163+ ‘Light On’ Writing Prompts
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Unrealized Ambitions
Write about a goal or ambition you have always had but haven’t yet accomplished.
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Room of One’s Own
Describe the room that represents your self-image. Details could include furniture, colors, room size, and even the view from the…
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Path to Success
Describe the journey that led to your most significant success.
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Letter to Future Self
Write a letter to your future self, detailing your hopes, fears, and lessons so far.
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Solution Crossroad
Describe a situation where you were faced with two equally good or bad solutions, forcing you to choose only one.
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Unleashing Potential
Describe a time when a negative belief held you back from a achieving a goal. Now, reimagine the situation, but…
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Reflecting on Values
Write about your five core values and a recent decision or action you made that aligns with each one.
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Reviving Dormant Desires
Write about a passion that you lost touch with. Describe how it felt when you pursued it, why you moved…
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Navigating Your Emotional Landscape
Write about a recent event or decision that stirred various emotions in you.
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Building Trust
Devise an action plan on rebuilding trust in a relationship that’s suffering due to your depression.
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Inspirational Encounters
Write about a time you met someone who truly inspired you, and describe how they impacted your life.
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Symptom Solver
Detail a typical symptom or episode as if describing it to someone who has never experienced it.
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The Best Friend Switch
Imagine if your best friend suddenly became you for a day, and narrate this unusual day.
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The Never-Ending Cycle
Detail how stress leads to depression and in turn how depression leads to more stress in your life.
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Bridge of Understanding
Write a detailed letter offering support to a depressed individual while expressing a deep understanding of their feelings.
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The Silent Battle
Discuss the unseen aspects of adolescent depression that you, or someone close to you, have lived through.
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Understanding the Shadow
Write about a time during your adolescence where you felt an overwhelming sadness or void.
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Understanding the Abyss
Write about the feelings of hopelessness and despair from a first person perspective.
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The Face of Depression
Describe what you initially assumed a person with depression looks like or behaves like, and then address how your views…
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Understanding Depressive Episodes
Write about a time when you felt a deep, overwhelming sadness as though enveloped by a dark cloud.
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Reflections on Isolation
Chronicle a period in your life when you felt immense loneliness and its effects on your mood.
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Personal Depressive Experiences
Write about instances in your life when you feel you may have experienced depression, even if you didn’t realize it…
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Forging Friendship
Write a dialogue wherein two individuals are meeting each other for the first time and find out they have a…
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Intricate Love Triangle
Express your feelings and ideas on a complex web of relationships involving three individuals.
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The Grey Area
Revise the tale of Snow White depicting the Evil Queen as a nuanced character rather than an outright villain.
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Ancient Civilization Discovery
Craft a story about archeologists discovering an ancient, unknown civilization.
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Color of Dusk
Write a story where an unlikely hero encounters the dark underbelly of their seemingly normal city.
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The Sole Survivor
Traumatizing experiences often stay with survivors and continually impact their lives. Write about ‘the sole survivor’ of an horrific event.
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Art of Emotions
Create an imaginary friend who is the embodiment of an emotion and write about your experiences together.
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Revolutionary Moment
Write a chapter in which your character sparks a revolution or significant change in their environment.
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Out of Character Statement
Start your novel with your protagonist saying or doing something completely out of character.
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Beyond the Pinstripes
Write a day-in-the-life story about a businessman or woman outside of their corporate environment.
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Oratory Hall of Fame
Write a speech for an imaginary event where you are inducting your favorite speaker into the ‘Oratory Hall of Fame’.
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The Room Speaks
Choose a room in your house and describe it from the perspective of the room itself.
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In Their Footsteps
Describe a person who left a significant impact on your life and write about the influence they have had on…
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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…
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Art in action
Mold an artistic concept into a narrative centered around a painter who uses their art in unconventional ways.
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Catastrophic Consequences
Tell a story about a character who makes a seemingly insignificant decision that leads to disastrous results.
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Lost and Found
Describe a time you felt lost, either metaphorically or literally, and how you found your way.
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Morning Routines and Rituals
Describe your everyday family’s morning routine, detailing both the mundane and the magical moments.
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Quintessential Quarters
Write about the specific corner of your house that you find most comforting and why.
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Hopes and Dreams
Illustrate your parents’ dreams and aspirations as young individuals, and explore if they were able to accomplish them.
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Family Conflict Resolution
Write about a conflict that occurred within your family and how it was resolved.