45+ ‘Butterfly’ Writing Prompts
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Flight of the Butterfly
Write an exciting story about a butterfly who is on a journey to find a specific flower.
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Life Cycle Chronicles
Write a story about a day in the life of a butterfly, from a caterpillar’s perspective.
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From Caterpillar to Butterfly
Compare who you were at the start of the year to who you are now, akin to a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly.
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Life of a Butterfly
Write a story from the perspective of a butterfly from caterpillar to transformation.
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A Thousand Threads
Construct a saga where several characters from different backgrounds converge by the end.
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Emerging from the Cocoon
Write a story about the life cycle of a butterfly from the butterfly’s perspective.
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Temporal Healing
Write about a protagonist who travels back in time to fix a regretful moment in their past.
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The Accidental Fulfiller
Write a story about a character who, unknowingly, is fulfilling a long-forgotten prophecy.
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Write a step-by-step explanation of the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly.
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Rewrite History
Choose a historical event and reimagine it with a speculative element, such as alien intervention or time travel.
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Life of a Butterfly
Imagine you’re a budding entomologist tasked with watching a butterfly from caterpillar stage to winged creature. Write about the changes you observe.
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Space-Time Slip
You accidentally find a device that transports you to different timelines. Write about your time-travel adventure.
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Blooming Encounters
Describe a moment of interaction between a particular animal and a blooming flower in spring.
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The Unintended Consequence
Design a scenario where the main character’s minor decision leads to massive unforeseen consequences.
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Brief Butterfly Effect
Tell a story that traces the impact of a minor event on a character’s life in 150 words.
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Innocent Assassin
Write about a character who, unbeknownst to them, carries out an action that drastically alters another’s life.
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Parallel Possibilities
Imagine if a pivotal decision you made in life was made differently – how would your life look now?
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Write out the life cycle of a butterfly in your own words, providing detailed explanations of each stage.
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Friendship Between Bee and Butterfly
Imagine a story of a unique friendship between a bee and a butterfly.
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The Butterfly Effect
Write a fictional piece about a time when a small environmental act had a huge global impact.
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Fairy Wings – Butterfly’s Tale
Create a fairy tale around a unique symbiosis between a fairy and a butterfly.
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Caterpillar To Butterfly
Write about the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly, from the viewpoint of a caterpillar.
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Magical Four-Leaf Clover
What would you do if you found a four-leaf clover that granted a single wish?
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The Temporal Love Letter
Your ship can use time travel to send letters, but not people, into the past.
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Caterpie’s Big Dreams
Write about a caterpie’s aspirations to become a beautiful butterfly pokemon and its transition to a metapod.
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The Time-Turner Dilemma
Imagine you have a Time-Turner like Hermione. What past situation would you like to change and how would it affect your present?
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Social Butterfly’s Impact
Describe an incident where your social skills had a positive impact on someone.
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Decoding Past Decisions
Write about a decision you made in the past that seemed small at the time, but turned out to have a significant impact on your life.
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Intimate Encounter with Nature
Describe a private, personal interaction with a natural element – a flower, a stream, a butterfly, a blade of grass.
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Paradox Pathway
Concoct a sci-fi story involving time travel where the plot twist reveals a paradox.
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Unattended Consequences
Consider a split-second decision you made, and imagine how that decision drastically changed your life (for better or worse).
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Catastrophic Consequences
Tell a story about a character who makes a seemingly insignificant decision that leads to disastrous results.
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Generational Journey
Describe the life and migration cycle of an animal that travels long distances during its lifetime.
