28+ ‘Alter ego’ Writing Prompts
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Mysterious Mystic
Adopt the voice of a magical being and construct a letter to a non-magical contact.
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Undercover Love
What happens when your superhero falls in love with someone who despises their alter ego?
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Dual Lives
Write from the perspective of your superhero’s mundane, everyday alter ego and how they cope with their two lives.
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Living in Shadow
Explore the superhero’s struggle with their secret identity feeling overshadowed by their fame as a superhero.
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Secret Battles
Elaborate on the mental toll of leading a double life and ponder on the emotional battles a superhero’s alter ego faces.
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Life Behind the Mask
Write about the daily routine of a superhero’s alter ego, with all the mundane challenges they face.
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Secret Identity
In a world where everyone has a criminal alter ego, write about a detective trying to uncover the true identity of an elusive thief.
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Online Super Identity
Your superhero creates an online persona to interact without giving away their true identity.
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Secret Identity Crisis
Write about a superhero enduring an identity crisis between their real identity and their superhero alter ego.
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Superhero Alter Ego
Create a superhero alter ego for yourself and describe their powers, costume, and mission.
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Alter Ego Adjustment
Consider a well-known superhero’s secret identity and reimagine it to something radically different.
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Monster Hop
Ideate your perfect Halloween costume and explore what it reflects about your personality.
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Doppelgänger Among Us
A woman, distraught by a sequence of murders happening around her, clings onto sanity when she begins to spot her doppelgänger at each crime scene.
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Underneath the Mask
Write from the perspective of a minor superhero struggling with their dual identity.
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Alter Ego Love Affair
A famous celebrity falls in love with a nitty-gritty journalist, who doesn’t know their real identity.
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Your Star Wars Character
Imagine you are a character in the Star Wars universe. Describe your role, abilities, and how you contribute to the saga.
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Tech Alter Ego
Imagine you could invent a robot version of yourself and list all the features it would have.
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Alter Ego Heist
Create a story where the nemesis discovers and threatens the superhero’s alter ego or real identity.
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Alter Ego Exploration
Write from the point of view of your favorite fanfic character’s alter ego or secret identity.
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Hidden Masks
Write a story from the perspective of an alter ego or secret identity you might have if you were a superhero.
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Superhero Alter Ego
Create a superhero version of yourself and describe your journey to becoming a hero
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Total Recall
Play the role of an outside observer and narrate a depressive episode as if it was happening to someone else.
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Truth Behind The Mask
Tailor a narrative around the people who are closest to a superhero, yet do not know about their secret identity.
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Journey Through The Multiverse
Write about a sudden incident that transports you to a parallel world.
