80+ ‘Favourite’ Writing Prompts
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Celebrating Family Traditions
Write about a specific family tradition in your household and why it’s important to you.
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Seasonal Changes
Write about your favorite season and how it changes the appearance and lifestyle of your local environment.
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Chef Wannabe
Imagine you’re the chef who prepares your favourite food. How would you do it differently?
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Coming Out of The Novel
Write a piece where a book lover finds unexpected love with the author of their favourite novel.
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The Magic of Storytelling
Write a narrative like you would have as a child, employing your favourite childhood themes and motives.
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Childhood Havens
Write about your favourite childhood hangout spot, whether real or invented, and how you felt there.
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Castle of Crayons
Imagine a magical castle made entirely of crayons where the colours have different powers. Write a story about your visit to this castle.
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Stepping into Another’s Shoes
Imagine you are the protagonist of your favourite fairy tale. How would you react to the challenges faced by the character?
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Tea Parties with Imaginary Friends
Write about a dream tea party with all your favourite fairy tale characters present there.
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Turning the Clock Back
Choose one of your favourite fairy tales from your childhood and rewrite the ending.
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Nostalgic Reverie
Write a heartfelt letter to yourself, describing your most favourite childhood hobby.
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Reruns of Favorite Childhood Shows
Write about a favourite TV show or movie from your childhood, and how it made you feel.
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Reindeer Revolution
Write a Christmas tale from the perspective of a disgruntled reindeer leading an uprising.
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Frozen Hearts Melted
The ice queen has frozen your favourite Christmas movie characters in time. How would you unfreeze them and restore Christmas joy?
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My Favourite Planet
Pick your favourite planet in the solar system and describe what you love about it.
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Holiday Blues and Silver Linings
Discuss how you cope with post-holiday blues and spotlight the little things that help.
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An Unusual Day at School
Imagine arriving at school, only to discover all the teachers have been replaced by your favourite cartoon characters. What happens next?
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The Food Gratitude List
List your top 5 favourite healthy foods and elaborate on why you appreciate them.
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Mystical Creature Encounter
Write an exciting story about a day spent with your favourite mythical creature.
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School Time Machine
If you had a time machine and could travel to any time in the school day, where would you go and why?
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Father’s favorite pastime
Choose your father’s favourite pastime and discuss why it is special to him and how he has shared it with you.
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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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Unseen Epilogue
Write an ending for a book, movie, or series you feel ended prematurely or unsatisfactorily.
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Delicious Fall Treats
Describe a traditional Fall treat that you enjoy baking or eating during your vacation time.
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Easter Bunny’s Favourite Treat
Write a fictional short story about the Easter Bunny’s favourite food and why it’s his personal favourite.
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Masterchef at Home
Step by step, explain a recipe of your favourite dish and describe why you love it.
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Toy Ghost Companion
Express a story about a child who discovers his favourite toy is haunted by a kind-hearted ghost.
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The Time-Travelling Nutcracker
Create an adventure starring a magical nutcracker doll that teleports you to different moments from past Christmases.
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Stuck in a Book
You wake up one day to find yourself in the world of your favorite book. Describe your journey.
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Ben the Bookworm’s Fantastical Adventure
Write a story that follows the character of Ben, a book-loving boy, who gets magically sucked into his favourite book.
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Zoetic Zeppelin
Journey through your life using each letter of the alphabet as a stepping stone to write about the different stages of your life.
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Journey to Candy Land
Imagine a world made completely out of candy and describe one day’s journey within it.
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Epic Pokemon Battle
Write a dramatic, high-stakes battle scene in verse, between your favourite Pokemon.
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Repairing the Irreplaceable
Narrate an emotional journey of a wizard who must attempt to repair their damaged wand.
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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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Re-Encounter
Imagine that your two favourite characters who were once childhood friends, separate and meet years later under different circumstances.
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Returning From The Beyond
One of the characters comes back from the realm they were previously banished to.
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Resilient Villains
Imagine a scenario where the main antagonist from a popular action movie survives and plots revenge.
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Behind the Explosions
Write an alternate timeline where the climactic explosion at the end of your favourite action movie never happened.
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Reel to Reality
Take a fictional movie scenario and write a story about how it would realistically unfold.
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Behind The Scenes
Imagine the story of a minor character from your favourite movie and then thrust them into the spotlight.
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Time Altered
Write a story where a character travels either back or forward in time, changing the course of the book.
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Beyond the Game Over Screen
Re-imagine the conclusion of a favourite game, and unravel the narrative possibilities beyond the normal game ending.
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Self-Care Rituals
Journal about your favourite self-care rituals, why you love them, and how they make you feel.
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Sky High Stories: Airship Pilot
Bring to life the experience of an airship pilot which includes the thrilling adventures, challenges and more.
