612+ ‘Building’ Writing Prompts
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Midnight Train to Nowhere
Write about a train that only comes into the station at midnight, which subsequently leads to a place that doesn’t exist in our reality.
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Building Superteam Identity
Write about how a team of superheroes creates and defines common goals and shared values.
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Timeless Temple
Create an ancient, mystical base for a superhero who draws power from history and legends.
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Unsettling Omen
Write a scene where an unsettling phenomenon is taken as an ill omen, building dread into the community.
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Airship Ascent
Draft a story about an underprivileged tinkerer who creates an incredible airship and embarks on an adventurous journey.
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Worldwide Parade
Craft a story involving a unique St. Patrick’s Day parade celebration in a city of your choice.
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The Championship Game
Write a narrative about the championship game of your favorite sport, where you sub in at the last moment and make the winning play.
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The Friendly Witch
Create a tale about befriending a misunderstood witch who moves into your neighborhood.
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Alternate Universe Travel Log
Write a series of captain’s diary entries as their spaceship inadvertently traverses various alternate universes.
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Building Mathematical Models
Explain how to use mathematics to create models that simulate real-life situations.
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Heroic Adventure
Imagine you’re a hero of a fantasy land. Describe a day in your life fighting off evil.
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Building Imaginary Worlds
Write about a fantastical world or land you used to imagine or illustrate when you were young.
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Building Crisis Survival Toolkit
Compile a list of things that you’ve learned from surviving a crisis that would part of your “Crisis Survival Toolkit”.
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The Great Easter Egg Heist
Write a play about a group of children who plan a heist to steal the prized Easter egg from a local Easter Egg Hunt.
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Lost in Space-Time
Imagine you accidentally invented a time machine and got stuck in a different era. How do you get back home?
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Interstellar Voyage
Imagine you’re an astronaut sent on a voyage to colonize a habitable planet in another galaxy. Write about the journey’s challenges, discoveries, and your life on the new planet.
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As Alien on Earth
You’re an alien who accidentally gets stranded on Earth. Chronicling your understanding of human behavior and your attempts to disguise yourself.
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Kaleidoscopic Time Traveler
Envision yourself as a time traveler who accidentally landed in a part of history you hadn’t studied yet.
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Messages from the Unknown
Detail a story where a character starts receiving cryptic messages from an unidentifiable source.
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Invent a Land
Create a fictional world and describe the rules, customs, landscapes, and inhabitants.
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Enigma of the Hidden Room
Write about discovering a hidden room in your house which was not there before.
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Unforgotten Characters
Resurrect the characters from your first short story by writing a sequel to it.
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Lessons from Nature
Write about a time when you observed something in nature that taught you a lesson.
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Building a World
Imagine you got an opportunity to build your own planet. What would it look like and why?
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The Companion of Time
Write a letter to yourself that speaks to your experiences from the past year.
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Building New Foundations
Express your feelings about trust, what it means to you and how you plan to rebuild it within yourself and others.
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Rite of Passage: Learning to Ride a Bike
Describe the experience of learning to ride a bike and the emotions that came with it.
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Elephant in the Elevator
Write a tale about an elephant who uses an elevator daily to go to its job on the 14th floor.
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Pumpkin Patch Mystery
Devise a short mystery story where a pumpkin patch is an essential part of the plot.
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The Wild Wilderness of Space
You’re an astronaut preparing for a mission to explore a new planet. Write about your experience.
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Fantastic Faraway Land
Describe an imaginary world or kingdom and everything unique about its landscapes, creatures, and dwellers.
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Forgotten Fairytale Lands
Invent a forgotten fairytale land that is discovered again.
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Enchanted Forest Adventure
Describe a magical expedition through an enchanted forest, incorporating new vocabulary learned this week.
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Haunted House Mystery
Write a story about a group of friends embarking on an overnight stay in a reputed haunted house.
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Snowy Adventure
Write about your most memorable winter adventure filled with winter activities and the feelings associated with it.
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Medieval Magic School
Write a story about an ordinary medieval child’s first day at a school for magic.
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The Great Slide Adventure
Create a make-believe story about an adventure down the biggest slide in the park.
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Building the Ultimate Sandwich
Write step-by-step instructions to create your most desired, scrumptious sandwich.
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Character Crucible
Task your audience with creating a character who must overcome a series of trials to achieve a major goal.
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Hidden Paradise
Describe an adventurer that stumbles upon a mysterious island that isn’t documented on any maps.
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Creepy Carnival
Write a narrative about a mysterious carnival that appears only in October, and the weird happenings that occur within.
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Moon’s Harvest Festival
Describe a festival held in honor of October’s Harvest Moon in a fantastic land.
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Masked Ball Mysteries
Create a thrilling narrative about attending a masquerade ball on an October night.
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Harvest Festival Tales
Imagine a local harvest festival unique to your fictional community, complete with culture, traditions, and rituals.
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Magical Mini Worlds
Create your own magical, miniature world and describe who lives in it, what the inhabitants do, and its landscape.
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Countdown Reflections
Write about something significant that happened to you in each month of the past year.
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Sculpting Habits
Identify a new habit you want to incorporate into your life this year and outline a plan on how you’ll achieve it.
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Rumors of the Earth Day Origin
Pen down a fictitious tale about the origins of Earth Day that’s wildly inaccurate yet entertaining.
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The Ghost in the Library
Imagine your school’s old library is believed to be haunted. Write about a group of friends who decide to investigate this rumor.
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Mystic Gateway
Develop a narrative in which your character stumbles upon a hidden portal to an unknown world.
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Haunting Hymns of Winter
Compose a chilling tale about a forgotten and eerie winter hymn that, when sung, summons strange occurrences.
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Outfit of the Day
Write a detailed narrative about your favorite spring outfit, where you’d wear it, and how it makes you feel.
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Haunted Homicide
Weave a tale where a detective must solve a murder directly linked to a haunted building.
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The Glass Slipper Startup
Cinderella starts a modern-day, successful online business selling comfortable and custom-made glass slippers.