115+ ‘Storm’ Writing Prompts
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Stormy Epiphanies
Write about a moment of revelation or profound understanding that comes to you during a thunderstorm.
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Unheard Stories Behind the Stage
Describe the exhilaration of performing on stage in a school play or band concert.
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Exciting Storm Stories
Imagine you’re in the middle of an exciting and loud thunderstorm. Write a story about what you see, hear, and feel.
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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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Heart of Winter
Write a short narrative centered on a crucial event that takes place in the heart of a February snowstorm.
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Snowstorm Farewell
Write about a couple who breaks up during a snowstorm, and how it reflects their relationship.
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Surviving the Blizzard
Engage in a creative writing exercise imagining getting stuck in a winter storm while trekking and how you survive.
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Frozen Fear
Write a story about someone who gets lost during a furious winter snowstorm, and happens upon a seemingly abandoned winter camp.
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Winter Wonderment
Describe the feeling of watching a snowstorm through your cottage window while holding a steamy mug of hot drink.
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Imagery of the Storm
Incorporate vivid and intense descriptions of a storm into a crucial moment of your story.
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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 and its journey.
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Riding the Emotional Wave
Transcribe your emotions into stanzas, beginning with the initial pain and ending with peace or acceptance.
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Stranded in the Storm
Narrate a situation where two strangers are obliged to seek shelter together from a turbulent storm.
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A Blizzard of Emotions
Describe a situation filled with emotional turmoil, using a winter storm as a metaphor.
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Storm of Emotions
Imagine you are an astronaut observing a thunderstorm from space. Capture the emotions this scene invokes within you.
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Parallel Universe Passion
Pen a story about two lovers who meet in a parallel universe where emotions are considered a disease.
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Shower of Renewal
Write about a time when a difficult situation or event in your life was followed by a period of refreshing, renewing rain.
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Solitude in the Blizzard
Write about someone stranded in a massive blizzard, their thoughts, and their struggle for survival.
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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 a western frontier town.
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My Favourite Planet
Pick your favourite planet in the solar system and describe what you love about it.
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The Eye of the Hurricane
Envision being in the audience of Earth’s most destructive drama – the eye of a hurricane.
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Tornado Tangle
Write from the perspective of a tornado chaser who finds themselves stranded in a storm.
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The Hour Before
Compose a narrative from the perspective of a Hawaiian resident in the hour before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Blizzard Betrayal
Pen a story about a criminal who escapes a maximum-security prison during a severe winter storm.
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Ghost Town Echoes
Create a story inspired by a silent small town occupied by the approaching enemy army.
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November Weather Wonders
Write about a specific memory of weather in November that had an impact on you.
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Storms Within
Write about a tumultuous emotional experience where the emotions felt like a fierce storm.
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Eye of the Storm
Imagine being stuck in the middle of a storm and describe your surroundings in great detail.
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Shelter From The Storm
Narrate an experience when you had to seek shade or shelter during a summer storm.
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Operation Undead Storm
Write about an elite military unit tasked with the mission to infiltrate a city overrun by zombies.
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Eye of The Storm: Overcoming Big Hurdles
Reflect on a significant challenge you faced and overcame this year, and how this changed your outlook.
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Calm Before the Storm
Write about the serene, peaceful quiet before a storm during an atmospheric November evening. Discuss the sense of calm and anticipation.
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Daywalker’s Dilemma
Explore a story where a vampire-human couple needs to confront and overcome societal prejudices and norms to defend their marriage.
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Weathering Storms
Use a recurring storm as a metaphor to represent the turmoil in a character’s life.
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The Blizzard’s Secret Message
Imagine a blizzard that communicates a specific message or prophecy to a small, snowed-in town.
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Whispers of a Coming Storm
Describe a seemingly insignificant moment that subtly hints at a major upcoming conflict in your story.
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Eerie Silence
Write about the unsettling calmness in the first hours before the zombie apocalypse erupts.
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Great Storm of 1987
Detail your experience surviving the Great Storm of 1987 that occurred in Southeast England in mid-October.
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Living Backwards
Write a story where the protagonist starts as a retiree and progressively gets younger every day.
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Rainbow after the Rain
Write a story about the completion of something difficult and the joy that followed.
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Piercing the Veil of Metaphor
Write about an inanimate object that played a symbolic role in defining the climax of a dramatic tale.
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Nature’s Echoes
Write an account of a character experiencing personal conflict mirrored by an unfolding natural event.
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Living in the Eye of the Storm
Imagine living in a world where whirlwinds are a daily occurrence. What are the challenges, adaptations, and surprising benefits?
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Storm on the Horizon
Create a tale set at the brink of the Dust Bowl era, revealing the changes in the environment and people’s mindset.
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The Storm’s Symphony
Describe a stormy night without using visual cues – focus only on sounds, smells, and touch.
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Life After The Storm
Write about the calm and changes in the atmosphere once a summer storm has passed.
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Powerless In The Storm
Write about a time where you were caught in a severe summer storm and lost all power.
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Childhood Fears
Write about a time you were caught in a summer storm as a child, and detail the fear or fascination that you felt.
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The Distant Lighthouse
Create a story about a lighthouse keeper, who, during a fierce storm, spots a ship on a collision course with nearby rocky cliffs.
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Shipwrecked
Write about a group of friends who get shipwrecked on an isolated island due to a storm.
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Window Weather-Gazing
Describe what you see and feel as you watch a harsh winter storm through your warm indoor window.
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White Noise Alarm
Create a story focusing on the sudden silence that falls just before unimaginable horror unfolds.
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The Revelation Rain
Develop a character who undergoes a major personal revelation during a heavy rainstorm.
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Impact of a Forecast
Write about a time when a weather forecast drastically influenced your plans or experiences.
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April Showers Bring May Flowers
Write a fairy tale centered around an unexpected hero who must journey through a month-long storm to bring forth a vital bloom.
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Savoring Silence
Describe an experience of a quiet Christmas Eve, just before the world wakes to the excitement of the holiday.
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Surviving the Blizzard
Write a personal essay about an experience of being caught in a severe winter storm or blizzard.
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Heart of the Hurricane
Create a narrative about a group of sailors who must navigate their ship through a deadly storm.
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Lost to the Baltic
Pen a survival story of a Viking crew stranded in freezing waters after a strong storm destroys their ship.
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Unexpected Storm
Recount an experience of being caught in a sudden storm while on the fishing boat with your friends.
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Crisis on a Research Vessel
Recount a critical incident on an Environmental Research Vessel that puts its mission at jeopardy.
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Weathering the Storm
Write about a ship captain leading their crew through a life-threatening storm.
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Navigating the Oceanic Unknown
Write a thrilling narrative about an unexpected adventure that unfolds while cruising aboard a luxury yacht.
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Calm in the Storm
Write about a time when you helped someone overcome a fear or when someone helped you face your fears.
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Growing Sturdy through Storms
Narrrate a scenario which felt like a ‘reckoning storm’ and how you stood tall through it all.
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Sailing through the Storm
Write about the top three personal strengths that helped you navigate through tough times.
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Taming the Storm
Write a letter to your future self in a moment of stress or anxiety, focusing on words of comfort and reassurance.
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Roots of Resilience
Reflect on a time you overcame a significant adversity and detail how you grew stronger.
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Your Future Brighter Self
Imagine and write a letter from your future self, detailing how you’ve overcome your depressive thoughts in that brighter timeline.
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Beacon in the Storm
Imagine a difficult time in your life as a storm. Describe the storm from its onset, how you weathered it, and then the clearing skies that followed.
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Navigating Life’s Storms
Describe a challenging situation in your life, and detail how you navigated through it.
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Post-Depression Reflections
Reflect on your feelings and emotions once a depressive episode has ended.
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Weathering the Storm
Write about a particularly challenging episode of depression and how you navigated through it.
