Road Trip Writing Prompts for July 15th 2021 Free Download

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Road trip time! If it needs to be safely done or if possible, here are some writing prompts for writing groups to try. Click on this link for your free instant download PDF. 

Oh, the joy (not) of taking unappreciative teens on family vacations. They complained and whine and plugin, acting like they aren’t enjoying the experience. Yet, later, many times, they remember the trip fondly. Sometimes they even start acting like themselves after a few days of travel. The family might even enjoy each other! This prompt is for situations with teens. Of course, there is another page with the image only so writers may be inspired to write something completely different. There are 6 pages with images and prompts, and six with images only, as usual. There is also a coloring page for children who may be waiting through the meeting. 

Maybe this never happened to you, but it did to me. My parents would drive until very late in the 1960′s when the motels would often offer a discount to travelers. My father worked nights as a printer, so he was used to being up late and would take advantage of lower prices. However, once in a while, it didn’t work very well when there was only one not-so-good alternative. Once we found a motel probably in Arkansas with the kindest and the nicest old lady who fussed over us and let us stay in her extra house. However, the roaches woke us up and we left in a hurry. My parents didn’t explain why we left, just that we were in a hurry. Has something similar happened to you? I hope not, but in case, here is a writing prompt to get you started writing. 

A more modern problem is that sometimes certain people I know (ahem!) do not always follow the GPS directions. The navigation system adjusts and starts from wherever we are, you know. But then, sometimes this certain person doesn’t follow the new directions. We live in modern times! Listen to the nice GPS voice! This prompt might not be for you if you ride with people who follow commands or use the page without the text. 

Oh, this picture of motorcycles reminds me of a family from England I knew who took a family trip to South Dakota during August and smack in the middle of the Sturgis rally. Yep! And being brave, they went into the restaurants and talked to bikers. Have you been somewhere and then thousands of motorcycles appeared? Or even enough to make things interesting? 

Sometimes children attend writing groups and wait around for them to end if in the care of a writer. It has happened in the writing groups I’ve attended. The coloring page is for such situations or another time. 

Thank you for reading, Carolyn 

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the multi award-winning author of the HowToDoItFrugally series of books for authors and retailers. She was named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by members of the California Legislature and was an instructor for UCLA Extension’s renowned Writers’ Program for nearly a decade. Learn more about her writer’s services at https://CarolynHoward-Johnson.com.