612+ ‘Building’ Writing Prompts
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Toy’s Adventure
Imagine your favorite toy going on an epic adventure. Where would they go? What would they do?
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First Vigilante Act
Write about your superhero’s first step into crime-fighting, and their emotions during this crucial phase.
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Science Fiction Societies
Create a futuristic society and discuss how its inhabitants would tackle a societal issue we face today.
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Jungle Survival Tale
Protagonist becomes stranded alone in the heart of the jungle and must learn to survive.
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Land of Mistle-Twist
Imagine a world where holiday rules and customs are completely opposite to the ones in our world. Write a story from the perspective of a character who travels from our world to this alternative holiday world.
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The Aqua Labyrinth
Pen a tale about an underwater city that’s a labyrinth, filled with treasure, mystery, and danger.
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Building a New Society
Imagine your town has been deserted and only your class remains. Describe how you would rebuild and survive as a team.
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Adventures with My Best Friend
Create a short story about an adventure you and your best friend embarked on.
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Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Write about your opinion on the possibility of extraterrestrial life in the universe.
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The Great Debate: Pluto’s Planet Status
Give your stance on whether Pluto should be reclassified as a planet.
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Lost and Found
Craft a classic horror story about someone who goes missing in a spooky, haunted place, and returns with a surprising twist.
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Story of a Sneaker
Write a narrative from the perspective of your sneaker. Relate the varied experiences from your day to day strolls, gym classes or spirited games.
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Cursed Bloodline
Write about a witch born into a cursed family and their journey to break the curse.
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The Missing Manuscript
Imagine a famous, believed-to-be-lost manuscript resurfacing after many years, leading to an intriguing mystery.
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Secret of the Abandoned Mansion
Devise a mystery involving an aged, deserted mansion locally rumored to house hidden treasures.
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Reality Shift
Describe the moment when you woke up on New Year’s day and realized that you are in a parallel universe.
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Quilt of Dreams
Describe a mysterious quilt that possesses the power to plunge anyone under its cover into dreams based on the quilt’s patterns.
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Marvelous Miniatures
Craft a story about your favorite action figures or miniatures and the world they inhabit.
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Ice Skating Elegance
Describe an ice skating performance that is both enchanting and nerve-wracking.
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Pack Politics
Write a story set in a complex society of werewolves, exploring the political dynamics, power struggles and social norms.
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Fight with the Time Machine
Discover a time machine on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Where do you decide to go and why?
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Online Friendship Building
Describe your experience of building friendships with your peers during virtual education.
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Primordial Vampires
Write about a primal vampire species, who has been living in the shadows of human civilizations throughout history.
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The Haunting Portrait
Write a story where an eerie old portrait in a dilapidated mansion comes to life at night, terrorizing its inhabitants.
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Time Capsule Wonders
Imagine you found a Time Capsule from the past. Detail what items you find in it and tell the story of the person who buried it.
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Once Upon a Time in a Land Far Away
Create a completely new land and write a tale taking place there.
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The Power of Places
Describe an intense interaction between two characters set in a very specific place. Make the place as vivid as the drama.
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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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Lunar Lore
Imagine that the moon has a secret civilization thriving on it. Write about this lunar society, their customs, cultures, and beliefs.
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Veil of Halloween
Design a compelling narrative where something magical or unexpected happens on Halloween night.
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Unexplainable Phenomenon
Your main character experiences situations that no one believes, but they know are real.
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Reef Metropolis
Describe a sprawling city built within a coral reef in a future underwater civilization.
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The Impenetrable Fortress
Reflect on instances when you built “emotional walls” as a child. Explore the reasons behind it and how it affects your relationships presently.
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Peeling Back the Layers
Choose a pivotal moment in a fictional story and write about the same scene from multiple characters’ perspectives.
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World Crafting
Write a description of a fantasy world, focusing on elements of nature, society, and magical elements.
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Chronicles of the Ancient War
Write about an ancient war that shaped the enmity or alliance between dwarves and elves.
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Elvish and Dwarvish Dialogue
Create a dialogue between an elf and a dwarf, each explaining their way of life to the other.
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Unveiling a Family Secret
Write a story about a character who, after their grandparent’s death, discovers a shocking family secret tucked away in the attic.
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Fragments of a Fractured Mind
Create a character who suffers from a mental illness, causing hallucinations or delusions, and these visions inspire dread in the readers.
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Wild, Wild West
Imagine being sent back to the era of Cowboys and Wild West. Create an exciting narrative involving wild cons, towering saloons, and cowboy adventures.
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Secrets in the Basement
Write about finding a hidden room in your basement that contains a devastating secret.
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Marked For Death
Create a tale of a protagonist who discovers they have 24 hours to live—owing to a deadly prediction. How will they confront their last day alive?
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Mindful Manifestations
Pen down a real or imaginative scenario where you accomplished a personal goal and describe the journey and the feelings associated with it.
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Legend of the Lost Kingdom
Write about a forgotten fairy tale kingdom that’s slowly being rediscovered.
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Pre-Winter Traditions
Recall or create a family or cultural tradition that signifies the arrival of winter.
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Bunny’s Lost Baskets
Imagine one Easter where all the Easter Bunny’s baskets go missing and the journey embarked to find them.
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Chills down the School Corridor
Write about an old school building where strange things start happening after sundown.
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Creating a New World
Imagine a world where the physics of light dispersion works differently and rainbows behave in an unexpected way. How would this change your world?
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Reviving Frozen Memories
Bring back a happy winter memory from your past and analyze how it influences your current wellness perspective.
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Bureaucracy Overboard
Create an imaginary bureaucratic institution with extravagant and nonsensical rules, regulations, and procedures.
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Frozen Stilled Moments
Detail a moment from your past that felt frozen in time due to the first day of snow.
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Historical Sandcastles
Announce a sandcastle-building competition amongst friends, family or strangers, make it historically accurate.
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Creating A Planet
Invent a new planet and describe what it looks like, who or what lives there and what daily life is like.
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Dreadful Countdown
Your protagonist receives a mysterious, suspense-filled warning counting down to a catastrophic event.
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Laying the Foundation
Write a narrative describing a fictional world’s creation from scratch, detailing its landscapes, society, culture, and beliefs.
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Constructing Idea Towers
Begin with a basic idea and build a ‘tower’ of interconnected thoughts, akin to a game of building blocks. Write about a story that emerges from your idea tower.
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The Revival of Civilization
Imagine the first community that manages to rebuild after an apocalypse and the challenges they face in their journey.
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Parallel Universe Travelogue
Create a travelogue from the perspective of a traveller visiting a parallel universe.
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Building a Fantasy World
Design a fantasy world from scratch, detailing its geography, history, and inhabitants.
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Community Helpers
Describe a community helper in your neighborhood, and explain how they contribute to your society.
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Journey to the Tomorrow
Write a suspenseful story of a time-travelling detective who prevents future crimes.
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The Night at the Museum
Write a story about an adventure-filled, terrifying night staying alone in a haunted museum.
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Disappearance in a Small Town
Write about the sudden mysterious disappearance of a high school student, and your detective journey to find them.
