September 2025 Writing Prompts

Fall into Autumn with these prompts

What do I mean by that? Well, sometimes we just need to write something that is fun and carefree – not worrying about short story contests, writing portfolio additions, or impressing an agent. Writing is inherently creative, and just like all the creative fields, we creators must feel that there is an element of fun, freedom, and ENJOYMENT in the creative process. For me, that enjoyment comes with writing whatever suits my mood. And during Autumn, my mood is definitely Fall-centric. I want to feel, admire, daydream, and write all things Autumn.

So I created these September writing prompts for any other Fall-girlies (or guys). These prompts may not make it into a short story contest or your writing portfolio, but if they make you enjoy writing just a little bit more, then they are worth your time!

In this post, I will share:

Story Starter Prompts

Roll & Write Prompts

Visual Prompts

Description Prompts

Please enjoy & happy writing! If you have questions, shoot me an email! :)

First we have story starters. If you step into any writing class or creative writing workshop, the teacher is likely to task you with a story starter before you do anything else. This type of writing prompt is actually quite wonderful because it limits writers just enough to challenge them, while still allowing their mind and pen to wander through a story. These prompts are also great because they're easily adaptable to any genre.

To write using a story starter, simply choose a prompt below. Brainstorm it for a few minutes. Outline if you wish. Then start writing. Write the prompt first, then continue with your own individual story. I recommend writing for at least 10 minutes.

Autumnal Story Starters for a Cozy Fall Writing Session

Another type of writing prompt is the "roll & write." This prompt utilizes a die. If you don't have one, google has a digital one here. This prompt is fun, but sometimes frustrating. However, if you are up to a challenge, then by all means, give this one a shot!

Here's how you do it: roll the die once to get the setting for your story, twice to get your character, and thrice to get an item. You must write a story using the setting, character, and item that your die rolled.

Autumnal Roll & Write Writing Prompt

Visual prompts are self-explanatory. They're very open-ended. You can view the photo, then take the story almost anywhere.

Visual Writing Prompts for Fall

Next is an exercise that is somewhat similar to one I found in a creative writing book. The book is titled 'The Creative Writer's Notebook' by John Gillard. This is not his exact exercise (I do recommend his book, by the way.) However it was inspired by an exercise in his book.

In this exercise, you make a list of objects that remind you of Autumn. Then, write the first adjective and emotion that come to mind for you when you think of that object. Next, practice writing powerful descriptions of that object. Try to evoke the adjective and emotion without actually writing that adjective or emotion. I've written my own example, if you need help.

Write Powerful Descriptions of Autumnal Objects

Thank you so much for making it to the end of this post. I sincerely hope that these prompts were helpful for you. If you wish to download these prompts as a PDF to print, you can click on the link here. Thank you , and happy writing!