Because things aren’t always black and white.

Sure, we like our black and blue pens. Used to be the only option for scribes. There wasn’t an ink pot filled with hot pink potential. But my, how the times have changed. Write in cerulean or chartreuse? Sure thing.

I’m personally obsessed with my colorful pens. I find that I reach for certain colors when I’m in certain moods. And the prospect of only having a color or two to choose from? Horrible. With so many bright options, why not express yourself with the color most to your liking?

Writing Prompt #15 – Colorful Pens!

This prompt is easy enough, if you have selection of pens at your disposal. Gather them up. Go on, I’ll wait. Now, take out a crisp piece of lined paper or be wild and go for a blank, white sheet. Look at your color options. We’re going to choose our favorite color and use this as impetus for our writing. Red your thing? Start writing, in red, and tell me why you chose it in writing.

Now we’re going to switch it up a bit. I want you to tap into your feelings. You know, those things you repress all the time. I want you to finish your initial thoughts about the first color and now I want you to pick another color of pen and let your words be influenced by the emotions that color engages within you. Yellow makes you feel happy? I want some joyful thoughts and descriptions. Green makes you feel all cozy and safe? Tell me a story of feeling at home in nature. Switch to a different color of pen when the emotion feels all “written out,” and start on something new.

Hopefully you’ll have a page of rainbow-colored words when you’re tapped out. Better yet, several pages of color to add to your stack of successful writing prompts!

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