13+ ‘Clockwork’ Writing Prompts
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The Clockwork Character
Write a piece of flash fiction where a mechanical clockwork mechanism is a metaphor for a character’s regimented and controlled life.
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Clockwork Companion
Invent a story in which the protagonist’s best friend is an automaton they created.
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Clockwork Heart
Describe a world where emotions are regulated by clockwork devices implanted at birth.
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Clockwork Sparrows
Write a tale about a small town where every night, mechanical sparrows sing lullabies to the residents.
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Running Clockwork
Following the theft of a priceless antique clock from a museum, your detective hero must race against time to recover the artifact.
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Borgesian Clockwork Library
Imagine a massive clockwork library that contains every book ever written but operates on an arcane and baffling system.
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“Speaking in Tongues”
Create a dialogue using only made-up words but ensure that the context makes the narrative understandable.
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Heartbeat of the Gear
Create a story where the ticking of a clockwork heart counts down to an important event.
