134+ ‘NeXT’ Writing Prompts
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Mapping Future Goals
Write about a big goal you wish to achieve within the next year and what steps you plan to take to reach this.
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Space Spectacle
Imagine you have been selected to join the next Mars mission. Narrate your preparation, journey, and landing.
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Real Feel Simulator
An AI, created to simulate and teach human emotions to distant, alien life forms, begins experiencing anomalies. Write about what happens next.
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Sneezes of Love
Write a story about the superstition that if a young woman sneezes on Valentine’s Day, she’ll marry the next man she meets.
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The Methodical Maniac
Create a character study of a serial killer who is methodically planning his next grisly act.
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Hidden Heir
Describe a character living in a royal kingdom who, unbeknownst to them, is the rightful heir to the throne.
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Love Potion
Imagine there is a magical love potion that is accidentally spilled in a school on Valentine’s Day. Explain what happens next.
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Valentine’s Day in the Future
Imagine writing a love letter to your significant other next Valentine’s Day. How has your love grown?
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The Concrete Wilderness
In your story, mythical creatures coexist secretly in a modern city and the protagonist stumbles upon their world.
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Adventure Anticipation
Create a list of adventurous activities you’d like to experience in the next year.
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A Letter to the Future
Pen a letter to your future self detailing your hopes and fears for the next transitional phase of your life.
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Humorous Hypotheticals
Create a scene and inject humor into it based on the most unrealistic, bizarre scenarios.
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Predictive Opinions
Analyze a contentious issue likely to hit the courtroom in the next ten years and articulate a legal opinion on it.
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Haunting Hunger
Be a zombie, your next meal is in sight but it’s more familiar than you thought. How does the last scrap of your humanity react?
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Realm of Rebirth
In a world where people can choose to be reborn as a different animal after death, write a tale about a character deciding their next form.
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Proactive Planner
Write about a day in your life five years from now. What responsibilities do you imagine you’ll have? How will you manage your time?
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Shadow Stalker
Write a story where the protagonist is not sure if they are being followed or it’s just their paranoia.
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Legacy of The Superhero
Explore the legacy that an aging superhero wants to leave behind after a life of battling villains and saving lives.
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Thanksgiving Future Predictions
Predict where you’ll be and what you’ll be thankful for by next Thanksgiving.
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The Silent House
Imagine you found an old, dusty Ouija Board in the attic of your new house, which residents claim is haunted. Detail what happens next.
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The Photograph’s Secret
Story of a protagonist who uses historical photographs to time-travel and solve mysteries from the past.
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Quantum Carousel
Create a suspenseful account of a protagonist who randomly time-travels every 24 hours.
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Doppelgänger On Assignment
An accomplished international spy discovers that their next assignment is to impersonate an ordinary civilian who happens to be their exact double.
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Robot Rebellion
In the future, household robots are common. One day, all of the robots in your town start behaving oddly. Write a story about what happens next.
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Cosmic Friend
You discover a small, wounded alien creature and decide to take it home. What happens next?
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Leap Year Legislation
A new law states that decisions made on February 29th don’t have legal effect until the next Leap Year.
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Love in Letters
Envision a man and woman courting solely through handwritten letters in the pre-digital era.
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Friendship to Love
In this story, write about friends who realize their feelings for each other on Valentine’s Day.
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My Future Self
If you could send a letter to your future self in 10 years, what would it say? What advice, questions, or aspirations would you include?
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Expedition to Unknown Land
Imagine you and your friends discover an uncharted land. What happens next?
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The Perfect Snowflake
Create a detailed story about catching the perfect snowflake and the journey that follows.
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Savoring Self-Love
Describe five ways in which you’re going to show yourself love and kindness over the next week.
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Personal Pledge to Earth
Write a letter to the Earth, making three promises of how you will take better care of her in the next year.
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Transient Powers
What happens when a superhero’s powers only appear in moments of extreme stress or danger, leaving them powerless in ordinary life?
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Radiation’s Children
Set your story in a world where radiation has triggered unpredictable mutations in the next human generation.
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Celebration of Resolve
Write about a previous resolution and your journey towards achieving it, celebrating your resolve and dedication.
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Escape from an Unseen Menace
The protagonist lives in a society where people disappear mysteriously, and now they suspect they are the next. Every abnormal situation seems to draw them closer to the impending danger, and they have to devise an escape plan.
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Education Evolution
Share your opinion about the evolution of education systems and how it’s preparing or failing the next generation.
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The Future of Rights
In your opinion, what might be the next major step or challenge in advancing human rights across the globe?
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Midnight Transformation
You wake up the next day as a completely different person. Who have you turned into? How does it change your life?
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Whispers of Hidden Love Letters
Create a narrative about a detective who is tasked with finding a long-lost series of love letters that are said to lead to an undisclosed treasure.
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‘Serial Killer Neighbour’
Your next-door neighbour is a seemingly friendly individual, but you suspect they’re a serial killer.
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The Last Breath
Chase a horror story where a mystic proclaims the protagonist will die once they speak their next hundred words.
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Achieving Your Ambitions
Write about an ambition you want to achieve and the steps you will take to do so.
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Imagining the Next Pandemic
Given what has been learned from the handling of COVID-19, describe how you envision the response to the next global pandemic.
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Heroine in Shadows
Craft a narrative centered around Leia’s ability to blend into the background and influence events from the shadows.
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Enchanted Forest Retreat
You find a magical treehouse in a forest near your home. What happens next?
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The A-Z Adventure
Write an adventure tale where each sentence begins with the next letter of the alphabet.
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Post-Easter Reflections
Describe your feelings after your family’s Easter gathering and the thoughts and emotions that lingered.
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Innocent Facade
Write a story wherein a character discovers a horrifying secret about their friendly next-door neighbor.
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A Letter from the Future
Compose a letter you would write to yourself a year from now, on the next December.
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Why College
For this prompt, examine why attending a college is important to you and in what ways you believe it will enhance your life.
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A Bite Into The Future
Project your thoughts about how the future of food might look like in the next century.
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Shadowed Sanity
Write about a detective gradually losing their sanity as they adopt the mindset of a serial killer to solve a series of gruesome murders.
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Solitary Soliloquy
Imagine that you’re having a conversation with a future version of yourself from the end of next year. What would you discuss?
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An Unusual Day at School
Imagine arriving at school, only to discover all the teachers have been replaced by your favourite cartoon characters. What happens next?
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Leprechaun’s Gold
Imagine you’ve found the end of a rainbow and come across a leprechaun’s pot of gold. What happens next?
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Haunted Diary
What if you found an old diary that belonged to a ghost from the haunted house next door?
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Insidious Intentions
In your story, write about a villain whose intentions are not clear at the beginning.
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Dinosaur Discovery
Imagine you found a dinosaur fossil in your backyard. Write about what happens next.
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Birthday Mix-Up
Imagine waking up on your 18th birthday to discover you’ve aged 30 years instead, write about your adventures over the next week.
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One Rose, Multiple Smiles
Imagine a scenario where you buy a single rose and pass it on to various people throughout the day.
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Personal Fitness Goals
Set a fitness goal for yourself for the next six months and devise a step-by-step strategy to achieve it.
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The Halloween Night Switch
Imagine that on Halloween night, you and your pet suddenly swap bodies. Describe the next 24 hours.
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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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Possession in the Manor
Write a story about a small village where every full moon, one villager is chosen to be possessed by a local Manor’s past inhabitant.
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Case of Mistaken Identity
A ghost hunter has been mysteriously targeted by a spirit they have never interacted with; speculate on why they were chosen, and 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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Emerging Technologies: A Future Projection
Predict the technologies that will dramatically impact our lives in the coming year.
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Predicting World Events
Imagine and write about how you think the world will change in the next year.
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Alien Visitors
Imagine if an alien landed in your backyard! Describe the alien and their spaceship, and write a story about what happens next.
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The Hero Next Door
Write a narrative in which a mundane neighbor suddenly turns out to be a superhero, leading to a whirlwind of extraordinary events.
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Human Evolution Hypotheses
Make a hypothesis about how humans might evolve over the next thousand years, and then draw a conclusion based on scientific facts and theories.
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Carnivorous Contemplations
Imagine you are a carnivorous plant, like a Venus flytrap. Share a day in your life.
