28+ ‘These Dreams’ Writing Prompts
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Forgotten Whispers
Write about dreams you had as a young child that eventually got lost or forgotten.
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Haunting Nightmares
Dive into the emotions and implications of a nightmare that has significant emotional impact.
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Fantastic Future
Imagine you can see into the future. Write a detailed story about what your life looks like 10 years from…
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Your Future Self
Write a letter to your future self focusing on your academic and personal goals. Consider the role of writing in…
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Echoes of a Forgotten Battle
Write a story where an aged superhero starts reliving their most defining battles in their dreams.
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Dream Diary
For a week, keep track of your dreams and write detailed narratives about them each morning.
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Unwritten Childhood Dreams
Recreate the list of Things I Want to Be When I Grow Up that you wrote as a child.
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Surrealist Dreams
Write a narrative about a dream you once had – emphasize the ambiguous and irrational elements.
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Dream Journey
Write about a person experiencing vivid, eerie dreams that appear to transport them to an unknown nightmare realm.
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Financial Wish List
List down everything you’d love to do if money was no obstacle. Then, identify their costs and ways you could…
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Message from the Inner Self
Recall a specific moment when you wholeheartedly believed you could be anything you wanted to become – then write about…
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Letters from Future
Write a letter from your current self to your younger self, detailing about your dream and how you pursued it.
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Nightmarish Message
Write about a character who starts to receive horrifying messages in their dreams.
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Eevee’s Dreams
Narrate a series of slumbering adventures experienced by Eevee – a Pokemon known for evolving into various forms depending on…
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Dreams of a Spectral Sweetheart
Create a narrative where a character experiences romantic dreams featuring a ghost, but these dreams start affecting their waking life.
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The Nightmare in the Fade
Write about a Grey Warden becoming trapped in the Fade, a realm of dreams and fears.
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Decoding Dreams
Write about a recurring dream or nightmare you’ve had, that you feel is linked to your experience of abuse.
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Frame the Nightmare
Describe a recurring nightmare or anxiety dream, and attempt to interpret its possible meanings.
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The Recurring Dream
Write about a person whose dreams are in fact glimpses into multiple parallel realities.
