496+ ‘Home’ Writing Prompts
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Spider Vessel Chronicles
Write a fanfic about someone who discovers a magical spider living inside an unused vessel in their house.
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The Clue in the Attic
Imagine discovering a hidden clue in your home that leads to uncovering a family secret.
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Yearning Yellow Brick Road
In an alternate “Wizard of Oz”, Dorothy never wants to leave Oz; write her story.
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Dream Renovation
Imagine a reality home improvement show where fan favorite television characters are the renovation team.
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The Fade’s Creatures
Create a storyline focussed on the strange creatures found exclusive to The Fade from The Dragon Age Bestiary.
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In the City of Shemlen
Write a story about a Dalish elf experiencing life in a human city for the first time.
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The Lost Planet
Write a story about a team of explorers who discover a lost planet in the far reaches of the galaxy.
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Moving Out
Write about the first time you moved out of your parents’ home.
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Recalling Childhood Home
Detail an important memory associated with your childhood home.
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Mapping Wealth Goals
Describe your ultimate financial goals and steps you will take to achieve them.
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The Sea of Calm
Describe a scenario or environment where you feel most at peace.
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Affirmational Future Vision
Write a series of affirmations about where you envision yourself in the future.
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Journeying Through Memory Lane
Write about a place that has particular significance to you from your past.
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The Move that Mattered
Write about a significant move in your life, it could be relocating to a different home, city, or even country.
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Lost in Space
Narrate an unexpected galactic adventure after your spaceship veers off its planned trajectory.
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If Walls Could Talk
Your home has its own personality and story to tell. Write as if you were your house, narrating a day in your life.
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Alien Interaction
Imagine meeting an alien. Describe what they look like, how they communicate, and what they share about their home planet.
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Year 2050: Return from Mars
A team of astronauts return from an exploratory mission to Mars to find the Earth post-apocalyptic.
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The Untold Story of a Forgotten Instrument
Write from the perspective of a long-forgotten music instrument in an old music shop.
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Reincarnation Revelation
Imagine that you have been reincarnated as an object in your current home. Write about a day in your life.
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In The Perspective Of A Stranger
Write a scene of your everyday life from the viewpoint of a stranger observing you.
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Time-Traveling Steampunk Inventor
Write a story about a steampunk inventor who accidentally creates a time-travelling device.
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Footsteps in the Attic
Your character is alone at home when they suddenly hear footsteps from the attic.
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Whispers from the Antique Shop
Imagine entering an old, dusty antique shop and finding a mysterious object that seems to speak to you.
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After the Quiet
Write about a moment of peace and tranquility in the middle of a post-apocalyptic world.
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The Haunted Portrait
Write about an ancestral portrait that hangs in your home, its eyes seem to follow you and strange things starts happening after you discover it.
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The Forgotten Earth
In the future, humanity has abandoned Earth for life in space. Write about an expedition that returns to the abandoned planet.
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The Humble Abode
Describe your childhood home or a significant place from your memory providing as much detail as possible.
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Transcending Time’s Tether
Write a story where a mundane object in your character’s home unexpectedly acquires the ability to transport them into different epochs.
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Dream Vacation Home… On Mars
Create a description and storyline around your dream vacation home, but here’s the catch—it’s located on Mars.
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Lost in the Woods
Write a tale of a hiker encountering strange entities while lost in a dense forest.
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Forgotten Cellar
Compose a chilling narrative about someone discovering a hidden cellar in their home, filled with strange and terrifying artifacts.
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Hallways of Hesitation
A newly discovered, unexplored hallway in the protagonist’s house promises mystery and danger.
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Journey mindset
Create a poem about your mindset during a trip, focusing on your inner thoughts from preparation to completion.
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Rooms of the Mind
Imagine your mind as a home with different rooms representing different aspects of your personality, emotions, or memories. Pick a room and describe it in detail.
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Sense the Swirl
Write a poem on the experiences of different wildlife as they interact with the elements.
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Roots and Routes
Describe the place your character was born and raised, their journey from there, and how this movement has impacted their persona.
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Grieving a Lost Childhood
Their favorite childhood place is being demolished or changed dramatically, and your main character grapples with the loss.
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Long-Awaited Reunion
Your character returns home after a prolonged period and realizes that they have outgrown their old life.
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Familiar Spaces, Unfamiliar Time
Write about a current space in your life, but in the context of a different time period.
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The Significance of Place
Explore a real location that holds significant meaning to you, and express why it does.
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Sanctuary Spaces
Think of a place that provided a sense of peace or escape during your childhood and pen down your memories of it.
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Bidding Adieu
Re-examine a significant goodbye you had to say—be it moving away from home, ending a relationship or any such episode.
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Silver Linings in Space
You are an astronaut and your spaceship has been lost in space. Write a diary entry detailing your situation and survival strategy.
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Stairway to Suspense
Write a story that begins with a character discovering a hidden staircase in their home that they never knew about.
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Embark on a Space Colony
You are selected as one of the pioneers to inhabit a space colony on a distant planet.
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Letters from the Front Line
During World War II, write a series of letters from a soldier on the frontline to their loved ones at home.
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Vikings Voyage
Engage in a Viking’s first journey across the sea. How does he/she/they feel about leaving home and exploring unknown lands?
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Door to the Unseen Reality
Envision stumbling upon a secret door in your home that leads to a different realm. Where does it lead, and what do you discover there?
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Childhood Home Discourse
Describe your childhood home as a character in your life story, allowing it to have its own personality and influence.
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Parallel Universe Postcard
Imagine that you unknowingly stepped into a parallel universe. Write a postcard home describing what you see.
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Painting the Picture
Write on the physical aspects of your future family life, from the home you live in to the places you go on vacation.
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The Ancestral Home
Compose a detailed narrative of your family’s ancestral home, conjuring up the place, the surrounding environments, and its vivid memories.
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Under the Same Roof
Discuss the different skill sets and abilities of your family members that make your home function smoothly.
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Family Heirlooms
Choose a family heirloom or a passed down item in your home and write about its story.
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Land of Origins
Travel back in time through your imagination and describe the place your ancestors once called home.
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Unexpected Inheritance
Your character has just inherited a haunted mansion in an obscure European village.