36+ ‘environment’ Writing Prompts
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Frightening Flora
A town is plagued by their flora: plants and trees seem to have a life of their own and start causing horrifying mishaps.
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Lost in a Unknown Land
Your protagonist finds themselves in a completely strange environment without any knowledge of how they got there.
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Lesson Learned Outside School
Write about an important lesson that you learned outside of the traditional classroom setting.
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Beyond the Pinstripes
Write a day-in-the-life story about a businessman or woman outside of their corporate environment.
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Decoding Decisions
Choose a biography and rewrite the pivotal decision points from the person’s perspective.
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Street of Memories
Describe in detail the street where you grew up, the houses, the people, and the surrounding environment.
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Fictitious Pen-Pal Friendship
Create a fictional character from a different culture or era, and write them a letter as though you are establishing a pen-pal relationship.
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Industry Trends Analysis
Write an analysis of current trends in your industry and how they might impact your business.
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Future Classroom Vision
Imagine you are the Education Minister, describe your ideal learning environment.
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“The Future of Unemployment”
Imagine a future where technology has eliminated all jobs. How would humans fill their time?
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Snowbound
Write about how you survive when snowed in for a week during a winter vacation with limited resources.
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Silver Linings in Space
You are an astronaut and your spaceship has been lost in space. Write a diary entry detailing your situation and survival strategy.
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Surviving The Uninhabited
Imagine being stranded on a deserted island after a shipwreck. Describe your struggle for survival and eventual escape.
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Lunar Escape
Write about an unexpected malfunction on your spaceship that leaves you stranded on the moon.
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Embark on a Space Colony
You are selected as one of the pioneers to inhabit a space colony on a distant planet.
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The Climate Change Complication
Write an in-depth explanation detailing the causes of climate change and the effects it has on our world.
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Voice of Nature
Write an essay from the viewpoint of a non-human entity in your local environment – like a tree, a river, or an animal.
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Strangers in a Capsule
Write about two strangers who meet on a spaceship sent on a long voyage to colonize a new planet.
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Journey to the Peak
Write a poem depicting your ascent to the top of a mountain, focusing on the struggles and triumphs within.
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Mystery Character Study
Choose a character from a book you have recently read and write about who they could have been if placed in a completely different situation or reality.
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Lost (and Found) in Translation
Write about a time when you had to communicate in a place where you did not speak the language.
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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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Sci-fi Sanctuary
Describe how you transform an everyday object into a haven for a tiny extraterrestrial creature.
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Changing Climate Conversations
Discuss your views on climate change and how it personally affects you.
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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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Lost Wilderness
Write about a remote, untouched wilderness you stumble upon, and try to inhabit and interact with this new environment.
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Furry Companion Talks
Write a narrative in which your pet is the main character, going about its day, observing, and commenting on the world around it.
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Painting the Picture
Write on the physical aspects of your future family life, from the home you live in to the places you go on vacation.
