245+ Category: Novel Writing Prompts
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Character Web Complexity
Write a narrative where each character has a significant hidden connection with another.
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Zone of Zest
Create an invigorating plot where the protagonist enters a competition that tests not only their physical strength but their mind…
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Ruthless Rivalry
Write a novel plot about two groups, or individuals, locked in a fierce competition, where the stakes are much higher…
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Parallel Paradox
Conceive an alluring plot where your main character gets the ability to exist in two parallel worlds, yet altering an…
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Journey to an Unknown World
Imagine a protagonist who accidentally stumbles upon a hidden world, rich with untold mysteries and dazzling wonders.
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Intriguing Investigations
Craft a mystery story where your protagonist is a detective racing against time to solve a puzzling crime.
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Dancing Shadows
A storyline where shadows have their own distinct personality and can interact with their corporeal counterparts.
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Streetlight Spirits
A story centered around streetlights that hold the spirits of those who’ve passed on when they flicker.
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Nature’s Symphony
Write a tale about nature that holds a hidden musical quality, expressing emotions with different weathers and seasons.
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Post-Human Earth
Imagine Earth after humanity and explore the stories of the artificial or evolved lifeforms that now dominate the planet.
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The Solar Road Trip
Write an adventure that follows a group traveling across the solar system trying to find a legendary lost planet.
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Rise of the AI
Create a narrative about the rise of artificial intelligence, unveiling how it influences human life in the future.
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Alien Encounters
Envision a future where a radical first encounter with an alien species changes life on Earth.
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Backwards Day
Build a narrative around a day when everything happens in reverse, leading to a series of comic situations.
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Reviving Deadpan
Pen a story from the perspective of a character incapable of understanding humor written in a humorous tone.
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The Super-Serious Soothsayer
Create a humor-driven narrative about a fortune teller who can only see the funny side of the future.
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Unexpected Reunion
Write about a surprise encounter between old friends or lovers who haven’t seen each other in years.
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Overcoming The Monster
Describe a scene in which your character must face and overcome their biggest fear.
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Wedding Day Disaster
Chronicle an event where everything that could go wrong on a character’s wedding day, does.
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Dire Consequences of Deception
Compose a tale about a character who told a lie that spiralled out of control, and their efforts to set…
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War and Peace Within
Write a story about a character going through a tremendous personal conflict and the steps they took to resolve it.
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Love’s Unforeseen Confession
Pen a scene where a character unexpectedly confesses their love amidst the chaos.
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Final Moments Abound
Write a scene where your character believes they are experiencing their last moments.
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Heart of the Market
Describe a bustling marketplace scene through the eyes of a child experiencing it for the first time.
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A Call to Change
Imagine your character receives a calling that necessitates a change in their otherwise mundane world.
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Overcoming Fear
Describe a character’s journey towards confronting and overcoming their deepest fear.
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Navigating Morality’s Maze
Create a morally complex scenario and have your characters navigate through it.
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Establishing Core Beliefs
Write about a character who stands firm in their beliefs, regardless of societal pressure.
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Corridor of the Forgotten
Your character finds a hidden corridor in their office that leads to a forgotten part of their past.
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Forgotten Cargo
Your protagonist discovers a mysterious package at their doorstep, addressed to the previous tenant.
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From Dreamer to Achiever
Your character, after years of dreaming and working, is finally about to achieve their goal.
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Bridge of Star-crossed Friendship
Write about the gradual dissolution of your character’s longest and closest friendship.
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Grieving a Lost Childhood
Their favorite childhood place is being demolished or changed dramatically, and your main character grapples with the loss.
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Long-Awaited Reunion
Your character returns home after a prolonged period and realizes that they have outgrown their old life.
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Reluctant Rebellion
Write about a character who unintentionally becomes the leader of a rebellion against a dystopian regime.
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Dystopia or Utopia
Create a society that views itself as a utopia, but from an outsider’s perspective, it is clearly a dystopia.
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The Last Day of Light
Write about the day when one person recognizes that their society has turned into a dystopia.
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Fairy Tale in Modern Times
Select a classic fairy tale and reinterpret it in a contemporary setting.
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Historic Tale Twisted
Choose a consequential historical event and retell it with a major paradoxical twist.
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‘Forgotten Victims’
Your protagonist is a lawyer wrestling with a decade-old cold case that no one seems to care about anymore.
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‘The Fateful Heist’
An art heist goes wrong, leading to a web of lies, betrayal, and deceit among the thieves.
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‘The Faceless Stalker’
Imagine your main character is being watched and followed by a faceless, unknown entity.
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‘Serial Letters’
A series of anonymous letters arrive on your protagonist’s doorstep, each one revealing information about an unsolved crime.
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Love Rewritten
Write a tale on a couple who get a chance to rewrite their love story, but with no memory of…
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Under the Spotlight
Craft a story where a high-profile public figure falls in love with an ordinary person, struggling to keep their relationship…
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Unexpected Love Letters
Create a story of a character unearthing a collection of love letters addressed to them, penned by an unexpected admirer.
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Opposites Attract
Write a story in which two people who initially cannot stand each other discover they’re deeply in love.
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Frightening Flora
A town is plagued by their flora: plants and trees seem to have a life of their own and start…
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Abandoned Asylum Adventure
Your protagonist must enter an infamous, abandoned asylum during a stormy night to retrieve something valuable.
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The Unwanted Heirloom
A character comes into possession of a mysterious family heirloom which brings unsettling changes into their life.
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The Revealed Prophecy
A prophecy has foretold the downfall of a great empire by an unassuming protagonist. How does this affect your main…
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Elemental Bonds
Consider a world where every human is connected to a certain element (Fire, Water, Earth, Air). How does this affect…
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Shifted Realm
Describe an ordinary person’s day-to-day life after they have been transported into a fantasy world.
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Cost of Immortality
Explore the idea of an immortal character, and the ramifications of eternal life.
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Magical Awakening
What if one day you woke up to discover you possess unimaginable magical abilities?
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Real-Life Replica
Choose a place you have visited before and describe it as realistically as possible.
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Imaginary Worlds
Develop a fictional setting, complete with its unique rules, reality laws, and cultures.
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The Unspoken Language
Write a dialogue where much of the meaning is conveyed through what isn’t said – via pauses, body language, or…
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Eavesdrop Tango
Write a conversation between two different individuals in a public setting, overheard by a third character who misinterprets the entire…
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Behind Closed Doors
Write a dialogue between two characters discussing a secret without revealing what that secret is.
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Lost in a Unknown Land
Your protagonist finds themselves in a completely strange environment without any knowledge of how they got there.
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Out of Character Statement
Start your novel with your protagonist saying or doing something completely out of character.