8+ ‘guilt’ Writing Prompts
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The Unsent Letter
Write down the things you wish you could say to a person you’re no longer in contact with but didn’t, bundled in an unsent letter.
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Look Who’s Back
Write an encounter between two characters who have a shared history, where one of them was believed to be dead or missing but suddenly reappears.
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Memento of Malice
Your protagonist receives a box with an object from their distant past which starts a chain of terrifying events.
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The Vanishing Town
Write a story where an entire town vanishes overnight leaving only a single survivor.
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The Haunting Past
Write a story in which a character’s dark past resurfaces menacingly into their present life.
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Walking Through Illness
Explore the journey of caring for a family member struggling with an illness.
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Sacrificial Services
Explore an incident in your family in which one member made a huge sacrifice for the family’s benefit and the consequences that followed.
