Scribes & Makers

January 2026

  1. Happy New Year! Does the change to a new calendar year affect your creativity in any way?
  2. Vivid?
  3. Write instructions from the perspective of someone who has never done the thing they're giving instructions for.
  4. Share a mondegreen (misheard lyric) you like1
  5. Make a story based on the misheard lyric you shared yesterday
  6. How long does it usually take you to decide if you like a piece of visual art?
  7. How long does it usually take you to decide if you like a piece of music?
  8. How long does it usually take you to decide if you like a book?
  9. Is there a difference in how long it takes you to decide if you like different mediums? Why do you think that is?
  10. Talk to me day, Featured creator: Kagan McTane @kagan@wandering.shop
  11. Is your creativity ever inspired by dreams you’ve had? If so, can you give an example2
  12. A variation of a prompt from last month: share a snippet of song lyrics and create a poll asking people to pick what song the lyrics are from.
  13. Reveal the answer to yesterday's poll.
  14. Is there a color you find comforting?
  15. You are in an art contest (or collaborative game if you prefer) with someone of similar skills level. Choose your 'weapon': pencil, pen, paintbrush, digital pen, or clay.
  16. You wake up to find someone staring at you. Who is it, and why are they there?
  17. What's an animated movie you love?
  18. Vinyl, compact disc, digital, or radio?
  19. Have you ever experienced interactive art? If so, can you tell us about it?
  20. When it comes to theater, do you prefer tragedy or comedy?
  21. Share an author quote you find meaningful.
  22. Do you have a blanket or article of clothing that someone made for you that you could tell us about?
  23. If you garden, do you give away anything that you grow? If so, what do you give away the most of?
  24. What's a work of science fiction that you love? What do you love about it?
  25. You're going on a creative retreat. What's the most important thing you need to bring with you?
  26. Tell us about a memorable live music experience.
  27. Are you good at threading needles?
  28. What's the most stressful thing about your creativity?
  29. What's the most rewarding thing about your creativity?
  30. Hogwash?
  31. Share something about your creative work this month.

  1. credit: pent up games @pentup@mastodon.art
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  2. credit nisaa ↩