30+ ‘Resource’ Writing Prompts
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Zombie Corporation
Consider a more business-structure hierarchy where there is a CEO-like zombie making decisions, with various tiers of zombies beneath them.
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Farmhouse Fortress
Stranded in an isolated farmhouse, your group braves against the zombie onslaught.
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Last Stand in a Library
As the apocalypse ravages outside, you discover relative safety in an old library jam-packed with both knowledge and danger.
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Scarcity and Survival
Tell the story of scarcity and resource management in a long-term zombie apocalypse.
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Struggling with the Blank Page
Chronicle a time when you confronted a writer’s block, and a writing prompt helped you overcome it.
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Sunscreen War
Imagine a world where sunscreen is akin to a precious gem or an invaluable resource, capable of sparking conflicts.
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Deserted Island Survival
Write a story about a group of people stranded on a deserted island after a shipwreck.
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Inter-dimensional Heroes
Write a story about superheroes from two different dimensions who meet and the conflicts they encounter.
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Colonizing Mars
Assume you are a part of the first team selected to colonize Mars. Write a diary entry detailing a day…
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Abandoned Gas Stations
In a world overrun by zombies, you find an old gas station that might have precious resources.
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The Last Refuge
Earth is no longer liveable, and humanity’s only hope for survival rest on an interstellar ark voyaging to a distant,…
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Alone on a Spaceship
Imagine being the only human left on a spaceship travelling towards an unknown destination. How would you survive?
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Waters of the World
Imagine a world where water is such a scarce resource; it has become the ‘new gold’.
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5. My Imaginary Water-world
Create a water-themed imaginary world with its own unique rules and inhabitants.
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Unlocking Inner Resilience
Identify a personal trait, skill, or resource that you discovered or sharpened this year to overcome a tough situation.
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Vampire Enclaves in Space
Explore a world where resource-hungry vampires established colonies on distant planets to respect a peace treaty with humans.
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Space Colony Conflict
Write a story that explores a conflict, internal or external, within a human colony on a distant planet.
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Earth’s Gifts
Imagine Earth is a store and each natural resource is an item for sale. Describe the ‘store’ and the ‘products’.
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Harmony with Nature
Create a narrative where humans are in complete harmony with the Earth and describe what such a world looks like.
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The Vedas Reimagined
Write a unique, imaginative story inspired by a hymn or creation story from the ancient Indian Vedas.
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Stolen Starters
Imagine waking up to find all the starter pokemon have disappeared from Professor Oak’s lab.
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Pokemon Territorialisim
Pick a Pokemon region and figure out which Pokemon would dominate this area, why, and how this affects the other…
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Melting Polar Paradise
Write about a society that survives on the last piece of untouched land in a world ravaged by global warming.
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Life in the Biosphere
Your community has survived the end of the world in a self-sustaining biosphere. Write about the life within its walls.
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Mystical Metropolises
Imagine a grand city where an unusual or arcane resource is crucial for survival.
