It's a new month, and summer is finally here! So it's the perfect time for some new June writing prompts to keep your writing practice warm.

If you're a student and are now free for the next few months on summer vacation, then you now have plenty of time to practice your skills.

If summer break no longer exists to you (a tragedy), then practicing your writing can help you build some good habits and give you a new way to start your morning.

You can use them however you like. Here's 30 prompts for the month of June, enough to have a daily writing prompt to practice. 

Journal Prompts

Use these prompts for journal entries or for your morning pages (any time of day).

1. Write down three things you want to do and haven't been able to yet. (Or update your summer bucket list!)
2. Write down three things you need to do and haven't done yet.
3. How's the weather been lately? June's the start of summer, have you been feeling the summer heat yet?
4. Describe your ideal walking trail. Is it covered in greenery? Is there already a set path? Is there a bridge to view a sparkling lake?
5. Maybe you're still just as busy in the summer season, so jot down a couple things that will help keep you motivated. 
6. List out 7 things that you're grateful for. Doesn't have to be big, you could be grateful for something as simple as your morning cup of coffee!
7. Talk about something that's made your week. 
8. Are you going on a trip soon? Start your packing list!
9. Describe your favorite memories from summer.
10. They say you learn something new every day. What did you learn today? Celebrate your biggest accomplishment.

For Starting a Story

If you want a fiction writing challenge, try one of these creative writing ideas to get your creative projects started this summer!

11. There's a pair of shoes by the front door that aren't mine. . .
12. When Cinderella flees the ball, she doesn't lose her shoe, instead she loses. . .
13. The last time they'd bought cookies from that old lady at the bake sale, they'd. . . 
14. It's been all over the news recently, but I didn't think it would happen to me. . . 
15. You really didn't expect this to happen at potluck of all places. . .
16. An old man rests his cane against the desk and picks up his pen to start a letter. . .
17. The county fair visited this town every year, but this year. . .
18. While sorting through the attic, you find a shoebox full of. . .
19. They knew it was a terrible idea, but. . .
20. One day you woke up and couldn't hear the birds chirping anymore. . .

Building Skills

You can build your writing skills without printable worksheets or a bunch of grammar exercises. Set aside a little time each day this summer for some writing time and practice one skill as you write. You'll be amazed at how quickly you can incorporate the practice into your writing process!

21. Write out a paragraph about your most recently created character. What do you think that we should know about them?
22. Write two stanzas of a poem. Any topic will do, and you don't have to rhyme. (If you need a nudge, try a gratitude list that you put in poem form. “I'm grateful for…”)
23. Try writing a coherent paragraph without punctuation.
24. Describe one of these three settings in a paragraph: a moonlit trail in a forest, a shoreline when it's pouring rain, and a street in a gated community.
25. List 10 things you don't know.
26. What's one thing you want to know? How are you planning on getting that information?
27. Write a conversation between two characters, only using their dialogue.
28. If your phone could speak, what do you think it would say?
29. Write out a scene that you skipped over when writing your story. What happened in the time skip, or while they were driving home, or while they waited in the doorway?
30. Pick up the nearest book and open it to a random page. Pick the first sentence that catches your eye and use it as a starting point for your next scene. 

Now, it's your turn!

Whether you use all the daily prompts or only one, I hope you get some writing practice in this month and every day of summer. If you're looking for additional writing practice, try 20 End of School Year Writing Prompts or The Only 10 Creative Writing Prompts You Need!

What are your favorite creative prompts? Share in the comments.