184+ ‘Location’ Writing Prompts
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The Ultimate Vacation Itinerary
Create a detailed itinerary for your ultimate dream vacation happening in 2021.
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Covid-19 Pandemic Perspective
Discuss the impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the global stage from a personal perspective.
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The Genius Behind Bars
Write about a criminal mastermind orchestrating an elaborate escape while being incarcerated in a maximum-security prison.
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Brick and Mortar Memories
Compose a narrative centered around a significant physical location from your past.
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Seeds of Origins
Pick a particular plant in a community garden and write about its origins, how it traveled, and how it’s flourished…
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The Rise of a Reimagined Civilization
Draft an encyclopedia entry about a civilization that doesn’t exist, outlining key aspects like location, customs, and progress.
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Historical Collage
Select a historical time period and a separate real-world location, then blend them together to create an entirely new setting.
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Dream Destination
Choose an unfamiliar real-world location you truly wish to visit and describe this place as you would in the middle…
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Whispers in the Wind
Describe an isolated location where your character can hear whispers when the wind blows.
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Favorite Place in The World
Describe your favorite place in the world, real or imaginary. Discuss why it’s your favorite and what you like to…
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Marooned Among the Dead
Construct a narrative about characters marooned in an unknown location that slowly reveals itself to be a graveyard of their…
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Living Landscape
Describe a landscape of your choice, making it come alive by giving it human-like qualities.
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Winter Wanderlust
Invent a narrative about experiencing a serene winter evening in a location you’ve never been.
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Autumnal Reflections
Write about the feelings and atmosphere of October in your childhood versus how you perceive it now.
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Boosting Memory Lane
Write about an object or place significant to your past and describe how you would relive a day with it…
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Mapping Personal Landmarks
Choose a place from your past with personal significance and describe why it represents a part of your life story.
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Snapshot of Changes
Describe a location you are familiar with, and reimagine it in 50 years considering the decline or growth of biodiversity.
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Picnic in the Park
Describe planning and experiencing the perfect summer picnic, from the food selection to the location and company you’re in.
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Ghost Town
Animate a whole deserted town with ghosts, each building holding its own spectral inhabitant.
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Final Memory
Choose the last memory the ghost has before their death, what was the location they last saw, who were the…
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Indomitable Presence
Describe an abandoned location your character(s) decide to explore, unaware a malicious spirit lingers there.
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Terraformed Dystopia
Imagine a future where Earth has been terraformed for interplanetary tourists, but the original residents are now marginalized and living…
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The Sunken Oasis
Describe an encounter with an unexpected location, like a thriving oasis hidden amidst the bleak vastness of The Hissing Wastes.
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Taste of the Fade
Imagine a character walking through the Eluvian and experiencing the bizarre occurrences of the Fade.
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Quiet Mind’s Sanctuary
Imagine a safe and tranquil place where you can retreat mentally whenever you feel stressed or overwhelmed.
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Revisiting Happy Places
Describe a location that brings you peace and examine why this particular place promotes a feeling of tranquility.
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Tracing Your Footsteps
Write about a place you’ve lived and describe how your life evolved while you were there.
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Dream Vacation
Describe your dream vacation, where it is, what you would do there, and why you chose this location.
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Noteworthy Nostalgia
Recall your most memorable vacation as a child and express the impressions it left on you.
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Reflecting Compassion
Mentally transport yourself to a place you go to for comfort or solace. Descriptively write about it.
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Echoes of Childhood
Choose a location from your childhood and describe how it shaped your experiences and sense of self.
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Painting Peaceful Places
Describe a location, real or imaginary, that brings you a sense of calm and tranquility.
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Lonely Spaces
Think about a place where you feel most lonely. It could be a physical location or a mental space.
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Mapping Emotional Landscapes
Identify five emotions you associate with your depression, then describe each emotion as if it were a physical location.
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Safe in the Sanctuary
Describe a place from your childhood where you felt safe, secure, and cared for.
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Superhero City
Design a city for your superhero to protect – what it looks like and what’s special about 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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Travelogue Tales
Write from the perspective of a travel guide, sharing captivating descriptions of your favorite location.
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Safe Haven
Describe a physical place or space where you feel safe and content, even at the brink of depression.
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In the Safe Zone
Write about a place, real or imagined, where you feel completely safe and insulated from your anxieties.
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Chronicles of a Voyager
Pen down the experiences of a traveler who is journeying through different countries every week.
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Setting The Scene
Write about a specific location, describing it so vividly that the reader can picture it in their mind.
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Real-Life Replica
Choose a place you have visited before and describe it as realistically as possible.
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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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Seasons of the Self
Identify and explore different phases of your life and how they influenced your personal growth.
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Persuasive Vision
Choose a location in your town that you think should be transformed, and write an article urging the community to…
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Silent Spectator
Describe a place you visited, not from your perspective, but as if you are the location observing you.
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Lost Wilderness
Write about a remote, untouched wilderness you stumble upon, and try to inhabit and interact with this new environment.
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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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Land of Origins
Travel back in time through your imagination and describe the place your ancestors once called home.