381+ Category: Writing Prompts Fiction
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Quantum Entanglement
Craft a story around two characters separated across different time zones or dimensions, but they can communicate or sense one another’s presence.
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Ultimate Heist
Outline a nearly impossible heist involving a crew of misfits, detailing their plan and its execution.
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Mysterious Doppelganger
Invent a character who encounters their exact double. How do they react? What happens next?
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Crafting a Fictional City
Construct a brand-new city from scratch, considering its culture, geography, architecture, and society.
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The Lost Heritage
Explore the journey of a teen who discovers a hidden or forgotten aspect of their family’s past.
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The Runaways
Pen a tale about a group of teenagers who decide to run away and start their own community.
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A Strange Summer Camp
Write a story about a teenager who ends up at a summer camp that isn’t like any other.
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Robot Best Friend
Describe a world where every teenager is assigned an artificial intelligence companion when they turn 15.
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Secret Door in the Basement
Your character discovers a hidden door in his basement which leads to a world he never knew existed.
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Book of Life
Write about a character who has a book which unfolds their entire life whenever they start reading it.
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Journey to The Unknown
Imagine a situation in which your character suddenly has to leave their home planet and settle on an unknown one.
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A Mysteriously Delivered Letter
Write about a character who receives an unexpected letter that changes their life.
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Parallel Possibilities
Imagine if a pivotal decision you made in life was made differently – how would your life look now?
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The Erratic Time Machine
Create a story where your protagonist finds an unpredictably functioning time machine.
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Culinary Concoctions
Write about a culinary dish that you craft meticulously, interweaving the cooking process with your life’s journey.
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The Enchanting Forest
Describe a journey through a forest enchanted with ancient magic, where trees can talk and animals understand human speech.
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Alternate Dimension Doorway
Write about finding a doorway that leads to a dimension where magic is the norm and science is the superstition.
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Dwarfland Engineer
You’re a dwarf tasked with creating a new piece of technology or infrastructure that could change your subterranean society.
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Mythic Creatures Realized
Imagine a world where mythical creatures like dragons, unicorns and mermaids are not myths, but a living reality.
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Spellbound Society
Write a story based around a secret society of witches and wizards who live among us, unbeknownst to the public.
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Blossoming Romance
Create an unexpected romantic bond between two characters who didn’t have one in the original plot.
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The Forgotten Lore
Pick a trivial or overlooked aspect of your favourite universe and develop it into a full-fledged story.
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Unseen Epilogue
Write an ending for a book, movie, or series you feel ended prematurely or unsatisfactorily.
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Blood Alley
An urban legend of your creation haunts a particular alley in the city, pursuing those who dare to cross it after sundown.
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Haunted High-Rise
Your character inhabits a high-rise building that’s being haunted, not just by ghosts, but by echoes of its past.
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Monsters of the Metropolis
In your city, every skyscraper hides a creature of legend – dragons, trolls, sireves – who blend into modern society.
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Urban Oracle
The city streets are full of eerie and intriguing whispers that only your character can hear; revelations of the future, secrets of the past, and hidden truths.
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Shadow City
Write about an urban landscape where shadows come to life at night and hold their own secret society.
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Love in the time of War
Spin a tale of a passionate romance set against the backdrop of a grueling war.
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Mismatched Love
Craft a love story where the protagonists vastly differ in their beliefs, values or lifestyles.
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Letters of a Broken Heart
Write a series of letters by a heartbroken protagonist to their estranged lover.
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Love has No Reason
Develop a story about a romance that is unexpectedly logical yet profoundly emotional.
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From Strangers to Soulmates
Write a story where two characters meet under unusual circumstances and eventually fall in love.
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Lost in Adaptation
Write about the protagonist who has been forced to leave their home country and adapt to an entirely new culture.
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Festival of Awe
Write about a major festival or event observed in a culture different than yours, through the eyes of a first-time observer.
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The Silent Language
Create a story with characters from different cultures who need to communicate but do not share a common language.
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Ancestors’ Tales
Choose a cultural legend, myth, or folktale from one of your parents’ ethnic backgrounds and work that into a modern narrative.
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Living Between Cultures
Write a story where the protagonist is navigating and balancing two different cultures.
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The Living Nightmare
A character’s worst nightmare begins to come true during their waking hours. Detail their journey of terror and survival.
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The Vanishing Twin
Describe a character who begins to have strange experiences, only to discover they had a twin who vanished mysteriously at birth.
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The Body Swap
A character wakes up one day to find they are in a stranger’s body. Write about their experience and mental battles.
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The Memory Thief
Imagine that your protagonist begins to lose their most important memories one by one. Explore how their perception of reality shifts.
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The Hidden Room
Write about a character discovering a hidden room in their house, and what they find there.
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Identity in Immigration
Create a story centred on a character immigrating to a completely new country and adapting to a new culture.
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Climate Change Chronicles
Write about a future where the effects of climate change are now the society’s daily reality.
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Lucid Dreaming
Craft a story where dreams mix with reality, with the protagonist having the power to manipulate the dream.
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Parallel Dimensions
Create a narrative where the protagonist lives in multiple universes simultaneously.
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Unexpected Alliance
Write about two sworn enemies who must collaborate to prevent a global catastrophe.
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Transformative Disguise
A spy must assume the identity of an internationally renowned celebrity to retrieve top confidential information. How does the fame and exposure hinder or facilitate their mission?
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Midnight in Paris
Imagine a literary scholar who is unexpectedly pulled into a world of spies while researching in Paris.
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Deep Dive Operation
Craft a story where an underwater archaeologist turns spy after discovering military secrets in an ancient sunken ship.
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Hidden Loyalties
Create a narrative revolving around a spy who must play for both sides in the cold war.
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Shrink or Grow
What if you could shrink down to the size of an ant or grow as tall as a tower? Write down your adventure.
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Supernatural Abilities
Imagine waking up one day and discovering you have a superpower. What would it be, and how would you use it?
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Converse with Inanimate Objects
Pick an inanimate object around you and imagine it could speak. Write a dialogue of your conversation.
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Embark on a Time-Travel Journey
Imagine you found a time machine, choose a time in the past or future to visit, and write about your experience.
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Creatures of Imagination
Imagine and write about a mystical creature that only exists in a unique world you’ve created.
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Forgotten Memories
The protagonist suffers from amnesia and must gather bits of their forgotten past.
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Lost Kingdom’s Heir
Your protagonist is the last heir to a fallen kingdom and has to reclaim their throne.
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Hidden Identities
Come up with a dramatic tale of a protagonist living a double life and the moment the truth risks coming undone.
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Trace of Betrayal
Devise a narrative where the protagonist’s closest confidante betrays them in the most unimaginable way.
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Rekindled Old Flames
Create a story about two people who were once in love, but had to part ways due to extreme circumstances, crossing paths again.
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The Heat of the Moment
Conjure a high-stake situation in which your protagonist has to make a life-altering decision under immense pressure.
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Family Secrets
Write about a character discovering a decades-old secret within their family, and how it affects their relationships.
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Mental Illness Struggle
Your protagonist is diagnosed with a severe mental illness and is navigating life with its new dimensions.
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Surviving Abuse
Create a narrative in which your character escapes an abusive relationship and begins the journey towards healing.
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Living Amidst War
Craft a story where your protagonist lives in a war-torn country and is battling to maintain their humanity.
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Defining Moments in Tragedy
Write a story that revolves around a community that has experienced an unforeseen catastrophe.
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Bearing Loss
Write a story in which your protagonist loses something or someone significant, and must learn to live in a world that’s irrevocably changed.
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Haunted Artifacts
Craft a story where an innocuous object, acquired by the protagonist, turns out to be supernaturally cursed.
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The Soul Whisperer
Weave a tale about a gifted person who can communicate with the souls of the departed.
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Anomaly of Ancestors
Write about a protagonist who inadvertently discovers that their ancestors were powerful witches.
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Time Warped Town
Imagine a small town that is stuck in a different time period due to a supernatural event.
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Ghostly Reflections
Write a short story where the main character starts seeing a ghost in any reflective surface.