December Writing Prompts: Magic, Endings & New Beginnings

Katie Zeliger
Dec 5, 2025
2 min read

❄️ Magic, Endings & New Beginnings

December is filled with wonder—snow and starlight, endings and beginnings, celebration and quiet reflection. It’s a time for stories that shimmer with possibility. Let these prompts inspire your month of writing.

✨ Fiction Prompts

On the longest night of the year, your character makes a wish. At midnight, it comes true—with a twist.
A snow globe your character buys at a thrift shop seems ordinary…until the scene inside starts to change.
A mysterious gift arrives on your character’s doorstep. There’s no name, no note, only a strange symbol.

✨ Nonfiction Prompts

Reflect on the closing of the year—what surprised you most?
Write about a holiday tradition that connects you to family or memory.
Imagine writing a letter to yourself one year from now. What would you say?

✨ Poetry Prompts

Write a poem that begins with the words, “The year is ending…”
Use winter imagery—frost, snow, stars—to explore inner stillness.
Create a poem in the shape of a star, bell, or tree.

📝 Mini Challenge: Write to Close the Year

Before December ends, write a short reflection—fictional or personal—about the year behind you. Keep it to one page. Sometimes the best way to step into the new year is to give closure to the old.