Inspired By Christmas Story Prompt: Your Christmas eve tradition
In my family
everyone comes home for Christmas.
It doesn’t matter how far away they live
it doesn’t matter who is angry with who
or how deep they were buried
at the stroke of Midnight on on Christmas Eve
everyone in my family comes home for Christmas.
Earlier this month I posted a story about my family telling ghost stories at Christmas- it’s a Victorian Tradition and one that I really enjoy taking part in. I’ve posted some links here for a little inspiration and if this Winter you have that feeling in your bones ( that can only be a ghost story trying to make it’s way into the world ) then you might find these useful too.
amm
How To Write A Victorian Christmas Ghost Story
Best Thriller and Suspense Writing Prompts of 2021 (reedsy.com)
I was watching a Holiday Baking competition over the weekend and one of the challenges caught my eye because I thought the themes would make a great prompts.Â
I’m posting it now because I want to post my responses starting at the end of November and into December, so I’ll have lots of time to work on them.
There are four themes/prompts listed below and I think they would make four great stories – as I’ve mentioned HERE before, my family is big on telling ghost stories over the Christmas holidays so that’s the direction I’ll go with these prompts.
Where would you take them? Will you write stories, poems? Create a photo essay? If you take up the challenge post your links in the comment section I’d love to read them.
Anita Marie
Gothic Christmas
Antique Christmas
Roaring 20’s Christmas
Masquerade Christmas
I always get stuck trying to figure out what to write about over the Christmas Holidays- I mean I can spin stories about ghosts and such, but sometimes I would like to branch out a bit, so here are some ideas I will probably work with and I encourage you to do the same- plus there’s a neat ambiance video at the end to help get you in the mood if you decide to tackle these along with me.
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I write my responses to prompts ahead of time, bank them and then post date them for later publishing. That’s what I’ll probably use these for.
anita marie
Your favorite Christmas movies to binge
Your best Christmas memories from childhood
What makes the perfect Christmas?
If you could celebrate Christmas anywhere in the world where would it be?
How do Christmases in this day and age compare to old Christmases?
What’s your Christmas traditions?
What Christmas party games do you play every year?
Last-minute gift ideas
Write your own letter to Santa
Do you have a creepy Christmas story? If so share it
Do you have sentimental Christmas decorations? If so why are they so special to you?
It wouldn’t be Christmas without…..
Your favorite Christmas books
Do you have a Christmas eve box? If so what’s in it?
whats your elf on the shelf ideas?
Make your own advent calendar
How to celebrate Christmas if you’re an introvert
How do you handle anxiety during Christmas?
Photo Journal your entire Christmas day
How to deal with toxic family members over Christmas
Your Christmas eve tradition
Self-care ideas for December
Share your goals and resolutions for the year ahead
Share your new years eve traditions
How do you celebrate new years eve? do you party? or do you like quiet nights in?
Did you achieve your new year’s resolutions you set yourself for this past year?
What do you want to let go of this year?
What’s the best thing you’ve purchased this year?
Pick a word that perfectly sums up the year we’ve just had and write about it
Travel plans for the year ahead