232+ ‘Anticipation’ Writing Prompts
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Trials and Tribulations
Write an account of the Joining, the solemn ritual of becoming a Grey Warden.
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Becoming a Parent
Narrate your experience of becoming a parent, focusing on the emotional changes that accompanied the change.
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First Job Jitters
Describe your first day at your first job and what it meant to you.
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Letter to Future Self
Write a letter to your future self, providing guidance, words of wisdom, or expectations for the future.
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Indulging the Worst Case Scenario
Write about your fear unfolding in its worst possible manifestation and how you would react to this scenario.
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After the Happily Ever After
Write about a day in your life five years from now, once you’ve achieved everything you’ve dreamed of.
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Anticipation versus Reality
Write about a scenario where your anticipated anxiety didn’t match up with the actual experience.
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The Thrill of the Game
Write a story illustrating the thrill and emotions associated with a memorable sports game.
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Ballerina’s Backstage Rhythms
Write a story detailing the thoughts, feelings, and routines of a ballerina right before stepping onto the stage.
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Flight 827
Begin a story with “Flight 827 was now boarding,” and proceed to describe the flurry of emotionally charged encounters and events that follow this announcement.
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Forensic Oversight
Write from the perspective of a criminal who managed to thoroughly clean up a crime scene only to realize they missed something.
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Time Traveler’s Journal
You have the ability to travel time, but can only observe. Write a journal entry from a day in your past, or a moment in the future.
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Journey mindset
Create a poem about your mindset during a trip, focusing on your inner thoughts from preparation to completion.
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Midnight’s Silent Gift
Write a poem about the quiet magic of the world when everyone is sleeping on Christmas Eve.
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Echo of Echoes
Write a poetry capturing the essence of your conversations with your past and future self.
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A Letter to Future Me
Compose a letter to your future self, detailing your current hopes, fears, dreams and ambitions.
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Shrouded in Shadows
Describe the main antagonist as an unidentified mystery, with elusive actions affecting the protagonist indirectly.
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Birth of a New Chapter
Write about the moment you first held your child, or if you do not have children, a moment when a new life entered your world.
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Culinary Adventures
Recount an experience where you tried an exotic or unusual food for the first time.
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Vikings Voyage
Engage in a Viking’s first journey across the sea. How does he/she/they feel about leaving home and exploring unknown lands?
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Whirlwind of a Wedding
Recall your wedding day, the swirl of emotions, the faces, the moments that made your day special.
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First Meetings
Narrate your first meeting with the adopted child or your first memory of being in the new adoptive family.
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A Letter to My Future Self
Write a letter to your future self as a single parent, discussing hopes, fears, and expectations.