381+ Category: Writing Prompts Fiction
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Wartime Letters
Write a series of letters between a soldier at war and his significant other back home.
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Strands of Survival
Weave a tale around a civilian woman who is forced to spy in enemy territory during a war.
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Whispers of the Battlefield
Craft a narrative about a war medic and his experiences on the battlefield.
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Brother Against Brother
Write a story about two siblings who end up fighting on opposing sides in a war.
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Forgotten Languages
Imagine a character who could communicate with non-humans (plants, inanimate objects, the elements etc.), and describe their typical day.
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Faces in the Clouds
Write a whimsical tale inspired by shapes or figures you pretend to see in the clouds.
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Music-Induced Memories
Choose a piece of music that holds significance to you and weave a narrative from the emotions it evokes.
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The World in a Snow Globe
Write a story from the perspective of a figure trapped inside a snow globe.
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The Key to Imagination
Imagine coming across an old, rusted key and write a story about what it opens.
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Write into the Void
Write a story without characters. Make the setting and environment the focal point.
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Peeling Back the Layers
Choose a pivotal moment in a fictional story and write about the same scene from multiple characters’ perspectives.
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Transforming Genres
Choose a iconic piece of fiction and rewrite the synopsis for it in a completely different genre.
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Breaking Down Narratives
Write about a popular fictional character and invent an entirely new backstory for them.
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Neon Dreamscapes
Describe a day in a bustling cyberpunk city, teeming with neon signs, crowded marketplaces and towering skyscrapers.
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Techno-tribes Rebellion
Create a story set amid a conflict between the powerful hi-tech corporations and the techno-tribes rebelling against their control.
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Artificial Intelligence Awakening
Write about an artificial intelligent being’s first moments as it gains self-awareness.
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The Anti-hero’s Code
Create a narrative about an anti-hero living on the fringes of a high-tech society.
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Cybernetic Dystopia
Write a fictional account about living in a dystopian society dominated by advanced technology and corporate power.
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Epistolary Experiment
Craft a story told entirely through letters, diary entries, or other forms of indirect communication.
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Fantastical Realism
Compose a story that’s rooted in ordinary reality but steadily introduces elements of fantasy or magical realism.
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Disaster Survival
Write a story about surviving a natural disaster from your past, but add a fantastical element to it.
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Truth and Consequence
Take a true crime story you’ve read about and reimagine the events, focusing on the mind of the perpetrator or the victim.
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Urban Legend Origins
Write a fictional narrative explaining the creation of a well-known urban legend or myth.
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In Their Shoes
Create a fictional story based on a personal real-life experience from the perspective of someone else who was there.
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Historical Reimagining
Write a piece of fiction incorporating a significant historical event, but with a twist of your imagination.
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Whispers from Shadowed Depths
Build a story upon a recurring dream that may be a warning about the future.
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Portals to Unreality
Describe a dream in which a common object transforms into a portal to another universe.
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Lucid Dreams Unfolding
Incorporate elements of a lucid dream into a short story where the line between reality and subconscious become blurred.
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Conspiracy at The Office
Your character stumbles upon a dangerous secret about their company that puts their life at risk.
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Code Red Survival
In a world on the brink of annihilation, your character stumbles upon a plan to save humanity.
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The Unopened Letter
An old, unread letter arrives postmarked from many years ago, setting off a sequence of puzzling events.
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Mystery of the Lost Heirloom
Write a story around a precious family heirloom that suddenly goes missing.
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The Chef’s Diary
An aspiring chef works their way up in the culinary world, documenting their journey in a personal diary.
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Dessert Disaster
A world-renowned pastry chef creates a magnificent dessert, but something goes wrong.
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Bionic Evolution
Imagine a future where human evolution has taken a turn towards cybernetics, merging flesh with machinery.
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Journey Through Time
Imagine navigating various epochs of human history with the aid of a time machine.
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Transformative Truths
Create a narrative where a character learns a shocking truth that changes their perception about their own life or someone close to them.
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Missing Pieces
Write a story where the main character is in possession of a mysterious object, the significance of which is revealed as the story unfolds.
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A Story Within a Story
Incorporate a tale within your main narrative by weaving in a character who tells their own compelling story.
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Laying the Foundation
Write a narrative describing a fictional world’s creation from scratch, detailing its landscapes, society, culture, and beliefs.
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Protagonist’s Perspectives
Compose a story written entirely from the perspective of your protagonist, exploring their thoughts, emotions, and sensory experiences.
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Micro Haven
Describe living in a self-contained biosphere, a micro heaven amid a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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The Emergence of a New Species
Imagine humanity evolving and adapting to the aftermath of an apocalypse.
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Last Transmission
Write a story revolving around a lone radio operator, sending daily broadcasts into the silence, hoping for a response.
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The Revival of Civilization
Imagine the first community that manages to rebuild after an apocalypse and the challenges they face in their journey.
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Survivors on the Precipice
Narrate the experience of survivors standing on the edge of a ravine, contemplating whether survival in this ravaged world is a blessing or a curse.
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Clockwork Companion
Invent a story in which the protagonist’s best friend is an automaton they created.
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Room of Many Doors
Construct a narrative where your protagonist discovers a room that contains doors leading into different worlds.
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Ticket to the Past
Write a story where your main character finds a ticket one day that does more than just get them on a bus.
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The Prophecy Comes True
Write about a prophecy given to your protagonist at birth and how it plays out.
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Antarctic Expedition
Write a survival story about researchers stranded in Antarctica following a disastrous event.
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Cabin in the Woods
Develop a story centered around a secluded cabin in a dense and unfamiliar forest.
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Starship Astrolabe
Weave a story about the life and interactions aboard an interstellar spaceship venturing into unexplored galaxies.
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Monaco’s Masquerade
Detail a tale set in a lavish masquerade party in the opulent city-state of Monaco.
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Hidden Ruins
Write a story about an archaeologist stumbling upon an ancient civilization in a wholly unexpected location.
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Spring Resurrection
Create a tale about a character or community emerging from hardship as spring arrives.
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Quantum Souls
Write a story where scientists have discovered that every soul is unique due to a quantum signature, and they’ve figured out how to clone souls.
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Interstellar Voyage
Imagine you’re an astronaut sent on a voyage to colonize a habitable planet in another galaxy. Write about the journey’s challenges, discoveries, and your life on the new planet.
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The AI Uprising
Narrate a tale where Artificial Intelligence becomes self-conscious and decides to overthrow its creators, humans.
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Lost in Time
Write a narrative about someone who has discovered a time machine, which only travels forward.
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Second Chances
Create a story about two high-school sweethearts reconnecting at their 20-year reunion.
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Fantasy Love Letter
Write a romantic story around a love letter received from a secret admirer in a fantasy setting.
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The Alien and the Astronaut
Write a romance story where an astronaut falls in love with an alien they meet on a distant planet.
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Unexpected Love
Write a story where two individuals who have disliked each other for a long time realize they are in love.
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The Frog Prince of the Underworld
What if the frog prince was cursed for ruling the underworld with cruelty, instead of being a handsome prince cursed by a witch?
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Sleeping Beauty and Time Travel
Sleeping Beauty wakes up not 100 years later from her own time, but in the 21st century after a scientific experiment goes wrong.
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Red Riding Hood, P.I.
Retell the story of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ as a film noir. Give the characters detective-story roles.
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Beauty and the Cyborg
Adapt ‘Beauty and the Beast’ into a science fiction setting, where the Beast is a misunderstood Cyborg.
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Cinderella in the Corporate World
Reimagine the popular fairy tale Cinderella, replacing the magical kingdom with the corporate world.
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Musical Language
Create a story where communication is solely through music – melodies, rhythms and harmonies replace words.
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Submarine in the Garden
Imagine a world where it is normal to find military grade submarines sprouting in backyard gardens.
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Elephant in the Elevator
Write a tale about an elephant who uses an elevator daily to go to its job on the 14th floor.
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Cookies from Mars
Imagine a scenario where humans can bake cookies using Martian dust. What would these cookies taste like and what strange effects might they have?
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Absurdist Delusions
Write a story of a person who sees ordinary objects come to life and interact in unexpected ways.
