Rotating Prompts: Questions or topics posted regularly (usually monthly) for diarists to build on, often linking to all responses.
- Diarist.Net Spark
Our own random prompt-of-the-day, incorporating authors' submissions.
Contact: Webmaster (webmaster@diarist.net)
- The Alchera Project Online

Monthly writing prompts from an online writing community.
Contact: Laurie A. Murray (laursifer@hotmail.com)
- Ampersand Project

Projects focus on a single topic - word, phrase, picture or quotation.
Contact: Joanne (ampersand@joannemerriam.com)
- Connected Recollections
Connected Recollections is a collection of short memoir writing pieces from various on-line journallers. Monthly topics are posted to evoke a childhood memory. Last updated September 2000.
Contact: Clio (clio@musemuseum.com)
- Diary Collaboration
The original journal "collaboration" site. Inactive as of August 1998.
Contact: Renee (renee@justme.com)
- Fugue
A monthly collaboration, directed at artists in general but often applicable to journalers. Ended August 2002.
Contact: Kristen (kristen@13th-hour.net)
- The "If..." Project
Tough questions each month to make writers reach deep within and really examine our thoughts, our memories, our values, our beliefs.
Contact: Terry (terry@ifproject.com)
- Iron Journalists
A monthly recipe "collab," inspired by the TV cooking game show "Iron Chef." Last updated August 2000.
Contact: Meghan Miller (faeriebaby@hotmail.com)
- Out There! Collaborations
An open monthly collaboration, without participation requirements. Last updated May 2001.
Contact: Tom McLaughin (outtherejournal@hotmail.com)
- Random Acts of Journaling
A variety of prompts every month, from pictures to quotes to questions. Participants are urged to join the webring and contribute prompts.
Contact: Laura Helfrich (lbhelfrich@yahoo.com)
- Writing Prompts

From WritersDigest.com, 365 idea joggers and brain starters, one rotated daily.
Contact: F&W Publications (webmaster@writersdigest.com)
- Yellow Lines
A zine which accepts fiction and non-fiction contributions; monthly prompts.
Contact: Madolyn (yellowlines@greyfort.ws)
Prompt Collections: Simple and reliable static lists of questions and topics, many from more generic creative writing resources.
Defunct Prompts: Sites gone missing. Click at your own risk.
- Asylum
Monthly jumping-off points, often feelings or moods, to use in your writing. From the mental health e-zine Asylum. Site offline.
Contact: The Brethren (asylum_ezine@johndoe.org)
- Breasts of Doom Collab
Monthly prompts focused on breasts, from the Breasts of Doom boob 'burb. Site offline.
Contact: Kara Leah (tinky@jestercourt.com)
- Daily Prompts
A new daily prompt for diary writing courtesy About.Com's Journals site and Catherine DeCuir, plus archives and links to more resources. Site offline.
Contact: Catherine DeCuir (journals.guide@about.com)
- Fairytale Collab
A collab featuring a different fairytale every two months. Submissions may be in the form of a written version (poetry or prose) of the featured fairytale, a piece of visual art connected to it, or a personal essay on the fairytale. Site offline.
Contact: Cabell (scorpio@wickedqueen.net)
- Inkblot
A monthly prompt in the form of a black-and-white photograph. Participants submit their written reactions for publication on the site. Site offline.
Contact: Inkblot (inkblot@vurtified.com)
- The Kitty Kollab
People who love cats and who want to write about them. A low pressure collab, with few restrictions or obligations. Site offline.
Contact: Ciara (thoughtscraps@yahoo.com)
- Lost & Found
A daily examination of the many faces of love. Site offline.
Contact: Joi (joi_of_life@hotmail.com)
- OLJ Today
A daily writing prompt, from the journaling e-zine OLJ. Site offline.
Contact: Jenna (jenna@jennasite.com)
- Recently Received
Journallers write a letter to themselves, based on the monthly topic, in the voice of the sender. Site on hiatus.
Contact: Terry (rr@cuttingthroughfluff.com)
- Searching
We all search, as writers, as humans, for who exactly we are. We search for words that express the ideas we have. This theme lends itself to a collaborative web journal/blog project. Site offline.
Contact: ()
- Shadows & Light
A quarterly writing prompt for members of the Shadows & Light webring. Site offline.
Contact: Jennifer (jennifer@madelah.com)
- Something to Say
A participatory ring for women journalers. Ring membership/links required. Site offline.
Contact: Ginga (gingaxxx@yahoo.com)
- Third Person
Journalers experimenting with journal entries by writing one a month in the third-person. Site offline.
Contact: Fiona (thirdperson@smithereens.net)
- Torn Curtains
Writers whose courage and honesty give us a glimpse into their human frailty and thereby provide us an opportunity to take solace in our own. Webring and mailing list membership required. Site offline.
Contact: Naked (naked@torncurtains.org)
- Top Five Collab
Monthly lists - top five CDs, top five places to have sex, top five break ups. Site offline.
Contact: Greg (nemesisv@diarist.net)
- Waning Poetic
A monthly open "collab" project, without writing or participation requirements. Site offline.
Contact: KT Hicks (kt_hicks@yahoo.com)
- Writing in the Sand
An open, general monthly entry "collaboration." Site offline.
Contact: Anonymous (yours-anonymously@usa.net)
- Writing Prompts
A static list of writing prompts courtesy the San Juan Unified School District from February 1998. Site offline.
Contact: Edtech (edtechweb@sanjuan.edu)
- Writing Prompts for Young Authors
A collection of writing prompts for your writing adventures, courtesy About.Com, from May 2000. Site offline.
Contact: Sheila (kidslangarts.guide@about.com)
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