15 Valentine’s Day Writing Prompts

Love is in the air! Whether you’re celebrating romantic love, platonic love, self love, or just cuddling with your cat this Valentine’s Day, channel your feelings into your writing. These 15 Valentine’s Day writing prompts can be used in both poetry and fiction, and there should be something for you no matter your mood. Whether you’re feeling the love or feeling brokenhearted, these prompts can be cathartic for you.

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Without further ado, here are your prompts:

  1. Holding hands

  2. The perfect shade of lipstick

  3. A shattered vase

  4. Fresh flowers

  5. New hope

  6. Love just for you

  7. A snowy walk

  8. Wilted flowers

  9. Scattered polaroids

  10. Melted candles

  11. Cheap chocolate

  12. Running out of room on a card

  13. Valentine’s Day in ten years

  14. Cat whisker or puppy tongue kisses

  15. Spilled wine

I hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day full of love, no matter what kind it is!

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Happy writing!

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