past who really deserved a good scolding but never got one. Write a fictional piece where you tell that person off intelligently.

*Prompts found at

Over 20 quick writing prompts to kick-start any writing task in class or at home.

05/26/2025

Has writer's block grabbed hold of you? Do you need some inspiration? Check out this week's writing prompts and get the words flowing.

1. You find strange, muddy footprints leading up to your front door.

2. You get lost in a foreign city with no cell phone and no money. What do you do?

3. The world is dying. In order to save it, you’ve been commanded to sacrifice yourself to an invading alien group.

*Writing prompts from:

Writing prompts are a great way to beat writer's block. Check out our easy-to-use list of 500 writing prompts, sorted by genre.

05/25/2025

Worldbuilding can be a critical part of some stories. According to the Reedsy Editorial Team, here are 7 steps to use when world building:

1. Define your world’s name and setting
2. Create a map of the territory
3. Populate the world with people
4. Elaborate your civilization’s history
5. Create systems of technology and magic
6. Distribute resources with a working economy
7. Determine your world’s power structure

For more details on each of these steps, check out this article:

Follow our worldbuilding guide and free template, and learn the best way to create a convincing and believable universe.

05/24/2025

It's Flash Fiction Friday! Write a story of 1000 words or less and (if you would like) share it in the comments below.

05/22/2025

05/21/2025

It's National Be a Millionaire Day! Write a short story, poem, letter, or whatever about what you would do if you were a Millionaire and post it below.

05/19/2025

Has writer's block grabbed hold of you? Do you need some inspiration? Check out this week's writing prompts and get the words flowing.

1. Think of some of the song lyrics you have misheard throughout the years. Pick your favorite, and use these misheard lyrics as the title of a new creative writing piece. Write a story, scene, or poem based on this title.

2. Your character's child comes home with a detention slip to sign, but your character isn't angry. What's the reason that they aren't angry with their child for getting into trouble at school?

3. Your character's prom date went ... not so well. Why?

*Writing prompts from:

If you're feeling a little low on inspiration, let any of these 100 prompts give you the creative boost you need to build a new and inventive plot for your next work!

05/15/2025

Today is World Stationery Day, so break out that old stationery you have hiding somewhere in the stack of papers on your desk and HANDWRITE a letter to someone!