31 Writing Prompts for October

by Richard Young

31 Writing Prompts For October 2025

Writers Write shares writing prompts and writing resources. Use these writing prompts for October 2025 to get you writing.

Hello Writer

This month, we are talking about common mistakes and typos and other things that make you look like an amateur. In 2023, we focused on building habits, beating procrastination and improving discipline. In 2024, we worked on our novels and improved our craft. This year, we are taking a closer look at editing, specifically self-editing. It is an essential skill every writer needs to master, but man, being objective and cutting down your own work is hard.

Along with a short editing lesson, you will also receive your monthly prompts as usual. Editing is definitely second-draft stuff. Use the prompts to free write, THEN try to apply the editing suggestions. This is optional.

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If this is your first time using prompts, you can learn more about freewriting here.

Spelling And Other Mistakes

Spelling and silly mistakes

This is my most hypocritical post because I cannot spot typos for the life of me, but I have learned to pay attention to a few common culprits.

Words that sound the same:  

The challenge is your spellchecker isn’t going to pick these up: they’re, their, and there or to, two, and too. Be sure to double-check.

Redundancies:

We don’t need these: a smile on her face (smiles are only ever on your face), shrugs his shoulders (we don’t shrug our knees).

Tenses:

Your spellchecker won’t pick these up either. Check carefully that you don’t switch tenses. I tend to switch when I write dialogue. I don’t know why, but I know to check it.

UK spelling vs US spelling:

Choose one set of spelling rules and stick to it. Both are accepted, but not in the same document.

Homework

Use the prompt to freewrite. Once you are done with the first draft, see if you can spot any of these mistakes in your work.

Next month, we’ll start looking at the tools we use to edit.

31 Writing Prompts For October 2025

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Happiness

Mia

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