472+ ‘Personality’ Writing Prompts
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The Influential Figures
Write about three people that have influenced your personality and how they impacted you.
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Unraveling Personality Traits
Write about the three personality traits you love and dislike about yourself.
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Exploring Core Values
Write about the five core values that guide your personal and professional decisions.
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Lifelong Companions
Choose six words that best describe you right now and write about why you chose each word.
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Celebration of a Unique Trait
Narrate an incident where your unique personality trait shone through.
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The Chapters of Life
Envision your life as a book, break down the stages into chapters, and write about them.
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Canine vs Feline
Write about why you prefer dogs to cats, or vice versa, and explore what factors feed into this preference.
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Monster Hop
Ideate your perfect Halloween costume and explore what it reflects about your personality.
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Resolution Transformation
Imagine that a certain resolution has completely changed your life. Describe your new self.
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The Transformational Toolbox
Describe the personal tools you’ll leverage to tackle the challenges you might face in your New Year’s resolutions.
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Inversion Inspiration
Instead of identifying something to change or achieve, write about habits or traits you appreciate about yourself and resolve to maintain.
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Playlist Persona
Choose a song that represents each member of your family and explain why you made these choices.
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Mother As My Mirror
Write a letter detailing how your mother reflects your own personality or characteristics.
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Facing the Galactic Emperor
Luke’s confrontation with the Emperor and acceptance of his own Darkness, plays a pivotal role in his journey. Write about facing a personal fear or antagonist and confronting your inner darkness.
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Master-Mentor Ties
Luke’s relationship with Obi-Wan Kenobi is a crucial part of his hero journey. Write about an influential mentor in your life and their impact.
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Exploring Acts of Service
Write a story about a character who expresses their love through acts of service and how it shapes their relationships.
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Through The Hourglass
Write creatively about a typical day in your childhood, detailing your routines, favorite pastimes, and daily encounters.
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The Rise to Power
Consider a well-loved character who slowly descends into villainy due to power or circumstance.
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Theme Park Love Story
In an unusual series of events, two theme park mascots fall in love. Craft a humorous romance out of their unique circumstances.
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Duck, Dodge, and Dance
Write about a staid dodgeball game that suddenly turns into a spontaneous dance competition.
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Character-defining Experiences
Write about a significant event that shaped your personality or influenced your perspective.
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Revisiting Personal Triumphs
Reflect on an achievement that you are really proud of and share the journey towards it.
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Teacher Traits
Think about your favorite 5th grade teacher and write about what makes them so special to you.
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Childhood Heroes
List some of your childhood heroes, imaginary or real, and explain why you admired them.
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Unfamiliar Reflection
Write a story where the protagonist wakes up finding out they’ve become a person they don’t recognize.
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Exploring Solitude
Write about a time when you chose to be alone and what you discovered about yourself.
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In Your Hero’s Shoes
Write about a day in the life of your role model.
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In My Shoes
Describe a day in your life from the perspective of your shoes.
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Magical Friend from Mars
Write your own imaginary story about a mysterious friend from Mars who visits you in your dreams.
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Gradual Transformation
Create a multi-year narrative detailing the gradual transformation of an immature child into a responsible adult.
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Trail of Memories
Pen a narrative of a middle-aged individual reminiscing on their significant youth experiences that contributed to their personal development.
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Bands of Friendship
Recount the story of how you met your best friend and the adventures you’ve had together.
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Hidden Tsarina
Create a diary entry of an anonymous tsarina who is hiding from the impending revolution.
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Eternal Companion
Imagine an AI designed to replicate human emotion and companionship, becoming a lifelong companion to its assigned human.
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The Ultimate Superpower
If you could have any superpower, what would it be and what would you do with it?
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Amusing Aliens
Write a story where you and your best friend discover an alien living in your backyard.
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Shape-shifting Shadows
If your shadow could take any form or object, what would it morph into and why?
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Gratitude for Self
Write about an aspect of your personality or an achievement for which you feel genuinely proud.
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Creating a Character
Think about a unique, fictional character and describe their life, personality, and struggles.
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Nightmarish Doppelgänger
Your protagonist begins to see an exact, yet clearly more sinister, version of themselves.
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Monster Under the Bed
Think you have a monster under your bed? Describe this creature and the nocturnal antics it gets up to.
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Forgotten Inventors
Choose an underrated inventor from history and argue why their contribution should be more recognized.
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Hero’s Dark Secret
Write a story where the hero of your fantasy world harbors a dark secret that could destroy everything they fight for.
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Jack-o’-lantern’s Soul
Imagine a world where every carved pumpkin takes on a personality reflective of its carver that only comes to life on Halloween.
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Reflections of the Self
Narrate a story where the protagonist finds a mirror that doesn’t reflect their physical appearance but reveals their darkest personality traits physically.
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Crossing Paths with Characters
Pen a review of a book focusing on the personalities and traits of the book’s key characters.
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Class Clown Chronicles
Write a tale about your school’s class clown and the hilarity they brought to the classroom.
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Comic Book Craze
You’ve been asked to write a new comic book. Describe the main characters, plot, and special powers of the protagonist.
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From Benevolence to Malevolence
Imagine a philanthropic character who steadily transforms into an antagonistic personality due to a greedy, exploitative system.
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The Trusty Sidekick
Imagine having a sidekick, either human or animal. Write about who they are, their relationship with you, and the adventures you have.
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Born on the 4th of July
Write a story about a character born on the Fourth of July and explore how this coincidence shapes his/her life.
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Culinary School for Taste Buds
Imagine your taste buds go to a culinary school to become experts. Write about their experience.
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Pretend Picnic Adventure
Describe a picnic that you would like to have, detailing all the foods you would bring.
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Culinary Craftsman
Imagine being a chef for a day, creating your own unique dish. Describe the process and final result.
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Ghosts of Lovers Past
Imagine a person traveling through a zombie-infested world with the AI echo of their deceased partner.
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Tale of a Gadget
Write a story about a gadget that suddenly gains a consciousness and what happens thereafter.
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Autumn Dragon’s Tale
Imagine a world where the transition to winter is controlled by dragons. Write a captivating story about the November Dragon’s task and challenges.
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Building a Fairy House
Write about building a fairy house in an enchanted forest and the fairy who comes to live in it.
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Living Room Chronicles
Describe a typical evening at home with your family. What are the interactions, routines and emotions that occur?
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Wicked Royals & Dwarves Unite
Imagine a scenario where the Evil Queen from “Snow White” and Rumpelstiltskin team up for a common cause.
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A Letter to My Past Self
Write a letter to you from five years ago, describing what you’ve learned and how you’ve changed.
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The Power of Perseverance
Write about an individual who has inspired you through their resilience and perseverance.
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Character Armor
Do you have any personality traits that you consider to be your ‘armor’? Describe them and explain why they make you feel strong or protected.
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The Masks We Wear
Create a narrative where a character consciously switches between different ‘faces’ for different situations.
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Journey into Colors
Draw a picture of an imaginary friend and use words to describe all the colors you’ve used to bring them to life.
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The Influential Figure
Reflect on a person who has had a significant impact on your life and character.
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Tech Alter Ego
Imagine you could invent a robot version of yourself and list all the features it would have.
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Character Development
Write a short story focusing on the transformation of a character from a dastardly villain to a beloved hero.
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Bardo Phase
The Tibetan concept of Bardo refers to an intermediate state after death and before rebirth. Write a narrative exploring this transitory phase.