128 Blog Post Prompts to Relieve Blogstipation

My blog has been quiet because its writer, moi, has been plagued by that pesky thing called blogstipation..aka…WRITERS BLOCK. CURSES!!

I believe it’s partially due to the fact that, ever since my children have become these wretched teenagers and have been very aware of the fact that I blog, they constantly are uttering those words none of us parenting bloggers want to hear…”If you write about this, I’ll never speak to you again” or “Do NOT blog about this!” and any variation on that theme.  In other words, my children have cursed me with the blog block. It’s been horrifying.

So, what’s a parenting/mommy blogger to do when she is no longer allowed to blog about her children?  She needs to rebrand.  But, while she is trying to figure out how to rebrand, she still needs to keep her fingers on the keyboard and the pageviews on her blog..even if there are only 2 visitors a day. Because hey..when you don’t write, no one has any reason to stop by anymore.

I’m so lonely. No one calls.  No one writes.  Sigh.

I’ve been pinning a lot.  And pining away, too.  I’ve created a Blogging Pinterest board that I’ve been adding tons of articles to and studying in high hopes of navigating what was once familiar territory yet now..is SO not like anything the way I remember.

One of my biggest problems has been content. What to write when the brats…er…my family won’t let me write about what just happened when they…

I’ve decided to create a list of prompts, for both you AND me.  For those moments when you feel the urge to write but have no clue what it should be about.

Without further ado…my list of writing prompts for blog posts (advice I’m going to have to follow):

For Blog Posts:

1. That time you got lost…
2. Your first crush…
3. The best present you ever received…
4. Your earliest childhood memory…
5. What’s your biggest regret?
6. What’s your greatest achievement aside from your children (assuming you have children)?
7. Your Non-Bucket List
8. A letter to your teenage self
9. A letter to yourself before you had kids on what to expect
10. Your greatest fear(s)
11. Do you remember your first day of school? Write about it.
12. What’s the one thing you wish you’ve done thus far?
13. Plan your ultimate vacation.
14. List posts are awesome..just sayin.
15. Your favorite song and why.
16. Who are your favorite bloggers and why? (Top 10)
17. Who are your favorite people to follow on Twitter and why? (Top 10)
18. Your biggest Pinterest fail.
19. What embarrasses you? Why?
20. Are you a step mom? Write about what it’s like.
21. Who would you switch places with?
22. Are you a jealous person?
23. If money were no object…
24. Are you raising your children the way you were raised?
25. Write a letter to the person you admire most.
26. Write a letter to someone you are having issues with.
27. What do you catch yourself saying that reminds you of your own mother?
28. Did you go to summer camp as a kid? Write about that experience.
29. Write about a crazy dream you’ve had.
30. Are you still friends with your best friend from elementary school? Write about that person.
31. Write about your opinion on weight
32. Have you had any cosmetic surgery? Would you consider doing it if you haven’t?
33. Your favorite teacher and why
34. How did you come up with the name for your blog?
35. Why did you start blogging?
36. What are your biggest parenting failures and how do they make you feel?
37. What are your thoughts about God?
38. If you could go back in time, what era would you like to visit?
39. Write about sex…it’s fun, trust me.
40. Do you remember the first date you ever went on? Write about it!
41. What was your first job?
42. A list of your favorite books and why.
43. What would you like to accomplish for the new year?
44. Where do you see yourself 10 year from now?
45. What do you do to make yourself feel beautiful?
46. Top 10 random things about yourself you’ve never told anyone. We’ll keep the secret.
47. What was your first impression about the person you married or you significant other?
48. What were the best words of advice ever given to you and why?
49. What was the worst advice you were ever given and why?
50. Write about the worst job you have ever had in your entire life.
51. How long do you think you can go without technology? I know I’d probably keel over without it!
52. Write a letter to your children explaining how to work things around the house
53. I wish I was…
54. Did your life turn out better than you imagined?
55. How do you feel about sports? Why?
56. What’s your favorite thing to do on the weekends?
57. What’s the best advice you could give a newbie blogger?
58. What’s the best advice you could give to a new mom?
59. What’s your weakness?
60. List your strengths.
61. What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
62. If you had any super power for one day, what would it be and why?
63. What would your three wishes be?
64. Take a high profile news topic and write your opinion.
65. Write about your blogging experience and how it’s changed since you’ve started…
66. What’s an obsession of yours?
67. What’s the best thing that’s come out of blogging?
68. Write about your blogging friends.
69. Write about a day in the life of you…
70. Write about a What If…
71. What’s your favorite quote and why
72. Write about your favorite household products but make it fun, not as a review type post
73. Have one of your kids, spouse, parent…write a guest post
74. List your best blog posts
75. What’s the one post you hit publish on that caused the most controversy?
76. What inspires you?
77. What drives you absolutely nuts?
78. Write a how-to post about something totally random
79. Write a how-to post about something you do that you think someone else would find fabulous
80. Interview someone
81. Write a list about what to do when your bored
82. What do you do when your bored?
83. Write about your favorite blog conference experience
84. What conferences do you plan on attending this year
85. If you could meet one blogger, who would it be and why?
86. What is something you’ll absolutely NEVER, EVER do again and why?
87. Respond to a blog post or news article that really got you thinking…
88. Breastfeeding in public…do you agree or disagree with it?
89. Review something simply for the sake of reviewing it.
90. Vlog about vlogging
91. Write about fashion
92. Write about your favorite decade
93. List your life’s most awesome moments
94. Write a list of blog post ideas…like this one 🙂
95. Talk about your best friend
96. Create a list of ways to make someone’s birthday special
97. Talk about your writing process
98. Start a new weekly series on your blog..Thursday Thirteen was a ‘thing’ back when I first started blogging and I loved it!
99. Check out this blog post generator on HubSpot that I just found! It’s for marketing blogs but still…
100. Write a ‘how to’ on something you know absolutely nothing about. That’ll be funny!
101. Write your post in Facebook status updates
102. What is your worst habit?
103. Make a list of your least favorite words. One of mine is “LOL”.  I don’t like it, it annoys me.
104. Run some sort of contest/giveaway.
105. Infographics are still a ‘thing’, right? So..make one on a completely random thing.
106. Write a short story!! Let’s see, here’s a prompt: When the weeping willow fell, I didn’t expect the trunk to…
107. What’s your most epic failure? Did I already mention this one?
108. Share one of your favorite recipes, especially if you aren’t a food blogger!
109. Create a satire post about a hot topic!
110. RANT. I don’t know, people seem to like rant posts.
111. Did you choose the right name for your kids?
112. Turn your ‘About Me’ into a blog post
113. What are your guilty pleasures?
114. Write about the day you quit your job.
115. Or write about why you got fired.
116. Brag about something
117. If you’re an author, write about your favorite main character or villain. Or both.
118. Write about your book boyfriend
119. How do you deal with your stress?
120. Write a post about aging
121. Give dating advice in a humorous way
122. What marriage tips would you give to newlyweds?
123. Write about giving back
124. Pick a topic and write a list of the pro’s and con’s
125. Write a post in the form of a diary entry
126. Share a picture..and not just for Throwback Thursday..and write about what’s going on in the picture.
127. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on…oh sorry..Write a list of your favorite things. From A-Z?
128. A must-see guide of places for tourists to hit in your area or state.

There you have it, a long list of blog post topics.  Sure, I know some blogs have longer lists but there are also those with shorter lists, too.

Now what are you waiting for…GET WRITING!!

PS…you could also leave your own prompt ideas in the comment section because hey..we can never have too many prompts to choose from!

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