160+ ‘Map’ Writing Prompts
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New Year’s Resolution Journey
Detail your resolution for the upcoming New Year and map out a plan on how you will achieve it.
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Lost and Found Adventure
Narrate a story where you found a mysterious item at the park and went on an adventure.
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Manifest Gratitude
Manifest your gratitude by drawing a roadmap of your life highlighting the most significant moments you’re grateful for.
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Visual Maps and Story Paths
Use a map as a visual tool and devise an adventure story that follows the path outlined on it.
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Hopeful Futures
Write about your dreams and aspirations for the future, including what you hope to achieve and the person you want to become.
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Digital Ghost in The Machine
Write about a notorious cyber criminal who mysteriously disappears leaving a series of complex codes behind.
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The Mysterious Chest
A junk dealer accidentally sells you an ancient chest containing a cryptic message and a map leading to a treasure.
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Brainstorming Bubbles
Start with a single word or idea and form a “mind-map” of related topics, characters, or themes. Write about one of these offshoot ideas.
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Thankful Map
Create a mind map of all the things you are grateful for and connect them with lines showing how they relate or impact each other.
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Vanishing Diary
Outline a mystery regarding an old diary found hidden in the town library that gradually disappears after being exposed to daylight.
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Map of Me
Write a letter to your past self that conveys your proudest progression and earnest advice.
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Character Map
Choose a person you admire and write about the qualities that make them so admirable to you.
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The Peculiar Map
Create a narrative about an ancient, cryptic map found by the main character, which leads them on a wild goose chase.
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The Ripple Effect
Identify a decision or event in your life, then map out the consequential ripple effects that decision had.
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Map Your Day
Draw a map of a typical day in your life, including the activities you do and the people you meet.
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Map of Regrets
Draw a map of regrets you’ve had over your life, marking milestones of regret and ways you have overcome them.
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Emotional Cartography
Create a map of your emotions; detail where and when you feel strongest emotions and chart the routes these feelings take within you.
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Treasure Island
You’re a pirate and have found a map to an underwater treasure, write about your adventure.
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Treasure Map Conundrum
Write a story about finding a mysterious treasure map. What does it lead to, and what obstacles do you encounter along the way?
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The Forgotten Town
You stumble upon a forgotten town that does not exist on any map. Explore its eerie mystery.
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Secret School Map
Imagine you found an old, mysterious map of your school with hidden rooms marked on it.
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The Illuminated Manuscript
Your character discovers an ancient manuscript inscribed with an unknown language or coding.
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Road to Recovery
Map out the steps you think you need to take in order to heal heartbreak and move on with your life.
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Trapped in the Map
Imagine a character who is magically trapped inside a map of a magical kingdom, and can interact with the real world through it.
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Mapping the Unseen
Write about a map that reveals not land, towns or rivers, but the invisible forces, like magic hotspots, ley lines or portals.
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Puzzle of Dimensions
Imagine a map that doesn’t just describe the location of places in the kingdom, but also their time and dimension.
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Mapping Enchanted Trails
Chronicle a journey of discovery, tracing your character’s route on a map of a magical kingdom they’ve just stumbled upon.
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Mystic Coded Runes
Write a tale about a traveler who stumbles upon a set of cryptic medieval runes in an ancient castle.
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Highlight Your Strengths
Identify a recent difficulty you’ve overcome and the strengths that helped you do so.
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Body Transformation Goals
Describe a specific health or fitness milestone you hope to achieve and the steps you plan on taking to reach it.
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Lost and Found Adventure
Imagine your class found a treasure map during a school trip; write about what happens next.
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The Ripple Effect of Resolution
Choose a personal New Year’s resolution and imagine the effects of its successful fulfillment on different aspects of your life.
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Exploring Financial Vulnerability
Describe a time when you felt financially insecure and how you navigated through it.
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The Lost Kingdom’s Chronicles
Write a tale about an adventurer who, following an ancient map, uncovers a long-lost magical kingdom.
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Quest for the Lost Kingdom
A group of ragtag adventurers is drawn together by the promise of hidden treasure, but instead, they stumble upon the map to a lost civilization.
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A Letter from Future Self
Write a letter to your present self from your future self, telling about all the awesome things you have accomplished.
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Lessons From My Younger Self
Write a story where your younger self designs a treasure map or time capsule for your current self to find.
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Map Maker’s Legacy
You discover an incomplete dungeon map from your late-grandfather’s belongings. Detail your journey as you decide to complete the map.
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Memory Capsule
Create a collage or mind map of your most memorable childhood events and the emotions associated with them.
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Unconscious Motivation
Write about a time when you did something not because you wanted to, but because some part of you felt that it was right.
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The Map to the Unknown
Imagine your protagonist discovers an old, cryptic map that promises treasure or reveals secrets.
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The Deceitful Map
Write about a treasure hunt where the map guiding the explorers is deceptive, leading them away from the actual treasure.
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Forgotten Identity
Describe a protagonist who wakes up with no recollection of their past or identity but finds evidence of their involvement in heinous crimes.
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Express in Pictures
A visual-based prompt where you create a visual structure of your thoughts before writing.
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Highway Hijinks
The main characters seize control of an abandoned 18-wheeler truck and map out a route to safety. Write the ensuing journey.
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Exploration of Past Fears
Identify your deepest childhood fear and explore how it has transformed in your adult life.
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Embracing New Beginnings
Identify something new you want to start in the coming year and map out your first steps.
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Life’s Inner Strength Maps
Create a map of moments in your life where you had to muster up strength in face of heartbreak.
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Visual Mind Map
Choose a thought that’s been on your mind lately and create a visual mind map around it.
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Map of the Mystical Land
Design a map for your fantasy world, then detail the characteristics each region.
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Optimizing Future Goals
Write about a significant life goal you hope to achieve within the next three years and discuss how you plan to reach it.
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Digital Odyssey
Imagine you’re an explorer charting new realms within the depths of Virtual Reality.
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Island of Forgotten Heroes
A cryptic map leads your superhero to an Island of Forgotten Heroes, where retired or defeated superheroes live in obscurity.
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The Magical Map
You find an ancient, magical map that can take you to any fictional universe. Where do you go and what happens next?
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Mystery of the Lost City
You and your friends find a map that leads to a lost city. Write about your adventure to find it.
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Parallel Pirates
Write a story about a notorious pirate crew that discovers a map to parallel universes instead of buried treasures.
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Echoes from the Past
The adventurer protagonist receives items from their past that set them on a dangerous quest.
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The Map’s Missing Piece
Your character finds a piece of an intricate, ancient map that promises great treasure.
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Message in a Bottle
Your solitary ship stumbles upon a message in a bottle, what does it say and how does it change your course.
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“The Lost Poke-Map”
Write a funny story about your Pokemon character losing their Pokemon journey map.
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Inception of the Map
Write the scene in which the Marauders develop the idea for the Marauder’s Map.
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Magical Artifacts Encounter
Describe an encounter with an iconic magical artifact from Harry Potter’s world.
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Character’s Odyssey
Craft a unique character and detail their journey in an existing or new anime world.
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Mapping Your Autobiography
Draw a map of significant events in your life, marking the key turning points.
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Mapping the Lessons
Create a rejection timeline and jot down the lessons learned from each experience.
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Intrinsic Motivation Map
Reflect on a goal that you accomplished purely because it was meaningful for you, without any desire for applause or recognition.
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Stepping Stones of Progress
List down significant changes in your life in chronological order and how each one helped shape who you are now.
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Passion Compass
Describe a passion that has guided your life decisions in some way and explore how it has influenced your journey.
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Dream Dialogue
Imagine a conversation you would like to have with someone in your life; it could be something you’ve needed to say or a topic you’d love to explore.
