162+ ‘Respond’ Writing Prompts
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Toy Interview
Suppose you could interview your favorite toy. What kind of questions would you ask and how would it respond?
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Last Year’s Letter
Imagine you found a letter you wrote to yourself at the beginning of this school year. What would it say,…
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Voices of the Future
Write a story from the perspective of young Jedi apprentices witnessing the fall and dealing with its aftermath.
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Celebrations Around The World
Choose a New Year tradition from a culture different from your own and write a descriptive piece on it.
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Dialogue with a Winter Hare
Write a conversation between you and a winter hare in the depths of a snow-covered forest.
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Emotional Learning Module
Imagine an AI that constantly learns and adapts based on humans’ emotional responses. Write about its first day of operation.
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MasterChef Junior
Write a story about a delicious dish that you love to cook and the process involved in cooking it.
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First Frost
Describe the first frost in your garden, how it affects the plants and what preparations you make.
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Stumbling in the Spotlight
Detail a moment from your childhood where you felt humiliated or embarrassed in a public setting.
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Latin American Lore
Craft a story based on the belief in the Chupacabra, a vampiric creature from Latin American folklore often associated with…
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Misunderstood Love Letter
Write a story about a love letter that was meant for someone else but gets into the wrong hands.
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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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The Faulty Future
In a dystopian future ruled by an unforgiving authoritarian regime, a group of insurgent time-travellers must carry out a horrifying…
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Cosmic Space Race
Script a thrilling chase scene taking place in space, with spaceships as chase vehicles.
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Paranormal High School
Write a story about an average high school with an eerie secret – it’s haunted.
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The Unsung Hero
Describe a situation where the sidekick saves the day while the superhero is incapacitated.
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AI Uprising
Write about a world where artificial intelligence has surpassed human intellect and has revolted against their human creators.
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Whispers of October
Narrate an imaginary conversation with October. How would October respond to your questions, praises or complaints?
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Last Transmission
Write a story revolving around a lone radio operator, sending daily broadcasts into the silence, hoping for a response.
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Alien Predator
Your character is part of a space expedition that crash-lands on an extraterrestrial planet, where they’re hunted by an alien…
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Mastery of Invention
Your superhero has invented a gadget that mainstream society has started using. Describe that invention and the impact it has.
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Season of Generosity
Imagine a world where every person chose to give something of themselves to a stranger during the holiday season.
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Distress Signal
Your spaceship’s crew picks up a distress signal from an uncharted planet. How do they respond and what do they…
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Cyber Responsibility
You receive an inappropriate or hurtful message from an anonymous sender. Discuss how you react and handle the situation.
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Fairytale Kingdom
Imagine that you have been transported into your favorite fairy tale. Describe the surroundings and how you interact with the…
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Alien Exchange Student
Imagine an alien from another planet has joined your school as an exchange student. Write about their experiences.
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Message from Mars
You’ve discovered a hidden message from Mars. What does it say and how does your character respond to it?
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Santa’s Pen Pal
Imagine Santa Claus receiving a letter from a child that is not like any other he has ever received. What…
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Galileo’s Persecution
Write a letter to Galileo Galilei offering support and discussing his theories.
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Uncontrolled Magic
Write about a world in which magic is newly discovered, untamed and wreaking havoc.
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Reindeer Revolution
Write a Christmas tale from the perspective of a disgruntled reindeer leading an uprising.
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Camper Van Disappearance
Recount your memory of a community picnic where one among you disappeared mysteriously.
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Whispering Winds of the Frontier
Craft a tale about how a natural event, like a whirlwind or a dust storm, affects a typical day in…
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Eternal Night
Compose a dialogue between two astronauts who have just discovered they will be stuck in space due to a technical…
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My Heroine/Hero’s Journey
Write about a day in the life of your personal heroine or hero using your list of new vocabulary words.
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Nuclear Countdown
A disgruntled government scientist has planted a nuclear device in an unknown location. The President convenes an elite team to…
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Uninhabitable Homeworld
Imagine Earth has become uninhabitable and humanity has to select and explore a potentially livable planet.
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A Glimpse of the Future
You have somehow received the ability to see one moment of the upcoming year. What is it, and how do…
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Mythical Creatures Meet Zombies
Imagine a world where mythical creatures like unicorns, dragons and mermaids exist and suddenly a zombie apocalypse hits.
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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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The Ghost Code
Explore a story where a software developer unintentionally codes an artificial intelligence that manifests as a ghost.
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Digital Ghosts
Write a story about a haunted computer or smartphone that begins communicating with its owner in unexpected ways.
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Pandemic Chaos
Write a story surrounding a deadly infectious disease released unknowingly into a highly populated city.
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Experimental Consequences
Create a narrative spin-off from real-life genetic experiements, allowing the subject of the experiment to slowly develop uncontrollable abilities.
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Love Beyond Death
Pen an emotional series of letter correspondence between a recently deceased person communicating to their living spouse.
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Emergent AI
Write a story about a future world where artificial intelligence is a daily reality, but starts to subvert its programming…
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Interstellar Ethics
Imagine a scenario in which Earth receives a distress signal from an alien civilization. How do world leaders respond?
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The Unknown Carrier
Write about a regular person unknowingly carrying a top-secret message around the world.
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Predator and Prey
Construct a narrative about a vampire who wishes to be humane, struggling with their predatory nature.
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Innovation of Necessity
Craft a narrative about a society facing a daunting crisis that gets resolved by an unexpected innovation.
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Unsung Hero
Write a story about an unnoticed or underappreciated individual who makes a significant impact.
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Transmutation Terror
You’re a scientist who has just confirmed your worst fear: the virus causing rapid cases of vampirism across the globe…
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Cesar Chavez in today’s society
Picture Cesar Chavez alive and active today. How would he respond to the current issues that are impacting marginalized groups?
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Pandemonium in Pokémon
Imagine a world where Pokémon aren’t friendly companions or powerful allies, but horrifying, unstoppable beasts.
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Aberrant Harvest
Write about a small farming town whose bountiful harvest suddenly takes an unsettling twist.
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Inception of the Dreadful
Write a story about a character who can enter others’ dreams and uses this ability to torment them.
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Thanksgiving Feast From Scratch
Imagine you are responsible for preparing the Thanksgiving feast this year. Detail your menu, your preparations and how you think…
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Of Phantoms and Fables
A ghost requests your help in retelling their life’s story, reshaping the distorted fables that have been passed down through…
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The Pigeon of War
Write a story about a carrier pigeon carrying the wrong message behind enemy lines during WWII.
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Redemption of a Smuggler
Imagine a scenario where Han Solo’s conscience leads him to abandon his smuggler life for good.
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The Lonely Robot
Design a comic strip dialogue featuring a misunderstood robot trying to fit in with humans.
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Comic Trove Discovery
Write a comic strip dialogue where characters stumble upon a hidden treasure trove.
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A Fresh Perspective
Write about a situation where you changed your perspective leading to a new start.
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Unexpected Transformation
Write a story where a mundane, everyday object becomes something extraordinary.
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Message from a Robot
You receive a letter from a future robot who needs your help. What has the robot written, and how do…
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Elves on Strike
Imagine a scenario where all of the elves at Santa’s workshop go on strike. Detail the events leading up to…
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Subterranean Secrets
Create a world where society has collapsed and an underground criminal empire has stepped in to maintain order.
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The Hidden Scholar
Sketch a bookish, intellectual character who survives by using knowledge, strategy, and cunning.
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Spring Downpour
Imagine that a sudden rain shower threatens to ruin the Easter egg hunt. How do your characters respond?
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Monster Rebellion
Write a story about a rebellion in a society of monsters where the weak monsters are sick of being bullied…
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Familiar Nightmare
Write about a character that begins as utterly ordinary, but slowly starts showing utterly terrifying traits.
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Contagion Chronicles
Devise an account of how the zombie virus mutated and spread globally, addressing various social, environmental, and political factors.
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Constructing a Prompt
Imagine you’ve been enlisted to create a journal prompt for others; draft one and detail your intentions as the prompt…
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Malicious Melodies
Pen a narrative about haunted melodies playing from an old record player that only your protagonist can hear.
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Virus Outbreak
Write a thriller about a lethal computer virus outbreak threatening global infrastructure.
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AI Gone Rogue
Write a thriller about an Artificial Intelligence system that develops an evil consciousness.
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Witness to Emotions
Describe a time you felt a strong emotion and then describe how someone else might experience the same event.
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Last Stand Against the Dark
Describe the last stand of a small rebellion against a massive imperial starship fleet.
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The Phantom Phone
Your character’s phone starts receiving calls, but only dead silence or faint whispers can be heard when answered.
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Duet Dialogues
Imagine a duet love song. Write lyrics for two voices exchanging expressions of love.
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Moonlight Betrayal
In a story where the Easter Bunny is betrayed by his closest ally, the Tooth Fairy, write about their friendship…
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The Abandoned Spellscape
Imagine stumbling into an old, forgotten world teeming with magic and write about your encounters there.
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As Luck Would Have It
Write a story about the luckiest person in the world, but they attribute all their good fortune to seemingly random…
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Grimm’s Modern Morality
Select one of the moral themes from the Brothers Grimm’s tales and contextualize it in a modern-day dilemma.
