Creative Writing Prompts: February

Melinda Tognini February 4, 2025 No Comments

For many people, February is the month of love.

For me, it has a significance of a different kind, albeit still heart-related – because February is also International CHD Awareness Month, with 14 February being Sweetheart Day.

I’ve put together a set of prompts that riff off all of this.

While Valentine’s Day brings with it certain ideas about love, romance and hearts, I hope the prompts will also get you to dig deeper and beyond the cliches.

On a personal note, I’m currently writing a memoir/essay piece that I hope to develop further using these prompts.

As I suggested last month, feel free to use these prompts in whatever way they serve you including one or more of the following:

use each prompt as a 7-minute writing warm up, keeping your hand moving across the page
use one prompt per day, or one a week, or three to five words that appeal to you
use a prompt to start a new piece of writing or art work
write about a memory the word evokes or something you hope for in the future
relate to your current protagonist or work-in-progress in some way
use a prompt for a sketch, painting or any other creative form of your choice.