172+ ‘Comes’ Writing Prompts
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Magic Transformation
What if your favorite toy magically turned into a real creature or person? Write a story about it.
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Friendship with Droids
Imagine being young Anakin and having your best friend as a droid, how would that friendship influence his feelings towards machines.
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Fallen Leaves, Fallen Moments
Chronicle the most significant memory that comes to you under an October night.
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Taming the Thunderstorm
Write a short story about a character who has the power to control the weather.
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Stormy Epiphanies
Write about a moment of revelation or profound understanding that comes to you during a thunderstorm.
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Dive Into the Unknown
Write a story about an intrepid deep sea explorer who makes an unexpected discovery during an expedition.
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Fantastic Hobby Adventure
Write a short story where your hobby comes to life and goes on an adventure.
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Family Vacation Misadventures
Narrate an adventurous family vacation that didn’t go according to plan.
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Reclaiming Identity
Write a monologue where your character asserts their true self, shedding a facade they’ve been wearing for years.
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The Motif of Masks
Create a character who wears a metaphorical mask to hide their true feelings, but has the mask slipping in certain circumstances.
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Puppeteer’s Tale
You are a puppeteer, reveal to the world why you chose the ancient art of puppetry.
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Shattering Illusions
Write a dialogue that dramatically uncovers a bitter truth, shattering a character’s illusions.
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Yuletide Serenades
Describe an experience where you or someone else in your circle embraced the tradition of singing carols during Christmas.
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Unsolved Codes and Symbols
Write about an expert linguist deciphering an undeciphered ancient language or coded messages.
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Expedition into the Lost Jungle City
Craft an exploration tale centered around a lost city hidden in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
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The Disappearing Idol
Craft a tale where a beloved celebrity suddenly disappears and a worldwide manhunt ensues.
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MasterChef Junior
Write a story about a delicious dish that you love to cook and the process involved in cooking it.
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The Gift of Giving
Write about a time when you were able to provide an unexpected gift or gesture that brought joy to someone’s life on Christmas.
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Sympathetic Mind-controller
Create a villain with the power to control minds, yet uses it out of necessity rather than malice.
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Affectionate Assassin
Craft a story where a compassionate male nurse is accused of being a serial killer.
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The Werewolf Cure
Write a tale of a werewolf who discovers a potential cure for their condition, but it comes with a heavy moral price.
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Grateful for Challenges
Pick a difficult period or challenge in your life that you are now thankful for.
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The Untamed Shadow
Your hero and your villain possess the same extraordinary ability, but the villain’s refusal to control or tame this power turns them into a force of destruction.
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Enduring Eternity
Write about a vampire who is grappling with the weight of watching the world progress over centuries.
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Magical Matchmaker
A Cupid-like character has the power to match soulmates but can’t seem to find their own on Valentine’s Day.
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Journeying with Emerson’s Wisdom
Reflect on the quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Life is a journey, not a destination.” and write about how it relates to an aspect of your own life.
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The Haunting Portrait
Write a story where an eerie old portrait in a dilapidated mansion comes to life at night, terrorizing its inhabitants.
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Digital Ghost in The Machine
Write about a notorious cyber criminal who mysteriously disappears leaving a series of complex codes behind.
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Enchanted Artifacts
Write about a mystical artifact that possesses significant power. Explore how an ordinary boy/girl comes into possession of it and the consequences.
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Memory Maze
Write a story where the protagonist starts to question their memories and their own sanity.
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The Feel of Fall
Write about the physical sensations associated with Fall – the chill in the air, the texture of a pumpkin, or the dry and rough touch of fallen leaves.
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Balancing Academics and Play
Detail your experiences balancing your academic responsibilities with recreation time in the 7th grade.
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Avalanche Escape
Describe an intense adventure of close-encounter with an avalanche during a mountain expedition.
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Driving the Dream Car
Describe the best road trip ever in your dream car. Where would you go, who would you take, and what would you do?
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New Responsibilities
Reflect on the responsibilities that come with becoming an eighth grader and how they might change your day to day life.
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Facing Future Challenges
Write about a challenge you think you might face moving up to 8th grade and how you plan to tackle it.
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Accentuate the Positive
Write about a time-traveller who uses his power to spread positivity by preventing negative events from happening in the past.
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Echoes of the Forgotten
Write a story where the whole town magically travels 200 years into the past, and they must face the horrifying realities of the times.
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Hidden Behind The Mask
Write about a mysterious masked stranger who crash lands into a high-society masquerade party hosted by an aristocratic woman. The encounter incites a series of tumultuous events and a passionate romance.
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The Ghostly Library
Weave a tale about a local library that turns into a thrilling gateway to different worlds after sundown.
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The Lone Island
Stuck on a deserted island, your character comes across traces of inhabitance. Develop a story revealing the chilling history behind this solitude.
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The Case of the Unseen Artist
Create a story about an anonymous artist who leaves beautiful drawings behind.
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Destiny and the Star-Crossed
Design a plotline where destiny is inevitable, and yet a pair of unlucky lovers defy the odds.
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Planet New Hope
Imagine an astronaut lands on a far-off, uninhabited planet to start a new life. Write about the astronaut’s experiences.
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Balancing Act
Explore the sidekick’s role, delineating their responsibilities and their need to maintain boundaries.
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Puppeteer in Disguise
A powerful entity has been controlling your superhero’s actions for evil, unbeknownst to them. Now they discover the truth.
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Love and Sacrifice
Write a story where a superhero’s love interest willingly decides to become a villain to save the superhero from a curse.
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Training the Successor
A powerful hero is near the end of his career and is training his replacement. Describe their relationship.
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The Double-edged Crown
Write about the heavy responsibilities that come with royal power and how they affect the character’s daily life.
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Time Trapped Terror
Your protagonist is stuck in a time loop of a horrifying day. How do they break it?
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Twisted End
Your character wakes up to find the horror they were living was just a dream, but something from the dream remains in reality.
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Feast of the Gods
Develop a story centered around an extravagant meal where each dish is described vividly to stimulate the reader’s senses.
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The Intricate Balance
There’s a theory that the Force needs a balance between light and dark. You have been chosen to maintain that balance. How do you handle this enormous duty?
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Secret Scrolls
Imagine a scribe who discovers a political conspiracy while transcribing royal documents.
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Redemption Song
Detail the path of redemption Darth Vader takes towards the end of his life and how it changes the perception of his character.
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Quantum Experiment Gone Wrong
Write a compelling narrative where a scientist unknowingly gifts themselves superpowers while performing a high-risk experiment.
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Unlikely Comfort
Describe a painful moment where you found comfort or solace in something unexpected.
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A Letter to My Old Self
Write a letter filled with compassion and wisdom to your younger self, who has just experienced heartbreak.
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Tangled Threads
A crucial secret comes to light that links all previously unrelated events and characters.
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Letters Never Sent
Construct a story where the main character falls in love with someone who loves him/her back, but the characters don’t know it because their love letters to each other, which contain their confessions, get lost in the mail.
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Survival Guide
Construct a humorous survival guide for getting through a family Thanksgiving gathering.
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Gift of Giving
Write a scenario where you were able to help someone and how it made you feel thankful.
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The Wise Old Smartphone
Imagine your smartphone comes alive. It remembers every photo, message, or search you’ve ever made on it. Write a conversation between you and your smartphone.
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The Sultan’s Confidant
Create a story through the perspective of a close advisor to an Ottoman Sultan, documenting the rise and fall of their reign.
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Warm Up
Dive into a story where the turning point comes with the character warming up to sweater weather.
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The Skull’s Echo
Your protagonist stumbles upon a mystical skull that whispers prophecies of disaster, but nobody believes them until one prophecy comes true.
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Promises Unkept
The protagonist made promises to someone they lost in the apocalypse, the guilt of unfulfilled promises is eating them alive.
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Ice Cream Conspiracy
Write a humorous tale of an ice cream truck that only comes around when it’s the hottest day of the year.
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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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Thrust into Heroism
Imagine an average person acquiring superhuman strength overnight due to an accident.
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Forgotten Legacy
In a grim future where humanity lost its superpowers, write about a child who suddenly manifests unusual abilities.
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The Ethics of Power
Write about a situation where a superhero uses his power for personal gain, violating their moral code.
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The Reluctant Savior
An ordinary person in a post-apocalyptic world discovers they have superpowers. How do they decide to use them?
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The Power and the Problem
Contemplate on the philosophical question ‘With great power comes great responsibility’ in context of your superhero.
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Letters from The Void
Write a sequence where a character keeps receiving disturbing and threatening letters from an anonymous source.
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Lingering Shadows
Craft a tale where a person becomes aware of a shadow that persistently follows them, causing a sense of rising dread.
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Unexpected Love at the Retirement Home
Write a story about two individuals falling in love at a retirement home.
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Time-Traveling Train
You’re the conductor of a steam-powered locomotive that can travel through time.
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The Prophecy Comes True
Write about a prophecy given to your protagonist at birth and how it plays out.
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Eternal Soulmates
A love story where a ghost returns to find and be with its soulmate who has reincarnated.
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A Message From Beyond
Write an encounter where your character receives a mysterious, cryptic note from an unknown entity.
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The Unseen Ghostwriter
Write a story from the perspective of a ghostwriter for a famous opinion column, who witnesses the public’s reaction to their anonymous contributions.
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Unexpected Heroics
Write a fanfiction where your least favorite character comes out as the unexpected hero.
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Fanfiction Merge: AI and Humans
Consider a situation where AI and human writers collaborate to create hybrid fanfiction.
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The Perfect Combination
Imagine your ideal fanfiction prompt generator. What elements would it consist of?
