225+ Category: Writing Topics
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Decoding Discomfort
Write about a situation where you felt incredibly uncomfortable and what it taught you about yourself.
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Exploring Solitude
Write about a time when you chose to be alone and what you discovered about yourself.
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Life’s Turning Points
Reflect on a significant turning point in your life and analyze how it shaped you.
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Understanding Unfulfilled Dreams
Write about a dream or goal you once had that you never pursued or fulfilled.
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Empowerment Through Knowledge
Write about how a significant learning experience or an important knowledge has empowered you.
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Resilience: The Phoenix Rising
Write about a challenging experience in your life that pushed you to your breaking point, but ultimately led to a rebirth of your spirit.
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Journey of Self-Discovery
Write about a time in your life when you embarked on a journey of self-discovery.
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Terrifying Town of Torments
Create a small town, where horrifying events occur regularly and are considered normal.
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The Final Countdown
Imagine waking up with a countdown clock tattooed on your arm that no one else can see.
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Cursed Family Treasure
Write a story about a cursed heirloom that has troubled your family for generations.
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Last Breath Recordings
Imagine you find an old tape recorder that only plays the last dying breaths of people; some are familiar.
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Shadowy Silhouettes
Write about encountering a shadowy figure lurking in plain sight during day time.
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Egyptian Riddle
Construct a tale about an ordinary person discovering a hidden secret within the pyramids of Egypt.
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The Maid of Orleans
Craft a new story about Joan of Arc’s life, before she became a national heroine.
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Revolutionary Voices
Write a story from the perspective of a foot soldier during the American Revolutionary War.
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Lost in Magic Land
Write about a character from the modern world who finds themselves in a strange fairy tale kingdom.
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Inner Self Reflection
Describe your personal strengths and weaknesses and how they have shaped your life choices.
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The Influential Figure
Reflect on a person who has had a significant impact on your life and character.
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Conflict & Resolution
Write a story in which the main character faces conflict with a perceptually ‘insignificant’ aspect of their routine life, and how it escalates and finally resolves.
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Narrative Voice
Narrate a typical day in your life from the perspective of a fictional “you” living 100 years in the future.
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Setting The Stage
Describe a city you’ve never visited but instead, construct its image entirely from your imagination.
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Character Development
Write a short story focusing on the transformation of a character from a dastardly villain to a beloved hero.
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Survivor’s Utopia
Envision life after surviving a global catastrophe, rebuilding a Utopian community from the ashes.
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Benevolent Despotism
Write about a dystopian society where there is peace and prosperity, but at the cost of absolute control by one individual.
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The Altered Evolution
Visualize a Utopian world where humans have evolved beyond our current limitations such as diseases, aging, etc.
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The Lucid Dream
Write about an experience where you realize you are in a dream and have control over your actions.
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Dreamt Voyage
Write a dream sequence where you take a magical journey to a place you have only imagined.
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Phenomenology of Everyday Life
Describe an ordinary day in your life from a phenomenological perspective.
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Hidden Strengths
Write about a situation where your character discovers a strength they didn’t know they had.
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Defying Expectations
Write about a moment when your character defies what is expected of them, leading to life-changing consequences.
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Unveiling the Mask
Write about a character removing their ‘mask’ and revealing their true selves to another character.
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The Illusionist’s Trick
Devise a mystery where a renowned magician’s most famous trick ends in an unexpected tragedy.
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The Murder on the Midnight Express
Invent a tale where a detective must solve a murder aboard a moving train.
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The Burgled Baker
Dissect the seemingly minor crime of a baker’s stolen recipe that spins into a larger conspiracy.
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Puzzle of the Locked Room
Conceive a mystery where a crime is committed in a locked room with no visible entry or exit points.
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Hidden Clues in the Museum
Imagine being a detective on a case that involves hidden clues scattered across an old museum.
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Muffled Whispers
Pen an intense story about a character who starts hearing whispered plans of their own assassination.
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Deceitful Reflections
Tell a chilling narrative about a character who has a mirror that shows a disturbing, alternative reality.
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Malicious Melodies
Pen a narrative about haunted melodies playing from an old record player that only your protagonist can hear.
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Forgotten Secrets
Write about a protagonist who wakes up with severe memory loss, finding a detailed plan for a violent crime they do not remember making.
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Moments of Resilience
Write about a time in your day when you faced a challenge, but managed to overcome it.
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Morning Mood Analysis
Begin each morning by writing about your current mood and the likely reason for it.
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Voice from the Crowd
Describe your involvement in a significant event or movement and the impact it had on you.
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The Ties that Bind
Write about an experience you had that strengthened or changed your relationship with a family member.
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Brick and Mortar Memories
Compose a narrative centered around a significant physical location from your past.
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Personal Renaissance
Write about a time you took up a new hobby or interest that significantly changed your life.
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Enduring Symbol
Choose a common symbol found in many myths (a tree, a mountain, a river) and create your own myth explaining its significance.
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Heroes’ Saga
Craft a myth detailing a hero’s journey, including their divine birth, heroic deeds, tribulations, and ultimate fate.
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Mythical Creatures
Invent a unique mythical creature and write about its appearance, abilities, and role in your world’s myth.
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Origins of Nature
Create a story to explain a natural occurrence or feature in your mythological world.
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Inventing Deities
Write about a god or goddess you created in your myth. What are they the deity of and what rituals are performed in their honor?
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Life-Changing Advice
Depict a conversation in which one character gives another life-changing advice.
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Heartfelt Confessions
Script a dialogue between two characters where a significant secret is revealed, deeply affecting their relationship.
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Hard-Hitting Interview
Write an intense dialogue between a relentless journalist and a guarded, high-profile individual.
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Conflict & Resolution
Construct a dialogue between two characters who are at odds, and how they resolve their disagreements.