53+ ‘Fandom’ Writing Prompts
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Connecting with a Celebrity
Write a formal letter to a public figure or celebrity you admire, asking them to speak at your school.
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Blossoming Romance
Create an unexpected romantic bond between two characters who didn’t have one in the original plot.
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The Forgotten Lore
Pick a trivial or overlooked aspect of your favourite universe and develop it into a full-fledged story.
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Pikachu, The Symbol
Discuss how Pikachu’s character has evolved from just a Pokémon to a significant pop-culture symbol.
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Alternate History – According to Fandom
Write a historical alternate universe (AU) fanfiction where a pivotal moment in history occurs differently.
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Unassuming Hero
Take a minor character from your chosen fandom and envision them as the story’s primary protagonist.
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Warped Timelines
Write a story where a timeline or crucial event change leads to an entirely different outcome.
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Identity Swap
Write a story where a character suddenly finds themselves in the body of their most challenging rival.
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The Other Side of AI Bias
Predict the requests generated by an AI that was trained on a specific fan base’s data.
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New Horizons
Pen a fanfic about characters from different fandoms meeting due to an innovative cross-fandom feature of a fanfic generator.
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Interpreting Generator Preferences
Write a story where an author’s choice of fanfic prompt generator affects the style and content of their fanfiction.
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Universe Expansion
Pick a moment from the original story and create an entire alternate universe based on how that moment could have played out differently.
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Character Investigation
Write a fanfiction focusing on a lesser-known character from your chosen fandom.
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Reality Reimagining
Write a story where elements from your chosen fandom universe have become part of real-world society.
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Firing the Cannon
Write a piece in which you feed the fanfiction prompt generator your favorite canonical moment from a fandom and see how it transforms the moment.
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Nurturing the Fanfiction Brainstorm
Describe the process of using a fanfiction prompt generator for the first time.
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Role Reversal
Write a scenario where your chosen fandom characters switch roles, radically redefining their dynamics.
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Cutthroat Competition
Scene where your chosen characters from your fandom are pitted against each other in a fierce competition.
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Elsewhere in Time
Choose an important historical event tackled by a parallel universe saga version of the characters from your favorite fandom.
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Revolution in Time
Write a fanfiction narrative surrounding a historical revolution, but substitute the pivotal characters with figures from your favorite TV, book, or movie series.
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Winter’s Embrace
Script a romantic tale of a fandom character finding love during the coldest season.
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Moonlit Fantasies
Craft a tale centered on a romance between a fandom character and a mythological creature.
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Unexpected Love
Design a story where two fandom characters who are often at odds suddenly find themselves in a romantic relationship.
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Unseen Perspectives
Write a story from the perspective of a minor character or an antagonist in your favorite fandom.
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Invisible Interactions
Delve into the private, unseen moments of a favorite character’s life that exist off-screen in the fandom.
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Crossover Wonderland
Combine two unrelated fandom universes and write about a situation in which their characters meet.
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Fan Universe-Authored Elements
Write about an original element you would add to your favorite fandom universe.
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Crossover of Nightmares
Write a scary crossover fanfic by mixing your two favorite fandoms and incorporating horror elements.
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Unseen Threats
Create suspense by writing a fanfic where your main character is constantly pursued by something unseen.
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Haunted Fandom
Write a story where your favorite character from a non-horror franchise encounters unexplained supernatural phenomena.
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Journey of Self-Discovery
Create a narrative that showcases a character’s journey of self-discovery.
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Forgiveness and Redemption
Write a story about a character seeking forgiveness and redemption from those they’ve wronged.
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Across the Universe
Choose a fandom with a well-established universe, and write about a completely new character, with new challenges and adventures that expand the world of that fandom.
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Testing Fandom Limits
Write from the perspective of a character who despises the fandom they belong to.
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Character Evolution
Consider a character from a beloved fandom and write a storyline portraying them several years into the future.
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Translating Mediums
Choose a fandom based on a different medium (e.g. book to film, film to comic) and create a story as if it were in the original format.
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Past Prompt Impressions
Select a popular fanfic prompt from the past and reflect on its impact, resonance and memorable creations.
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A Fictional Bond
Write about a popular pair or group from a fandom and delve into the reasons and scenarios for their fanfic popularity.
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Behind the Fanfic Characters
Choose one beloved character from a fandom you belong to and analyze their archetypical fanfic depictions.
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Exploring Fandoms
Choose a fandom you are a part of and explain its unique nuances, traditions, and fanfiction tendencies.
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The Power of Anime in Music
Analyze how anime soundtracks and theme songs have impacted the music industry.
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Rethinking the Ending
Imagine a scenario where an anime series deviates from the manga’s original ending. How would fans react to such a change?
