2588+ Category: Non-Fiction Writing Prompts
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Fanning the Whimsy Flame
Write a short fantasy story featuring your childhood self as the main character.
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Embracing Childhood Curiosities
Reflect on what used to pique your curiosity the most when you were a child.
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Growth and Change in Family Dynamics
Reflect on how your perception of your family has changed from childhood to now.
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Hidden behind Photoframes
Choose a family photograph and craft a narrative around it from your younger self’s perspective.
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Favorite Family Tradition
Reflect on a favorite family tradition and how it made you feel as a child.
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Alien Lifeforms Within
Ponder over moments where you felt the need to change or hide parts of your authentic self to fit in.
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The Impenetrable Fortress
Reflect on instances when you built “emotional walls” as a child. Explore the reasons behind it and how it affects…
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Guardian of ‘NO’
Track back times when asserting a strong ‘NO’ became your shield. Identify situations, thoughts, and emotions that led to such…
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Unveiling the Hide-and-Seek Champion
Revisit moments when you, as a child, used to hide either physically or metaphorically. Explore those feelings and circumstances.
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Decoding Emotional Shields
Reflect on situations as a child where you found yourself being defensive or withdrawing. Describe what triggered it and why.
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Language of Love
Write about how love was communicated in your family when you were a child and how it influenced your perception…
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Harmony in Sounds
Explore memories related to music or sounds from your childhood that made you feel comfortable and safe.
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Superheroes and Role Models
Reflect on the fictional characters or role models from your childhood that made you feel safe and protected.
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Recipe of Relaxation
Write about an activity or hobby in your childhood that made you feel most relaxed and why.
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Shelter of Solitude
Describe the places you found solace in as a child, whether a specific room, a treehouse, or even a favorite…
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Comforting Lullabies
Write about a specific song, rhyme, or lullaby from your childhood that provided comfort in difficult times.
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The Passport of Imagination
Revisit your childhood fantasies and imagine what fulfilling them would look like now.
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Lessons from Childhood
Remember a key life lesson that you have learned as a child and how you apply it even today.
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The Story of Your Hero
Write about who your childhood hero was and why they had such a profound impact on your life.
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Excursions with the Younger Self
Reflect and describe a memorable outing or trip from your childhood.
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Dialogue Deception
Create a scenario where two characters understand a dialogue differently, leading to a significant misunderstanding.
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Internal Discourse and Transformation
Write a short story where the main character’s internal dialogue leads to a personal transformation.
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Character Revelation Through Speech
Construct a short narrative where one character’s personality traits are unveiled only through their words.
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Active Dialogue Driving Plot
Write a story where the plot is driven forward primarily through dialogue.
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Gothic Murmurs
Create a gothic narrative centered in an abandoned house that whispers secrets only at midnight.
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Twilight Reunion
Pen a tale about a long-awaited meeting between two individuals during a particularly breathtaking sunset.
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Dystopian Haze
Envision a dystopian world enveloped in a constant smog and write a story based in this setting.
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The March of Time
Craft a narrative centered around a pocket watch that ticks louder as something ominous approaches.
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Identifying Weather Impressions
Reflect and write about how different weather patterns affect your feelings and thoughts.
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The Misinterpreted Prompt
Detail a situation whereby a writer misinterprets a prompt, leading to surprising consequences.
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Prompt Whisperer
Write a day in the life of a ‘Prompt Whisperer’, a person with the unique ability to find the perfect…
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The Prompt Rebellion
Create a short story based on a fictitious scenario where a group of writing prompts gain life and rebel against…
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The Prompt Consultant
Take the role of a consultant who advises writers on turning prompts into stories.
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Journaling Crossroads
Write about a decision in your life that changed your course or affected you deeply.
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Bias Buster
Identify a topic about which you feel strongly biased. Consider arguments that could challenge this bias and elaborate on them.
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A Letter to the Editor
Imagine that a newspaper has published an article with which you strongly disagree. Write a letter to the editor expressing…
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Unpopular Opinion
Choose an opinion you hold that is generally unpopular or against the mainstream mindset.
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Defending Opposing Views
Consider a controversial topic and argue from the viewpoint that opposes your own.
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Flashback in a Flash
Write a flash fiction story where the most important event happens in a flashback.
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Object of Significance
Use a unique or unusual object as the central focus of a flash fiction story.
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Paradox of the Past
Create a flash fiction story about a character who learns a shocking secret from their past.
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Flash Forward
Imagine a future event involving one, two, or three characters only and describe it in a single moment.
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Emotional Resilience
Describe a time when you rose above your emotional pain, and how it changed you.
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The Emotional Timeline
Create a timeline comprising key events that provoked your emotional pain.
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Cracks in the Heart
Write a letter to your emotional pain, acknowledging its existence.
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Pain Palette
Relate your emotional pain to specific colors.
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Dissecting Heartbreak
Write about a moment of heartbreak and detail what you felt at that exact moment.
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Trust in Innocence
Write about a time when your innocence as a child led you to trust in a situation or person.
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Embracing Spontaneity
Write about a time as a child when you acted on instinct and it resulted in a memorable or impactful…
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The Wandering Woods
In a fictional narrative, describe a forest that moves and changes locations with the seasons.
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Leafy Lessons
Write a narrative as if you are a leaf transitioning from a bright green piece of summer to a crackling,…
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The Forest’s Symphony
Describe the sounds of a forest from dawn to dusk and how these create a symphony.
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The Path Less Traveled
Write about a time you strayed from your travel plan and stumbled upon an unexpected adventure.
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Time-Travelling Souvenirs
Describe an object you’ve collected from your travels and imagine what it would say if it could narrate its own…
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Cuisine Chronicles
Write an opinion piece on how experiencing different cuisines during your travels has influenced your perception of food.
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Uncharted Horizons
Discuss a time when you traveled to a place that turned out to be completely different from what you expected…
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The Beauty of Differences
Write about experiencing a cultural tradition foreign to your own and how that has shaped your view of the world.
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Lost and Found
Narrate an incident where you got lost during a trip and how you found your way back.
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Time Traveler’s Memoir
Write a letter from your future self to your present self, detailing how you’ve healed from this heartbreak.
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Rooting Through Rubble
Write about a moment of strength or growth that emerged from your heartbreak.
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Tear-Stained Windows
Visualize your emotions as weather. Is your heartbreak a raging storm or a gentle drizzle? Write about this weather pattern…
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The Break-Up Playlist
Create a playlist of songs that encapsulate your feelings of heartbreak, and write about why each song speaks to your…
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Embracing the Sorrow
Write a letter to your heartbreak, acknowledging the pain and thanking it for the lessons.