Here are some questions that you can re-use fairly regularly, good for when your mind goes blank as soon as you sit down to write:

  • How have you been feeling lately?
  • What's new in your life?
  • What was the best thing that happened to you today?
  • What part of your life are you trying to improve? What steps are you taking to get there?
  • What are you looking forward to?
  • Where would you most like to be right now?

Fill in the blanks:

  • When I feel ... I ...
  • When I hear ... I ...
  • When I see ... I ...
  • When I remember ... I ...
  • When I wake up in the morning, I...
  • When I like someone, I ...
  • When I look at the stars, I feel/think ...
  • When I'm sick, I ...
  • I listen to music when ...
  • I like to wear my favourite ... when ...
  • I feel comfortable when ...
  • I think about ... when ...
  • I'd like to try ...

Favourite...

  • ...band?
  • ...song?
  • ...book?
  • ...movie?
  • ...series?
  • ...actor?
  • ...writer?
  • ...artist?
  • ...sport?
  • ...game?
  • ...food?
  • ...drink?
  • ...flower?
  • ...tree?
  • ...season?
  • ...colour?
  • ...place?
  • ...joke?
  • ...number?
  • ...website?
  • ...instrument?
  • ...day of the week?
  • ...day of the year?
  • ...animal?
  • ...quote?
  • ...picture?
  • ...poem?
  • ...music video?
  • ...type of weather?
  • ...time of day?
  • ...item of clothing?
  • ...thing to recommend to other people?
  • ...thing to daydream about?
  • ...person to talk to?
  • ...thing about yourself?
  • ...way to travel?
  • ...thing to do on the weekend?