46+ ‘elements’ Writing Prompts
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Cultural Footprint
Detail the impact of your cultural heritage on your personal and professional life.
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The Impact of a Book
Reflect on a book that profoundly affected you and discuss why it had such a potent influence.
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Essence of a Place
Describe a place that has significantly influenced you, detailing its physical and emotive elements.
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Tourist in Your Own Town
Take on the mindset of a tourist and describe your town, city, or neighborhood as if you’re seeing it for the first time.
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Cinematic Perspectives
Write a film review discussing its direction, screenplay, performances, cinematography, and overall impact.
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Venturing into Fantasy
Imagine a young peasant girl has been chosen to rescue her kingdom from a malevolent sorceress.
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Mastering Mystery
Craft a story about an enigmatic figure in the town everyone is intrigued by, but no one really knows.
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Universal Choruses
Write a song about a shared human experience, including joys, fears, or vulnerabilities.
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Sorrowful Celebration
Write an essay about a celebration or party where the underlying mood is one of deep sorrow.
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End of Civilization
In a post-apocalyptic world where cities are desserted and resources scarce, narrate your journey of survival as one of the few remaining humans.
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Nature’s Symphony
Describe a nature scene that grabbed your attention and detail all the elements that created the scene.
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Performing Rain
Imagine being a slow, drizzling raindrop dancing through the sky and write about your journey from cloud to ground.
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Prompts for Different Genres
Choose a genre you’re familiar with and create a perfect writing prompt for it.
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Reality vs Imagination
Write about a world existing entirely within your mind. How does it differ from the ‘real’ world?
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Intrinsic Self
Write about what essential elements create your core self. Are you defined by your relationships, achievements, or failures, or something else entirely?
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Dreamscape Reality
Reflect on a dream that left a lasting impression on you and describe how it intersects with your waking life.
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Reimagined Genres
Choose a classic book and completely reimagine it in another genre. Outline the new plot and character arcs.
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Dreamscape Unravelled
Compose a piece that unravels the most complex or bizarre dream you’ve ever had.
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Foraging in the Corporate Jungle
Write a survival guide for surviving and thriving in a modern corporate environment.
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“Magical Powers”
Imagine you were granted one magical power for a day, write about how you would use it for those 5 minutes.
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Dance of Gratitude
Write about people, experiences or things for which you’re thankful, and how they enhance your life.
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Recurrent Dream Elements
Think about elements, places or people that recur in your dreams, describe their features and speculate about why they might be recurring.
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Chapters Within
Write about a book that unfolds within you, each chapter revealing more about your inner world.
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Technicolor Dreams
Write about a dream you’ve had, reimagine it in vibrant colors and explore what these colors signify.
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The Mandala of Mind
Describe your mind as a work of art, like a painting, a sculpture, or a mandala.
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Future Fashions
Use your imagination to create a picture of what fashion trends might be popular in 50 years.
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Catharsis Through Writing
Describe an instance when writing has helped you confront or deal with a difficult emotion or situation.
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Staying Grounded
Write about a tradition or routine that has kept you grounded throughout your coming-out process.
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Message In a Tech-Bottle
Visualise placing a digital document in a virtual time capsule that your grandchildren will open in the future. What message do you wish to convey about your world?
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Introducing Future Family Members
Imagine the family members you haven’t met yet – your children, grandchildren or even great-grandchildren, and write a letter introducing yourself and describing the life you’ve lived so far.
