381+ Category: Writing Prompts Fiction
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Speak My Language
Write a story where the protagonist must learn a new language to solve a conflict or problem.
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Traditions Turned Upside Down
Imagine your family’s most ingrained tradition completely subverted. How would it change your family dynamics?
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Undercover Nerves
Describe a tense situation where an undercover officer is on the brink of having their real identity exposed.
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Heist of the Hidden Gem
Ravel the tale of an intricately planned and executed heist of an invaluable artefact that no one knew about before.
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Beyond the Bars
Draft a scenario where a previously incarcerated character is suspected for a new crime.
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Gone without a Trace
Create a story where an entire town wakes up to find one of its residents disappeared without any sign.
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Murky Shadows
Write about a detective’s darkest investigation where the victim and the offender are not apparent.
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Uncharted Territories
Write about explorers who venture into uncharted territories in search of something valuable.
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Escape from a Trapped Scenario
Pen a tale about a group of characters trapped in a dangerous place, and their attempt to escape.
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The Map to the Unknown
Imagine your protagonist discovers an old, cryptic map that promises treasure or reveals secrets.
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Race Against Time
Write about a character who has to complete a daunting task against a ticking clock.
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Affectionate Elephant
Write a tale about a compassionate elephant who expresses her love for her animal friends in creatively unique ways.
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Obsessive Squirrel
Write about a squirrel, obsessively collecting nuts for winter, who is often in comic situations, but is loved nonetheless.
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Wise Old Owl
Create a character sketch of an old, wise owl who serves as the advisor or mentor to other animals.
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Class Clown Crown
Write about the exaggerated shenanigans a character goes through to claim the title of ‘Class Clown’ at school.
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The Charmed Chaos of Love
Narrate a story about two complete opposites who go through a series of humorous misadventures before realizing they’re in love.
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The Reluctant Rescuers
Write about a group of friends who must save their neighborhood from a hilarious, improbable disaster.
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Accidental Celebrity
Imagine your character has mistaken a stranger for a celebrity, leading to a series of comical adventures.
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Bug Out Bag
Your main character’s bug-out-bag has gone missing in the midst of impending disaster, discover what happens next.
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Ill-Fated Prophecy
Weave a story where your protagonist receives a cryptic, ominous prediction about their future.
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Incomplete Confession
Create a scenario where a character is on the verge of revealing a momentous secret, but gets interrupted.
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Betrayed Alliance
Narrate a scene where a trustworthy character betrays the protagonist at the worst possible time.
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Nature’s Symphony
Write a piece where natural elements—wind, rain, thunder—are musicians performing a symphony.
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Being able to imagine the world from unique perspectives is a key element of creative writing. This prompt encourages you to step into the ‘shoes’ of an inanimate object, in this case, a book. How would a book feel being untouched, watching people and events pass by? What would it long for? What stories would…
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Personifying Time
Write a short story where Time is a character, giving it personality traits and emotions.
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Living Landscape
Describe a landscape of your choice, making it come alive by giving it human-like qualities.
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Star-Crossed Immigrants
Narrate a love story between two immigrants from different cultures trying to build a life together in a new country.
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Eco-warrior’s Plight
Write about an environmentalist fighting against a large-scale industrial project threatening to devastate a local ecosystem.
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Metropolitan Malaise
Describe a day in the life of a burnt-out young professional living in a bustling metropolis.
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Suburban Drama
Compile a series of narratives on the personal dramas and unforeseen occurrences unfolding in a seemingly flawless suburban neighbourhood.
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Digital Revolutionaries
Imagine a group of hacktivists who challenge a powerful corporation’s unethical practices.
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Peculiar Pet Competition
A town holds an annual peculiar pet competition and this year, the competition is fierce.
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The Mystery of the Missing Sock
The eternal mystery every laundry-doer faces: where do all the missing socks go and what adventures do they have?
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Dating Fails of a Superhero
A superhero trying to navigate their tumultuous dating life whilst saving the world.
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Cosmic Office Politics
Imagine an office space, but on a cosmic scale. Every solar system is a department, every planet an office cubicle.
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Misadventures of a Time Traveling Baker
Create a story about a baker who accidentally discovers a recipe for time travel.
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Unexpected Triumph
Write about an unexpected success or win for your character and how it changes their future actions.
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Mirror Reflection
Your character comes face-to-face with a version of themselves they don’t recognize. How do they react and cope with this scenario?
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The Unlikely Companion
Your character is forced into an unexpected partnership or friendship. What is their first reaction and how do they grow throughout the process?
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A New Surrounding
Your character suddenly wakes up in a completely unknown place. How do they react and adjust to this new environment?
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Secrets Unleashed
Imagine your character has a deep secret that is unexpectedly revealed. How do they deal with the fallout?
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The Subtle Art of Revealing
Construct a character who has a secret and reveal it casually in conversation without changing the overall tone and pace.
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In Their Shoes
Reimagine a renowned classic story, but write it from the perspective of the main antagonist.
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The Great Dialogue Hustle
Write a short story where all forms of narrative and description are stripped away, leaving only dialogue.
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Taming the Plot Beast
Create a plot that gradually unravels until it becomes almost uncontrollable, but the main character finds a unique solution to take charge.
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Overcoming Writer’s Block
Start your story with a character who is struggling to find inspiration to finish their piece of writing.
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Transcendental Transformation
Write about a dystopian society that miraculously transforms into a utopia.
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Euphoria Turns to Dystopia
Describe a utopian society that slowly loses it’s utopian status, turning into a dystopia.
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Utopian Construction
Write about a perfect society – a utopia of your own creation. Describe how it functions and every aspect that makes it a specifically utopian society.
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The Catalyst
Recall an event when a fiction writing prompt sparked a novel, series, or substantial work.
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Prompts as Mirrors
Write about a time when a fiction writing prompt led you to better understand your own thoughts, beliefs, or experiences.
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Seeing the Unseen
Depict a scenario in which a fiction writing prompt allowed you to uncover an underlying theme, character trait, or plot twist in your story.
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Growth through Prompts
Write a short story using a fiction writing prompt and then reflect on how it challenged or expanded your writing abilities.
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Unlocking Creativity
Describe a situation where using a fiction writing prompt helped you overcome writer’s block.
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Threads of Life
Write about your own life but exaggerate or underplay certain aspects to create a biographical fiction.
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Eras of Yore
Choose an era in history and create a fictional autobiography of someone living during that period.
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Through Different Eyes
Pick a historical figure and rewrite an event in their life from a different perspective. Perhaps from an enemy, a friend, or a family member.
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Shaping Legends
Choose a famous person and write about a specific moment in their life that had a significant impact on their path to fame.
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The Secret Diary
Imagine you’ve discovered a secret diary, narrate the life of the person to whom the diary belongs.
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The Great Escape
Your protagonist is a prisoner who stages a daring escape from the world’s most secured prison.
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Parallel Universe Journeys
Your character accidentally ends up in a parallel universe and must find a way back home.
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Unexpected Superpower
Your character wakes up one day with an extraordinary superpower and embarks on thrilling adventures.
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The Map’s Missing Piece
Your character finds a piece of an intricate, ancient map that promises great treasure.
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Lost World Excursion
Write about an exploration team discovering an untouched, ancient civilization.
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Interpreter of Inanimate Intimacies
Craft a story where inanimate objects can harbor secrets, pain, and emotions they share only with a chosen character.
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Outlandish Occupations
Write a story based on a profession that doesn’t exist now but could in the future.
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Temporal Carousel
Imagine yourself as a time-traveling character but with a peculiar twist – the time travel is random and uncontrollable.
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Morphing Reality
Write a story where the fundamental laws of the universe start to drastically change.