Discover Prompts, Day 7: Below

Welcome to Discover Prompts! Throughout April, we’re sharing a daily prompt to help you keep or regain your writing rhythm. Not sure how to participate? Read on.


Today we’re digging beneath the surface — metaphorical or physical, your choice. We’re going below.

Ready to roll? All you need to do is…

  • Write a new post on your site in response to the prompt.
  • Tag your post with Discover Prompts and click Publish.
  • Head to the Reader to engage with other participants’ posts.

Need more ideas? Not sure what to write around Below?

  • A lot happens below our eye level! Take a few minutes and look down. What’s going on down below?
  • Write a short story about the monster under the bed.
  • Think about the last time you were emotional — angry, or elated, or sad, or nervous. What lay below, feeding that emotion?
  • Change up your POV, and share an image shot from below.

Start your post