39+ ‘Cinderella’ Writing Prompts
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A Magical Transformation
Imagine you have a fairy godmother who can transform you into anything – explain what you would choose.
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The Forgotten Side Character
Tell a fairytale from the perspective of a minor or overlooked character.
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Puppeteering Reality
Write a story in which a classic fairy tale character manipulates their story to avoid their original fate.
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Cinderella in the Corporate World
Reimagine the popular fairy tale Cinderella, replacing the magical kingdom with the corporate world.
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Cinderella’s Christmas Miracle
Write a tale about how Cinderella would celebrate Christmas with the Prince.
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The Grimm Cinderella
What if Cinderella wasn’t escaping her stepmother, but a deranged serial killer?
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Cinderella in Silicon Valley
Reimagine the fairy tale of Cinderella as if it happened in the modern world of technology and start-ups.
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The Glass Slipper Startup
Cinderella starts a modern-day, successful online business selling comfortable and custom-made glass slippers.
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Inventive Invitation
Design and write an invitation for a fictional event, such as a gathering of storybook characters, or a meeting with aliens.
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Modern Day Happily-Ever-After
Imagine that Cinderella, Snow White, or any other classic fairy tale character suddenly finds themselves in the modern world. Describe their experiences.
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Fairy by Night
Write a story about a fairy tale creature who transforms into a figure from a piece of folklore under certain circumstances.
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Rethinking Classic Fairy Tales
Revise a popular fairy tale through lens of a present-day moral or social issue.
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Fractured Fairytales
Write a modern day Cinderella story where Cinderella is actually a self-made successful business woman who doesn’t need a man to make her life better.
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Cinderella’s Shoe Mix-Up
Cinderella’s “perfect fit” glass slipper somehow fits everyone! How would that comedic twist change the classic fairy tale story?
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Cinderfella
Render a hilarious retelling of Cinderella, but with a lazy, unmotivated man as the lead.
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FairyTale Reunion
Imagine if all fairy tale characters lived in the same universe and somehow crossed paths. Write a story about such an unexpected encounter.
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Magical Transformation
Imagine you could turn into any animal or creature like the fairy godmother in Cinderella. What would you transform into?
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Modern Twist on Classics
Choose a traditional fairy tale and retell it in a modern setting, altering the plot or characters as needed.
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Cinderella’s Lost Slipper Searches Atlantis
Imagine Cinderella’s glass slipper is found not by Prince Charming, but by Ariel in the undersea kingdom of Atlantis.
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Fairy Tale Reimagined
Choose a classic fairy tale and recreate it with an important social issue as a central theme.
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Fairy Tale Flip
Create a comedic fairy tale fanfic where the villains are the heroes, and the heroes are the bad guys.
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Rewriting Fairy Tales
Pick a fairy tale and rewrite it by placing the characters in a contemporary scenario.
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Reinvented Redemption
Reimagine Cinderella where the evil stepmother and stepsisters seek redemption.
