612+ ‘Building’ Writing Prompts
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Dwarfland Engineer
You’re a dwarf tasked with creating a new piece of technology or infrastructure that could change your subterranean society.
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The Magical Mirror
Write a story about a mirror with special powers that takes you to any world you want.
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Building a Fairy House
Write about building a fairy house in an enchanted forest and the fairy who comes to live in it.
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Borrowed Themes
Utilize a major theme from your favorite book and write a chapter set in a different genre.
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A Fall Break Adventure
Write a fictional tale about an exciting adventure that could take place during Fall break.
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Unseen Lifeforms
Imagine a popular creature like a unicorn, dragon, or mermaid was just discovered. How does the world react, and what role do you play in these events?
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Haunted High-Rise
Your character inhabits a high-rise building that’s being haunted, not just by ghosts, but by echoes of its past.
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Shadow City
Write about an urban landscape where shadows come to life at night and hold their own secret society.
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Destined Letters
Create a narrative where two people fall in love through exchanging letters but haven’t met in person.
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Local Landmarks
Choose a significant place in your local community and explore its history, importance, and influence.
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Building from Scratch
Imagine starting a new DIY hobby, like woodwork or gardening. Write about your first project and how you feel while creating it.
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The Void-Hopper’s Voyage
Imagine a superhero who is stuck hopping between empty universes and their efforts to amend the emptiness.
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Journey to Arcadia
Imagine you stumble upon a magical portal in your attic that leads to the realm of Arcadia. What do you find there?
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Haunted House Adventure
Recall a time when you entered a place that scared you, like a haunted house.
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Mystical Lands
Create a new magical world with its own rules and creatures, and describe a day in the life of an inhabitant.
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Time-Travel Vacation
Imagine you’re given a time machine and can travel to any era and place. Where would you go and why?
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The Legend of the Rainbow Unicorn
Create and narrate a folk tale about a colorful unicorn who has the power to create rainbows.
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Night at the Haunted Manor
Your protagonist spends a night in a reputedly haunted house to prove it’s just a rumor. Strange things begin to happen.
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Leaves and Baseball Gloves
Write a creative story that combines the essential elements of Fall and your favorite Fall sport.
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Dabble in Dialects
Write a dialogue-heavy scene between characters from different regions, exploring their dialect and speech.
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Haunted Halloween Tale
Create a captivating Halloween tale about your neighborhood.
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Creatures of Imagination
Imagine and write about a mystical creature that only exists in a unique world you’ve created.
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Superhero Squad
You’re a superhero starting a new team. Describe your superhero skills and choose your team members based on their unique abilities.
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Magical Kraken Adventure
Craft a story in which you, a young magician, discover a friendly kraken living in your bathtub.
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Setting The Stage
Describe a city you’ve never visited but instead, construct its image entirely from your imagination.
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Roadside Attractions
Describe an unexpected or quirky roadside attraction you stumble upon during your trip.
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Galaxy-Hopping Journey
Being a galactic nomad, you wander through various star systems, planets, and galaxies, each time discovering new life forms and cultures.
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Friendship Investigation
Describe your best friend in detail, discuss moments that have strengthened your bond.
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Unseen Predator
Write a story where the villain is an entity or force rather than a person, creating a chilling, omnipresent threat.
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Mystery of the Old Mansion
Create a story where you and your friends discover an old mansion and must uncover its hidden secrets.
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The Unseen Enemy
Create a narrative where the antagonist remains a mystery until the end, misleading the protagonist and readers.
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Flash of Anomaly
Devise a storyline around a world that seems normal at first, but then an event happens that makes the protagonist and the readers question reality.
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Hidden Identity
Write a story where your leading character discovers they are not who they thought they were.
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Bunny Guardians
In your fictional world, large, sentient bunnies guard the Easter eggs. Write about how this custom came to be.
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Sinister Music Box
Narrate a scenario where a seemingly innocent music box plays spine-chilling tunes each night past midnight.
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An Imaginary World
Describe a world, real or imagined, in the most detailed and elaborate way possible.
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Battle Strategy
Write about your team of superheroes creating a plan for a massive, potentially destructive, imminent threat.
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Puzzle of the Locked Room
Conceive a mystery where a crime is committed in a locked room with no visible entry or exit points.
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Superhero Family
Imagine your family as superheroes. What superpowers does each member have and why?
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The Achilles Heel
Write about a singular weakness your villain possesses that is tied to their past or their journey so far.
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Otherworldly Oasis
Write about a team discovering a lush, vibrant planet in a previously uncharted sector of deep space.
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Ethics of Animal Testing
Debate whether animal testing for medical and cosmetic research is necessary.
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Revival Post Breakup
Describe the process of rediscovering self-love and self-worth after a heartbreak.
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Inventive Illustration
Create a detailed description of an imaginary creature or machine that exists in a world different from ours.
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Ebbing Tension
Craft a tale where the suspense ebbs and flows, akin to waves receding and crashing onto a shore.
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Imaginary Worlds
Design your own imaginary world, describe its inhabitants, landscapes, and customs.
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Building the Ideal School
Describe what your ideal school would look like, considering elements like classes, teachers, facilities, schedules.
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Fairy Godmother’s Apprentice
Create a story where you are the apprentice to a fairy godmother or a wise old man.
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Fabled Kingdoms
Imagine a kingdom or realm only known in legends and tales, detail its territories and people.
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Intergalactic Planet Hop
Create a comic strip about a space journey, jumping from one planet to another.
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Building the Ultimate Planetary Playground
Construct a detailed landscape of your ideal planet, complete it with unique geographical features and living creatures.
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The Reluctant Predator
Craft a vampire character who is deeply conflicted about their needs for survival and their personal ethics.
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Mindful Mashup
Choose three random comic characters and create a unique story arc involving collaboration between them.
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Enigmatic Stranger
Describe a character whom the reader never gets to meet but only hears about from other characters.
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The Second North Pole
Suppose there’s another North Pole in the South. Write about how Christmas is prepared and celebrated there.
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The Unwanted Suitor
Write an antagonist who is seemingly the perfect partner: charming, rich, attractive, but with a darker side.
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Midnight Disturbances
Your character wakes at midnight each night, to a strange and ominous sound coming from within their house.
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Magical Menagerie
Invent a mythical creature that has never existed before and describe a day in its life.
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Codes and Clues
Develop a conversation wherein the dialogue is full of riddles or codes. One character is attempting to decipher these messages.
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The Abandoned Spellscape
Imagine stumbling into an old, forgotten world teeming with magic and write about your encounters there.
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The Lost Magical City
Craft a tale centered around the mysterious disappearance of a famed magical city.
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Winter Wanderlust
Invent a narrative about experiencing a serene winter evening in a location you’ve never been.
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Haunted House Encounter
Write a story about a group of thrill-seeking friends who decide to spend a night in an infamous haunted house.
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Monster Mash
Develop a story about unexpectedly befriending a monster, inspired by the comedic, heartwarming classic “Monsters Inc”.
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Taming the Plot Beast
Create a plot that gradually unravels until it becomes almost uncontrollable, but the main character finds a unique solution to take charge.