408+ ‘Emotion’ Writing Prompts
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Jigsaw of Emotions
Choose an emotion and write a narrative woven around it, using different viewpoints.
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Mouthful of Fear
Write about a protagonist who tastes their fears instead of simply experiencing them.
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Unfeeling Justice
Consider a world where AI have taken over law enforcement and judgement. How does this change society and how fair would it be?
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Moral Code of AI
Imagine you are an AI tasked with drafting your own ethical code. What might that look like?
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Experiencing Emotions
Compose a piece where the narrative voice is heavily influenced by the character’s emotional state.
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Colors of Emotion
Write a story using color symbolism to depict the mood and progression of the characters.
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The Anguish Antidote
Craft a narrative about a time when you encountered deep sorrow or pain, and how you soothed it.
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My Emotional Palette
Create an “emotional color palette” and describe each color as a specific feeling you’ve experienced.
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Courageous Confrontations
Write about a time where you had to gather your courage and face a situation that has scared you.
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Guilt’s Embrace
Write a piece wherein a character has done something they deeply regret and must grapple with their guilt.
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Sensory Melancholy
Write a brief tale where the character experiences a deep sense of melancholy triggered by one of their five senses.
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Aquatic Depths
Narrate a memorable encounter with water; it could be a swim in the ocean, a rainy day, or even a tearful moment.
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Evolving Emotions
Describe a single emotion you’ve experienced today and track its development and influence throughout the day.
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Living With Emotions
Write a personal narrative about a time you felt a strong emotion- it could be joy, anger, sadness, fear, surprise- anything at all.
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The Magic of Art
Document the process of creating a piece of art or craft, detailing each step and the final result.
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Delving Into Emotions
Write about a strong emotion you felt after a significant event, exploring the triggers, responses, and lasting impacts.
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Hues of the Desert
Write a story or poem where the color of a desert environment, at different times of the day, play a key role.
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Powerful Emotions
Think of 2020 and identify three emotions that dominated your year, describing them in a word each.
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The Heart’s Journal
Write a journal entry from the perspective of your heart on the day it broke.
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Dialogue with Emotions
Choose an emotion you recently felt and hold a dialogue with it, understanding its root and its impact on you.
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Witness to Emotions
Describe a time you felt a strong emotion and then describe how someone else might experience the same event.
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Scented Stories
Write a story based on a specific scent. Use it as a way to craft the sensory details of your narrative.
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Expression Through Art
Detail how a particular form of art serves as an outlet for personal expression and dive into its therapeutic attributes.
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Dream Destination
Choose an unfamiliar real-world location you truly wish to visit and describe this place as you would in the middle of a thrilling narrative.
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Emotional High Notes
Craft the climax of your love song – what lovestruck revelation or resolution concludes your composition?
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Emotive Echos
Illustrate a situation where alien languages are deeply connected to emotions, altering their meaning based on the emotional state of the speaker.
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Alien’s First Valentine’s Day
Chronicle an alien’s first experience with Valentine’s Day and its reaction to Earth’s strange customs.
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Autumn Rainbows
Describe the different colors you’ve seen in today’s autumn forest while taking a walk.
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Emotional Snapshot
Write about a strong emotion you experienced today and the events leading up to it.
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Monstrous Whispers
Your protagonist begins to hear voices, whispers that no one else hears, leading them to suspect they are being haunted.
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Alphabet of Affection
Write an alphabetic acrostic poem, where each letter begins a new line expressing a different facet of love.
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The Language of Love
Compose a poetic piece using symbolism to describe love in a unique and profound way.
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The Ultimate Purchase
Create a story where a character is looking to buy something extremely specific on Black Friday.
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Choosing the Right Prompts
Write about how you select journal prompts that really evoke deep thought or emotion.
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Shaping Legends
Choose a famous person and write about a specific moment in their life that had a significant impact on their path to fame.
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The Color of Emotions
Link each emotion to a color and create a piece of art based on the most prominent emotion you’re feeling right now.
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Gallery Walk
Imagine walking through a gallery filled with portraits of people. Choose one portrait and tell the person’s story.
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Animating Inanimate
Choose an inanimate object and write as if you were that object coming to life in a painting.
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Through the Alphabet Colour Wheel
For each letter of the alphabet, choose a colour that begins with that letter and write about something representative of that colour.
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Secrets of the Banshee
Create a narrative around an Irish banshee who surprisingly falls in love with a human.
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Mariner’s Muse
A ship that was lost and considered a mariner’s tale, returns to haunt the coast where it was last seen.
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Epic Pokemon Battle Narration
Write about a legendary pokemon battle from the perspective of a spectator.
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Reclaiming Inner Peace
Recall a ghost’s past mistakes and detail its journey towards finding forgiveness from the people it had affected.
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Farewell Letter
You uncover a letter in the attic of your haunted house. It’s a suicide note from the original owner.
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Emotional Range Testing
Choose a prompt and write different versions of a story, each evoking a distinct emotion such as happiness, anger, hope, or despair.
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Once Unlikely Friends
Write about two Marvel characters who, in typical storylines, are hardly friends or associates but form an unlikely friendship.
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Emotional Safe Haven
Imagine creating a safe place for your inner child where all emotions are welcomed and understood. What does this place look like, and how do you make your inner child feel comforted?
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Emotions Colour Palette
Write about specific emotions and associate each with a colour. Describe why you associate each emotion with that colour.
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Emotional Resonance
Write about a movie, novel, or song that moved you deeply and outline your emotional responses.
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Colors of Emotion
Assign a color to each of your current dominant emotions and describe why you chose each color.
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Cherished Surprise Presents
Think of the most unexpected gift you’ve ever received and explain why it was special.
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The Rainbow After
Pick a past negative emotion and write about the growth or positive change it triggered.
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Under The Surface
Choose a negative event in your life and write about your emotions before, during, and after it.
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Echo Chamber
Write about a situation when you tried to suppress a negative emotion and ended up making it worse.
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Facing the Monster
Write about a negative emotion you are currently struggling with as if it is a creature you are trying to understand.
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Journey of Emotions
Describe a single emotion as a journey, including its high and low points, obstacles and rewards.
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Journey to Contentment
Describe a moment in your life where you felt the most content or at peace.
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Fear Forecast
Explore a fear you have and try to understand where it came from and how it affects your life.
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Guilt Dissection
Write about a time when you felt guilty, identifying what caused this guilt and how you addressed it.