712+ ‘Ability’ Writing Prompts
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The Alpha Zombie
Write about a “survival-of-the-fittest” zombie society, driven by an Alpha zombie who leads and dictates the zombies’ actions.
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4. Creature Chronicles
Your protagonist discovers that they can see and communicate with mythical creatures no one else can. Describe their experiences.
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Forged Figures
Write from the viewpoint of a celebrated historical figure and depict a critical event from their life.
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Adventures in the Backyard
Write about a day spent exploring the nature in your backyard or neighborhood.
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Champion of Change
Pen a speech you would give if you were an important leader or an activist trying to make a positive change in society.
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Finding Beauty in the Banal
Pick an everyday object and articulate why it could be perceived as a piece of art.
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Dogs vs Cats: A Debate
Write a persuasive essay from either a dog or a cat’s viewpoint on which species is superior.
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Attributes of Acceptance
Narrate a story about a new student in school who is from a very different cultural background.
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Super Powers of Plants
If you had the ability to photosynthesize like a plant, what would a day in your life be like?
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Animal Adaptations
Choose an animal and write about the unique adaptations it has developed to survive in its environment.
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Covering Local Events
Choose a local event in your community and cover it like a professional journalist.
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Descend with the Leviathan
Construct a tale about a character who has the power to communicate with legendary sea creatures, and how this ability is utilized during a crisis.
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The Perfect Pet
Describe your ideal pet, real or imaginary, and the fun adventures you would have together.
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Resolution Retrospective
Reflect on a past New Year’s resolution that had a significant impact on your life.
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Future Travel Adventures
Imagine you have the ability to travel anywhere in the world. Where would you go and why?
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Happy Hippo or Sad Seal
Write a story about a hippo who is always happy or a seal who is always sad.
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Befriending a Talking Animal
What if you met a talking animal in your dreams? What would you talk about?
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Observational Astronomy versus Theoretical Astronomy
Write about which branch of astronomy you feel is more significant and why.
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Animal Whisperer Mystery
Write a story about a child who has the ability to communicate with animals and solves mysteries involving them.
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Negotiating a Business Deal
Imagine you are the owner of a company and draft a business letter to a potential partner, proposing a business partnership or deal.
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Strengths and Weaknesses
Craft a fight scene where a superhero’s strength also becomes their weakness.
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Tales of The Time Traveling Wizard
A wizard has invented a time-travelling spell. Write about his adventures across different timelines.
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The Rainy Day Adventure
It’s a rainy day and you can’t play outside. While watching the raindrops race down the window, let your imagination wander and write a story about where you imagine they are racing to.
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Healer of Shadows
Imagine a society where shadows are living entities and only a chosen few can heal wounded or sick shadows.
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Unraveling Hidden Potential
Your superhero character discovers a hidden power during an intense training session and doesn’t know how to control it.
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An Innocent Abroad
Imagine a serial killer who travels the world, leaving a trail of bodies in unique locales.
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The Chronicles of Potential
Write a story about a fictional character who wakes up one day to discover an extraordinary new ability.
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The Silent Symphony
Compose a narrative of an old couple whose love is portrayed more through their comfortable silence than words.
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Musical Cadences
Write about playing a musical instrument, incorporation elements of practice, performance, and growth.
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Collision of Worlds
Write a narrative about a romantic connection between beings of two entirely different realms, such as a fairy and a human, which is considered improper and impossible.
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Imaginary Superpower
Which emotion would be your superpower, and how would you use it to help others?
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Furry Friend Fantasies
Imagine if your favorite animal could talk. What would it say and what conversations would you have?
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The Activist Leader
Choose a world leader and write about what they could do to become an effective environmental activist.
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Matriarchal Manipulator
Write about a powerful older woman who uses her wit, wealth and charm to manipulate others and keep her status.
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Painting Winter with Words
Describe a day in the middle of winter without using any adjectives. Locate beauty and meaning inside the harsh austerity of the season.
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Mismatched Medley of Magic
Write a story about a magical creature that stumbled upon a town where every resident has a different, bizarre magical ability.
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Shape-shifters’ Plight
Write about a unique society of shape-shifters struggling for survival as their ability begins to wane.
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Unseen Reflection
Your protagonist, a vampire, has lost the ability to see their reflection. How do they perceive themselves now?
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The Untamed Shadow
Your hero and your villain possess the same extraordinary ability, but the villain’s refusal to control or tame this power turns them into a force of destruction.
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Merciless Mercenary
Create a villain who is a mercenary, inflicting damage for personal gain irrespective of the harm caused to society.
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Unseen Reflection
Write a story about a vampire who has forgotten their own human appearance due to centuries without a reflection.
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Crafting Love
Imagine that your character has the ability to craft magical items that can make someone fall in love. However, they must decide whether to use it for personal gain or for helping others.
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Emotional Archiving
Write about a moment when you felt an emotion particularly strongly, whether it be happiness, anger, sadness, or any other emotion.
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The Arc of prompts
Choose 5 different prompts and use them to create a long narrative where each prompt represents a different event or phase in the story.
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Light Illuminated Shadows
Picture a city where during the day everything appears normal, but as night falls, the shadows come alive.
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Dark City Secrets
Create a story set in a city where every resident possesses a magical ability and explore how this impacts daily life.
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Lexicon of Lament
Write a piece on the psychological impact of horror, using precise and distinct words.
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Terrifying Terminology
Create a short horror story using ten new uncommon or underused horror terms.
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Jigsaw Memories
Story involves a detective piecing together fragmented clues from a victim’s journal pages.
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Unexpected Romance
Write a story about two characters who are least likely to fall in love with each other.
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Sculptor of Life
Imagine your future as a masterpiece and detail every aspect you want to include in it.
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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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The Wish Granter
Imagine the arrival of a mystical being on Christmas Eve who has the ability to grant one wish.
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Puppeteers of Nightmare
Construct a story where an individual can manipulate other people’s fears and uses this power selectively.
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The Spirit Doctor
Create a narrative around a person who has the ability to diagnose and treat ghostly ailments.
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Prompt Whisperer
Write a day in the life of a ‘Prompt Whisperer’, a person with the unique ability to find the perfect prompt for every writer.
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Vaults of the Mind
Pen a story of a skilled psychiatrist who can delve into people’s memories, but stumbles upon a mysterious memory in an unexpected patient.
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The Unseen Face
Craft a riveting story about a detective who must solve a case with only the sound of the suspect’s voice as a clue.
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Crafting Conclusions
Write an intriguing ending to a story that feels satisfying and wraps up all loose ends.
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Disappearing Riches
Imagine you are a treasure hunter with a special ability to see hidden treasures that others can’t, but they disappear when you try to claim them.
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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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A Way Back Into Time
Imagine your character has the ability to travel back in time to a period and place, where and when will that be and why.
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Seal Of Memories
Conjure a tale where a superhero physically locks away their traumatic memories to cope.
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Stance of Dissent
Write a dissenting opinion on a hypothetical case where you strongly disagree with the majority opinion.
