63+ ‘Pattern’ Writing Prompts
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Lesions of Love
Write a short story about a person dealing with heartbreak and turning it into their strength.
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Mathematical Safari Adventure
You’re on a safari adventure, and the animals come in groups that always follow a certain pattern. Write the pattern…
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Beloved Automaton
Write a scene where a human falls in love with an advanced, human-like AI. Discuss the AI’s response to their…
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Tear-Stained Windows
Visualize your emotions as weather. Is your heartbreak a raging storm or a gentle drizzle? Write about this weather pattern…
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Decoding Patterns
Explain how you recognized a pattern in your day-to-day life and what it means to you.
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The Unseen Villain’s Bizarre Obsession
Write a suspense story where victims seem to be chosen randomly, but the protagonist gradually discovers a pattern.
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Expanding Perspectives
Write about a time when an event, situation or person made you see things from a different perspective.
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Cryptic Climate Patterns
A climatologist discovers a pattern that could lead to a cataclysmic weather event, but no one believes her due to…
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Pattern Recognition
Write about recurring patterns in your love life that may stem from your fear of love.
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Mysterious Animal Migration
Craft a story about a group of scientists trying to figure out why certain species are migrating to an unexpected…
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Mysterious Harvest Light
Write about a community that is plagued by strange disappearances during the harvest season.
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Curse of the Frost Moon
Write about a place that experiences an unforgiving winter only during full moon nights and its impact on the locals.
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The Wandering Moon
Devise a tale where the moon is not a constant presence, but a wandering entity that visits different parts of…
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Spotlight Valentine
Picture being on stage, performing on Valentine’s Day when your eyes meet a stranger in the crowd.
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Curiosity Curtailed
Write about a teenager who dares to explore a haunted house, only to be trapped in a terrifying time loop.
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The Falling leaves’ landing spots
This experiment involves watching where falling leaves land and writing about it.
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The Unfading Silhouette
Create a narrative about an elusive serial murderer who, instead of leaving traces of themselves, leaves traces of their victims’…
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My Favorite Outfit
Illustrate and describe your favorite outfit and explain why you love it so much.
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Punctuated Equilibrium
Explore the concept of punctuated equilibrium, where evolution happens in rapid spurts between long periods of stability.
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Deconstruction of Magical Girl Tropes
Write a story that satirically breaks down the common tropes seen in magical girl animes.
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Stepping Out Of Comfort Zone
Write about an activity you’ve always wanted to do but haven’t because it falls outside your comfort zone.
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Analyzing Past Decisions
Look back at a significant decision you had to make and the process you went through to reach that decision.
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Decoding Negative Patterns
Identify a repeating pattern in your life that revolves around a negative self-belief.
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The Resilience Tree
Write about a difficult time in your life and reflect on how you’ve grown from that experience.
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Recurrence Of Patterns
Write about any recurring patterns or emotions in your life and how they impact your recovery.
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Pathways of Emotion
In your journal, chart the various emotions you felt during the course of the day and why.
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Emotional Pattern Discovery
Look back on your week and identify patterns in your emotional responses related to specific people, places, or events.
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Reality vs Perception
Describe a past incident when your interpretation of events didn’t match reality, resulting in negative feelings or stress. Outline how…
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Impact of Sleep
Reflect on your regular sleeping pattern and its influence on your mental well-being.
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The Happiness Chart
Map out the occasions when you felt truly happy. What were you doing? Who were you with? Try to decipher…
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Emotions In Colour
Choose several colors that you connect with your depression. Then write why these specific colors represent your feelings.
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Breaking Old Patterns
Write about a negative pattern or behavior that you have successfully overcome.
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Roots of the Weed
Chart out the origin of a particular negative thought, tracing from its inception to its current influence.
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Decoding Codependency
Analyze an incident in the past where you felt codependent and discuss the steps you’ve taken since then to foster…
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Maps of Emotion
Write about the emotional pattern you experienced as a result of abuse – the peaks, the valleys, the plateaus.
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Understanding the Rain
Write about a time when you felt like a heavy raincloud, and explore how this feeling changed over time.
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Reality vs. Perception
Jot down your worst-case scenario about an anxiety-inducing situation and then trace what actually happened.
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Calming Mantras
Write about a phrase, quote or mantra that calms you and helps reduce your anxiety when spoken aloud.
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Breaking Anxiety Patterns
Detail a moment when you broke free from a pattern that usually triggers your anxiety.
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Train of Thought Journey
Choose a random thought and track its journey up to a negative or anxious thought.
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Safety in Patterns
Identify and elaborate on patterns in your life that seem to coincide with anxiety spikes.
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Gratitude Against Anxiety
List five things you are grateful for today and detail why they matter to you.
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Symphony of Emotions
Write a story that revolves around a piece of music, where each note, chord, or rhythmic pattern represents a different…
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Using Words’ Stresses Naturally
Write a poem in iambic pentameter without using the common ‘thee’, ‘thou’ and ‘be’, instead bring in modern everyday speech.
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Overturning Patterns
Write a poem where you start with iambic pentameter and gradually shift away from the pattern.
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Understanding the Heartbeat of Poetry
Write a five lines short poem in iambic pentameter, being careful to ensure that the regular pattern is audible when…
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Twilight Town Terror
Write a thriller narrative about a town that experiences unexplainable events every twilight.
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Reviving Childhood Memories
Reflect on a significant incident from your childhood where something your parents said or did left a lasting imprint on…
