44+ ‘Harbor’ Writing Prompts
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Friends in Low Places
Write a backstory for your villain where they form a treasured friendship that influences their nefarious behavior.
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Chasing The Abyss
Create a narrative where your character is a marine biologist who finds an unexplored underwater chasm.
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Beast’s Transformation
Craft a narrative about a mythical beast who was once a human, now cursed and seeking to return to its original form.
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Monster Within
Create a story about a person who transforms into a terrifying creature under specific conditions.
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Consecutive Pages
Imagine and write about the lives of two childhood sweethearts who managed to stay together and grow up together.
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Comfort in Childhood Sounds
Recall sounds from your childhood that evoke comfort and warmth, and incorporate them into your inner sanctuary.
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Clash of Ideologies
Write a story where two powerful political figures, each representing opposing ideologies, are pitted against each other.
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Chills down the School Corridor
Write about an old school building where strange things start happening after sundown.
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Gloomy Asylums
Craft a tale set in an abandoned, eerie-looking asylum that was once a place of suffering.
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Leprechaun Origins
Write a fictional origin story for leprechauns, the legendary creatures of Irish folklore.
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Discovering Hidden Goals
Uncover and write about the goals you hadn’t realized you wanted to achieve.
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Whispering Walls
Write about an ancestral home known to be haunted, weaving a tapestry of spooky incidents across multiple generations.
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The Lowest Times
Describe a challenging period that, after it passed, left you feeling thankful for the lessons it taught you.
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Remnants of the Empire
Explore the fate of a high-ranking Imperial Officer hiding in the aftermath of the Empire’s defeat.
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Message in the Skies
You’re a young child who sees the Japanese planes fly over Pearl Harbor before the attack. Write about what you think they are and how you feel.
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Valor in Battle
Write about the Pearl Harbor attack from the perspective of a nurse or medic under siege, doing everything they can to save lives.
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The Hour Before
Compose a narrative from the perspective of a Hawaiian resident in the hour before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Empathy Amid Destruction
Write a story about a U.S. soldier who, amid the chaos of Pearl Harbor, forms an unexpected connection with a Japanese soldier.
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Dream of America
Write a monologue from the perspective of a young girl/boy in Ireland, dreaming of immigrating to America.
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The Locked Attic
Write about a hidden artifact in your old family attic, triggering a series of flashbacks leading to a family mystery.
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Inner Secret Landscape
Create a vivid setting that represents your innermost secret. Describe it in detail and explain how it correlates to your secret.
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Monstrous Affection
Create a scene in which the villain expresses love or affection towards someone or something.
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Haunted Manors of the Elite
Pen a narrative vividly detailing a luxurious but haunted mansion belonging to a now-doomed powerful dynasty.
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Interpreter of Inanimate Intimacies
Craft a story where inanimate objects can harbor secrets, pain, and emotions they share only with a chosen character.
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Echoes in the Shoals
Imagine a ship long lost at sea, rumored to be haunted, that finally drifts into a harbor. Describe the tales sailors tell about the ship and its origin.
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The Silent Guardians
Write about the cargo ships that lay abandoned in ship graveyards and the secrets they hold.
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Ship’s Logbook
Imagine you’ve discovered a weathered captain’s logbook from a vintage cargo ship. Narrate the events documented in it.
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Serendipitous Encounter
Imagine running into an old friend or flame on a ferry boat and describe the experience.
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Stories from the Deck
Narrate a day in the life of a sailor aboard a historic naval vessel during a significant naval event like Pearl Harbor or the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Friendship with Crabbe and Goyle
Explore Draco’s complex relationship with his friends, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. Are they merely cronies or genuine friends?
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Endless Hauntings
Write about a haunted house that seems to produce a never-ending series of specters.
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Overshadowed Sidekick
Write about the sidekick of a superhero who serves relentlessly in the shadows but never receives due recognition.
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House of Secrets
Write a fanfic diving into the hidden life of any minor character from a favorite book.
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Confronting the Nightmares
Conceive a scenario where your character must confront his nightmares brought alive in the Fade.
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First Love’s Agony
Write about a character who is in the throes of their first heartbreak after being rejected by their childhood friend.
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Forgotten Homefronts
Write a story about the families left behind during wartime and their efforts to keep hope alive.
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Life after the Lights
Write about a world suffering the aftermath of a complete technological blackout.
