Wildfire Freebies
Prompts & Writing Tips
Our newest free download is “500 Words a Day: A Heart-Centered Writing Challenge.” This 21-lesson interactive workbook is designed to help you jumpstart or reignite your memoir project or personal narrative writing with daily lessons, prompts, and inspiration. Originally offered as a live challenge within the Wildfire community, this self-paced version now lets you experience the same energy and momentum anytime you’re ready.
Inside, you’ll find a mix of guided reflections and open-ended prompts to help you write with honesty and courage 500 words at a time. Think: “Dear ___, this is what I know about the stories you have to tell…” and “What I really want to say is…” By the end, you’ll have dozens of pages of new writing and the foundation of a practice that will carry you forward.
Let this challenge and the next 21 days be the spark that gets your story flowing!
Included:
21 prompts and lessons. Designed to be approached one day at a time, and to push you deeper into your stories and keep your writing fresh.
Inspiration from successful authors. Hear from those who have walked the writer’s path and discovered how powerful regular writing can be.
Encouragement to make your own commitment. Whether that’s 500 words, 200, or something else entirely. The number matters less than showing up each day, pouring yourself onto the page.
Think of these workbook pages as a companion for your writing journey. You’ll find guidance here, but also plenty of freedom to make this challenge your own to build a writing habit that fits with your life and goals. With each lesson and prompt, you’ll be building not just word count, but also confidence, insight, and the foundation of a writing practice that can carry you through any memoir project and beyond.
More free ways to dive into your Wildfire community today …
Free Digital Issue
Read an entire digital issue from our archives, for free. Like what you read? Check out our full archives and purchase a single issue or monthly or annual subscription.
Pop-Up Workshops
Join your Wildfire community to learn how to start writing along with women who understand you. Our free pop-up writing workshops change monthly and are each focused around a specific theme or population relevant to our community.
The Burn Podcast
Each week, April Stearns and the writers of Wildfire Journal share their experiences of being diagnosed with breast cancer under 50. The Burn is about telling cancer stories like you’ve never read - or heard - before.
