576+ ‘Fun’ Writing Prompts
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Real World Reimagining
Write a fanfiction story where characters from a fantasy universe are suddenly transferred to the real world.
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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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The Secret Life of Pets
Imagine that the pets of your favorite characters can talk, and detail their conversations and private adventures.
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The Missed Connection
Visualize a pivotal scene from a movie, but with an unexpected twist where it doesn’t happen as it did in the film.
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Adorable Abominations
Rewrite your favorite cute characters as horror movie monsters while retaining their charming aspects.
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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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Creating Your Own Cheer
Describe what your personal cheerleading squad would look like and the cheers they might shout.
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Stepping into Fantasy
Write about a scenario where you’re an admirable character saving the world. Use this prompt to see yourself as a superhero with strengths.
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Superpower Discovery
Visualize yourself as a superhero, detailing your unique superpower and how you realized you possessed this special ability.
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Inanimate Interviews
Have a conversation with an everyday object in your house: ask it about its job, daily routines, and wishes.
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Restaurant Review
Write an elaborate restaurant review using as many descriptive words in your chosen language.
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Alien Anthropologist
Imagine you are an alien tasked with studying Earth and its inhabitants. What are your observations and impressions?
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The Great Swap
Create a fantasy where you switch places with your favorite fictional character for a day.
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Alternate Universe Aspirations
Describe a version of yourself in an alternate universe, detailing what’s different about your life there.
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Goals Galore
List your personal and professional goals for the next 5 years and discuss how you plan to achieve them.
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My Ideal Day
Describe your perfect day from dawn till dusk. What activities would you do? Who would you meet?
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Dreamt Up Invention
Invent a product or device in your dream and describe how it will change the world.
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Movie of My Life
Envision your life as a movie and identify the key scenes, characters and the climax.
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Fictional Pen Pals
Develop a correspondence between yourself and a fictional character. Write their letters, as well as your replies.
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Escape to a New Planet
Imagine if you had to create your own planet from scratch, what would it look like?
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Superhero Alter Ego
Create a superhero version of yourself and describe your journey to becoming a hero
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Holiday Heart-to-Heart
Imagine a conversation between two holiday symbols (like the Christmas tree and Menorah or Easter Bunny and Valentine’s Cupid).
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Constructive Journaling
Create a new fun journaling prompt and evaluate its potential effectiveness.
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Perspective Shift
Choose a journal prompt you didn’t particularly enjoy, then propose changes to transform it into a fun one.
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The Best Fun Prompt
Identify the ‘funnest’ journaling prompt you’ve responded to and explain what made it entertaining.
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Prompt Critique
Select a fun journal prompt you’ve attempted before and provide critical feedback on it.
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World Cuisine Tour
Given unlimited resources, plan a food tour around the world, picking various cities and the meals you’d have there.
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The Impact Quadrant
Map your four most impactful fun journal prompts onto a quadrant – one for each – fun, introspective, surprising and transformative.
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Prompt Detective
Select a fun journal prompt and deconstruct it – where it might have come from, who it might appeal to and why.
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A Gateway to Fun
Write about a time when a fun prompt led to a deeply personal and introspective journey.
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Constructing Prompt Universe
Create a unique world entirely built around fun journal prompts and detail how these prompts fuel this world.
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Inventing an Antidote
Imagine a fun, silly, or bizarre solution to a common everyday problem you face.
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The Joy of Play
Reflect on a time when you truly lost yourself in a fun activity, journal about why it was so enjoyable, how it made you feel and why it sticks in your memory.
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The Joy of Creativity
Pen down the joy and fun you experienced while creating something from scratch.
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Embracing Spontaneity
Describe an unplanned and unexpected activity which turned out to be an enormous fun.
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The Power of Fun
Write about a time when having fun was the most important aspect in your life and how it positively changed your life.
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Fun Through Their Eyes
Imagine a day in the life of your pet or another favorite animal, writing from their perspective about their fun routines and activities.
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Time Capsule of Joy
Create a list of objects, songs, phrases, movies, etc. that bring you instant joy and explain why they have such an impact.
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Riding the Waves of Laughter
Reflect on a humorous anecdote, event or a joke that sends you into fits of laughter each time you come across it.
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Palette of Happiness
Describe your ‘Color of Fun’, connecting shades, tones, and hues with joyful emotions, events, and thoughts.
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Superpowered School Day
It’s a day like any other, but when you wake up, you realize you have superpowers. Describe your day at school.
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Dicey Relationships
Write a story about two people who base their relationship decisions on the roll of a dice.
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The Alien’s Guide to Earth
Write a humorous guide to living on Earth from the perspective of an alien.
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A Dinner Date to Remember
You’re on a dinner date with the last book you read. Write how the conversation would go.
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Perspective Pivot
Assume you’ve swapped places with an animal. Detail your daily activities, experiences, and observations.
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Chronicles of Family Trips
Write about a memorable family trip or holiday that involved your large extended family.
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Fantasy Family Meetup
Pick any historical figures, celebrities, or fictional characters to create your dream family. Why did you choose them and what role do they play?
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Roles and Responsibilities
Analyse the different roles individuals play in a family and how they contribute to a healthy family dynamic.
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Legacy of Laughter
Narrate an occasion where a family celebration was infused with uncontrollable laughter.