21+ ‘unknown’ Writing Prompts
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Shifted Realm
Describe an ordinary person’s day-to-day life after they have been transported into a fantasy world.
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Magical Awakening
What if one day you woke up to discover you possess unimaginable magical abilities?
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Lost in a Unknown Land
Your protagonist finds themselves in a completely strange environment without any knowledge of how they got there.
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Letters From A Stranger
A mysterious set of letters find their way to your protagonist, changing everything they believed.
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The Unknown Past
Incorporate a hidden past for your protagonist that they themselves were unaware of.
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Echoes of The Future
Pick a current, ripe societal or technological trend and project forward, writing a news article set 10 years in the future.
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An Unusual Life
Write about a biography of an unconventional character or someone who lived an unusual lifestyle.
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Exploring Uncharted Historical Territories
Choose a historical period or event that you know little about, do your research and pen an explorative narrative about it, embodying the perspective of a person from that era.
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The Road Not Taken
Imagine an alternate trip where you visited the places you initially planned to skip.
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Surviving in a Post-Apocalyptic World
Write a graphic novel script set in a dystopian world that has survived an unknown apocalypse.
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Stairway to Suspense
Write a story that begins with a character discovering a hidden staircase in their home that they never knew about.
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Jungle Expedition
Describe an expedition through a dense, dangerous jungle in search of a mythical artifact.
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House of Forgotten Whispers
Write about a protagonist inheriting an old, haunted mansion filled with voices only they can hear.
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Vikings Voyage
Engage in a Viking’s first journey across the sea. How does he/she/they feel about leaving home and exploring unknown lands?
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Twilight Town Terror
Write a thriller narrative about a town that experiences unexplainable events every twilight.
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Door to the Unseen Reality
Envision stumbling upon a secret door in your home that leads to a different realm. Where does it lead, and what do you discover there?
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Family Secrets
Explore a secret or unknown aspect of your family history and how discovering it affected you.
