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Here is a list of November Creative Prompts! Scroll down for NaNoWriMo and 9 daily challenge lists plus the monthly "Are You Book Enough" and MoZiPro challenges.

November Creative Prompts

I did include NaNoWriMo despite their recent AI controversy:

The organization behind National Novel Writing Month 2024 (aka NaNoWriMo 2024) is at the center of a massive controversy online thanks to its shocking stance on generative artificial intelligence (AI). 

NaNoWriMo does not explicitly support any specific approach to writing, nor does it explicitly condemn any approach, including the use of AI. NaNoWriMo's mission is to 'provide the structure, community, and encouragement to help people use their voices, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds—on and off the page.' We fulfill our mission by supporting the humans doing the writing.

Read more at The Direct

If you have a list you would like to have included in future months, just let me know.

MoZiPro – Monthly Zine Challenge

Photo of the word Gratitude in white distressed type on a black rectangle on a green rusted background. Photo by Shannon Kringen

November's prompt is 🙏 Gratitude

How that Monthly Zine Project Works

  1. Interpret the prompt however you want
  2. Make a zine connected to your interpretation in that month
  3. The zine can take any form you want! Written, photos, collage, drawings, whatever & however: anything goes. Just have fun!
  4. No deadline, feel free to post your zine on the Facebook group and/or on Instagram – with the #mozipro tag when you're done (whenever in the month that may be!)
  5. If a certain month's theme isn't resonating with you, just skip it.

Seriously! If you tend to be over-ambitious about your zines, art, writing & creative work in general ... please be kind to yourself!

Photo by Shannon Kringen

Are You Book Enough

Are you book enough 2024 themes has white type on a purple background.

November's challenge is Legacy

Here's how it works

  1. Repost the monthly theme on your Instagram account to let us know you are joining in.

  2. Plan out your artists' book using the theme for the month as your guide.

  3. Join our conversations about the books in the community forums.

  4. Share your process of the book if possible on Instagram using the hashtag #AreYouBookEnough

  5. Take great photos of your finished book and post it with the tag for that month's theme as well as the hashtag #AreYouBookEnough

  6. Pick out your favorite 9 from the finished books for the month and make a grid of them on your Instagram to share with the community. Use the hashtag #AreYouBookEnough

November Creative Prompts

NaNoWriMo

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National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with a first draft. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.

Sign up here https://nanowrimo.org/sign-up

November Sketchbook Art Challenge from Tinkerlab

November Creative Prompts Sketchbook Art Challenge from Tinkerlab. The text is transcribed below the image.

  1. pattern
  2. change
  3. fast
  4. boundary
  5. drips
  6. whimsy
  7. stencil
  8. copy
  9. shiny
  10. bump
  11. night
  12. giant
  13. broad strokes
  14. mirror
  15. stripes
  16. sprinkle
  17. my favorite
  18. close-up
  19. cropped
  20. draw to music
  21. weather
  22. leaves
  23. shadow
  24. grid
  25. numbers
  26. on my table
  27. camouflage
  28. window
  29. circles
  30. view

Natural Beach Living November Drawing Challenge

November Creative Prompts Drawing Challenge from Natural Beach Living. All text is transcribed under this image.

  1. Wind
  2. Tractor
  3. Buttons
  4. Bus
  5. Harvest
  6. Pilgrim
  7. Books
  8. Corn on the cob
  9. Farm
  10. Vegetables
  11. Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
  12. Soup
  13. Birds
  14. Jacket
  15. Pumpkin pie
  16. Fox
  17. Cornucopia
  18. Thankfulness
  19. Gourd
  20. Rake
  21. Acorn
  22. Turkey
  23. Firefighter
  24. Cranberries
  25. Dinner plate
  26. Veteran
  27. S’mores
  28. Shopping bags
  29. Squirrel
  30. Snow

Cute Little Paper's November Doodle Prompts

November Creative Prompts Doodle Challenge prompts from Cute Little Paper. All text is transcribed under this image.

  1. Number 11
  2. Letter N
  3. Sleep Mask
  4. Pillow
  5. Fruits
  6. Vegetables
  7. Tea
  8. Water
  9. Nature
  10. Exercise
  11. Walk
  12. Weight
  13. Love
  14. Gratitude
  15. Peace
  16. Positivity
  17. Happiness
  18. Relax
  19. Music
  20. Book(s)
  21. Journaling
  22. Scented candles
  23. Crystals
  24. Essential oils
  25. Bubble Bath
  26. Facial Mask
  27. Clean(ing)
  28. Affirmations
  29. Smile
  30. Sweet Treat

Cute Little Paper's November Journaling Prompts

  November Creative Prompts Cute Littel Paper's self care November journaling prompts. All text is transcribed under this photo.

  1. Why is self-care important or should be important to me?
  2. What do I consider self-care to be?
  3. Write 20 positive facts about me.
  4. Write down my perfect daily routine.
  5. What prevents me from making or maintaining a successful routine?
  6. Think of ways I can overcome it.
  7. What are my self-care weak spots?
  8. My favorite self-care quote.
  9. Write down a list of habits I’d like to adopt.
  10. What is one daily habit that would make the biggest impact on my life?
  11. Make a habit tracker with one new habit and set a challenge to fully fill it out for the next 30 days.
  12. What are some of the habits I’d like to eliminate?
  13. How can I accomplish that?
  14. Make a list of inspirational quotes and/or affirmations that can always lift up my spirit.
  15. What are the 3 things I stress about the most?
  16. Think of 5 ways I can reduce that stress or eliminate each stressor.
  17. Make a mood tracker.
  18. Write down three music lists – one to relax, one to energize, and one to uplift me.
  19. Make a list of self-care activities that focus on the wellbeing of my body.
  20. Make a list of self-care activities that focus on the wellbeing of my mind.
  21. Make a list of self-care activities that focus on the wellbeing of my soul.
  22. Pick one most meaningful item from each of these lists and start practicing them right now. (and don’t forget to add them to your habit tracker)
  23. Make a plan on how to stay motivated in case I start to neglect my self-care routine.
  24. Write down my morning self-care routine.
  25. Write down my evening self-care routine.
  26. How well do I sleep? Is there a way to improve its quality?
  27. Make a sleep tracker.
  28. Write down 5 ways how I can eat healthier food.
  29. Make a gratitude list.
  30. Set 3 self-care goals for the year ahead.

Posevember – Figure Drawing Challenge from Kick in the Creatives

November Creative Prompts Posevember Figure Drawing Challenge graphic from Kick in the Creatives has a pink background, a model, and an artist drawing the model.

Figure Drawing Challenge Guidelines

  1. You can use whatever medium you like for drawing your figures, but we would suggest graphite or charcoal if you have any
  2. You should post your drawing/s either at the end of each day or at the end of each week if you prefer.
  3. Don’t forget to link and tag us in your post (details shown below) We might even feature your drawings on our blog!

Quick Kick November Drawing Challenge or Kick Collage Art Challenge from Kick in the Creatives

They're using the same prompts for both challenges

November Creative Prompts Kick in the Creatives November General Art Prompt List. All text is transcribed under this image.

 

  1. In your fridge
  2. Upcycled
  3. Whimsical
  4. Tonal
  5. Domestic pet
  6. FIre
  7. Embarrassing
  8. In motion
  9. In your bag/pocket
  10. Flowing
  11. A lesson learned
  12. Rendezvous
  13. Shopping
  14. Layers
  15. Chores
  16. Aching
  17. Shapes
  18. Your keys
  19. Feet
  20. Hangover
  21. Linked
  22. Audio
  23. Pampered
  24. Meeting
  25. Hands
  26. Keep fit
  27. Cooking
  28. Inside
  29. Variety
  30. Autumnal

Doodlewash's November 2024 Art Challenge

November Creative Prompts Doodlewash's November 2024 Art Challenge

  1. Art supplies
  2. Pinecone
  3. TV
  4. Coins
  5. Frog
  6. Swan
  7. Bicycle
  8. Olive oil
  9. Black sheep
  10. Mug
  11. Something red
  12. Spaceship
  13. Piano
  14. Seahorse
  15. Bonfire
  16. Parrot
  17. Octopus
  18. Comet
  19. Penguin
  20. Cheese
  21. Fence
  22. Angelfish
  23. Window
  24. Rabbit
  25. Fruit
  26. Sweater
  27. Turkey
  28. Pumpkin pie
  29. Fireworks
  30. Cupcake

Harry Potter November Doodle Challenge by The Petite Planner

November Creative Prompts Harry Potter November Doodle Challenge from The Petite Planner

I'm including this despite JK Rowling's transphobia and racist behavior. In many ways, the fandom has moved on from the canon that she wrote and are using the characters and settings as Barbie dolls and doing their own thing.

  1. Hedwig
  2. Quill
  3. Sorting Hat
  4. Wand
  5. Golden Snitch
  6. Harry’s Glasses
  7. Hogwarts Acceptance Letter
  8. Philosopher’s Stone
  9. Butter Beer
  10. Flying Car
  11. Love Potion
  12. Time Turner
  13. Monster Book of Monsters
  14. Slytherin Crest
  15. Hufflepuff Crest
  16. Ravenclaw Crest
  17. Gryffindor Crest
  18. Goblet of Fire
  19. Platform 9 3/4 Sign
  20. Dementor
  21. Mirror of Erised
  22. Chocolate Frog
  23. Deathly Hallows Symbol
  24. Mandrake
  25. Nimbus 2000
  26. Golden Egg
  27. Stag
  28. Azkaban Sign
  29. The Marauder’s Map
  30. Advanced Potion Making Book

November Doodle Challenge from The Petite Planner

November Creative Prompts Doodle Challenge from The Petite Planner. All prompts are transcribed below the image.

  1. November
  2. Mashed potatoes
  3. Cranberry sauce
  4. Turkey
  5. Pumpkin pie
  6. Stuffing
  7. Sweet potato casserole
  8. Mac & cheese
  9. Rolls
  10. Pecan pie
  11. Green bean casserole
  12. Gravy
  13. Cornbread
  14. Glazed carrots
  15. Apple pie
  16. Brussels sprouts
  17. Deviled eggs
  18. Ham
  19. Roasted chestnuts
  20. Apple cider
  21. Jello salad
  22. Pumpkin cheesecake
  23. Charcuterie board
  24. Creamed corn
  25. Sweet potato pie
  26. Mulled wine
  27. Prime rib
  28. Squash
  29. Stuffed mushrooms
  30. I am thankful for