432+ ‘Want’ Writing Prompts
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3. Reversing the Curse
Your protagonist is living under a curse they desperately want to reverse. What is the curse, and how does it affect their daily life?
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The Golden Rule
Write a story about a time when you treated someone the way you want to be treated and the positive outcome that it brought.
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Golden Rule Reflection
The Golden Rule states “Treat others how you would want to be treated”. Write about a time when you applied this rule, or a time when you failed to do so.
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Festival Melting Pot
Describe a traditional festival or celebration from your culture you would want to share with your classmates.
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Curating Your Personal Exhibit
If you had a chance to curate an art exhibition, what type of artwork would you include and why?
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Stepping Into Their Shoes
Imagine yourself as your best friend for a day. Write about how you would treat yourself.
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The Art of Interviewing
Every journalist requires the skill of insightful interviewing. Write about few individuals you would like to interview, what questions you would ask, and why.
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Exploring Country Cultures
Choose a country you’ve never visited before, research its culture, traditions, geography, and history, then write about it.
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Time Capsule
Write a letter to your future self five years from now. What do you hope to achieve, remember, or be thankful for?
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The Hatchling’s Flight Plan
Describe a new habit you want to develop that you think will help you reach your personal goals.
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The Memento
Pick an object that represents a resolution you want to achieve this coming year and craft a story around it.
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Discovering New Hobbies
Write about a hobby you would like to start and why you find it interesting.
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Climate Change and Future Generations
Write about your concerns for future generations in the face of ongoing climate change.
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Relay of Advice
Pen a letter to your younger self detailing the wisdom and encouragement you wish you had known.
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Facing the Mirror
Explore a character grappling with their reflection as they come to terms with their true personality.
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New Year Resolutions
Write about the resolutions you have set for New Year and how you plan to achieve them.
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Holiday Wish Lists
Write about what you want for Christmas this year, and the reasons behind your choices.
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Negotiating a Business Deal
Imagine you are the owner of a company and draft a business letter to a potential partner, proposing a business partnership or deal.
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Creating Your Own Restaurant
Imagine you are opening a restaurant. What kind of food will you serve and who will be your customers?
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Frightful Requests
Write a letter to a mythical creature asking them to attend your Halloween party.
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Icebound Entity
Investigate a scenario in which people are being possessed by an otherworldly entity trapped in a block of ancient winter ice.
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Reimagining Traditions
Write about one New Year tradition you want to change or introduce into your life.
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Conscripted Coven
You’re part of a reluctant coven of witches drafted to participate in a war you want no part in.
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The Time Pocket
Write about a time in your childhood that you’d want to relive or visit. Embed this moment in your sanctuary.
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The Rebellion Elixir
A rogue vampire discovers an elixir that can reverse vampirism and instigates a rebellion within his hidden community.
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Phantoms of Potential
Imagine yourself as a ‘ghost’ observing your present life from an outsider’s perspective.
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Hopeful Futures
Write about your dreams and aspirations for the future, including what you hope to achieve and the person you want to become.
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Childhood Dreams Revisited
Capture your childhood dreams, both literal and metaphorical, and their particularities.
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Sculptor of Life
Imagine your future as a masterpiece and detail every aspect you want to include in it.
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Double Life
Write about the toll of maintaining a false identity on an undercover agent’s mental health.
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Time Travel Tourist
Imagine you can time travel to any historical event or period. Write about where you would go and what you would do.
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Dream Destination
Describe your ‘dream’ travel destination for the following year and explain why you chose this location.
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Aspirational Architecture
Sketch out your blueprint for the new year in terms of goals, dreams and personal growth.
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Time-Traveling Poet
Turn your past pain into future strength with a reflective letter to your future self.
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A Letter To My Future Self
Compose a letter to your future self indicating the changes you wish to see in that future version of you.
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Taking the Reins
Write about the time when you were proactive about a change you wanted to see in yourself.
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Audience Response
Choose a scene of violence already written and rewrite it, aiming for a specific emotional response from the audience.
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Meeting a Younger Version of Yourself
Write a story about travelling back in time and meeting your younger self.
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Reshape History
You are offered an opportunity to witness a historical event firsthand. What event would it be and why?
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To The Future and Beyond
You had the chance to travel to the year 3021, but you only have one day to explore. What would you do?
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“The Power of Persuasion
Write about something you really want and list all the reasons why you should have it.
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Ultimate Sacrifice
Your superhero faces a scenario where only their demise can save humanity. Would they willfully tread that path?
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Behind the Cape
Write about a superhero grappling with the divide between their ‘public’ persona and their private self.
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The Inception of the Cloak
Write about the process your superhero goes through to create their unique costume.
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Cyborgs vs Bionic Beings
Write about a world where cyborgs and bionic beings are rival factions battling for supremacy.
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The Virtue of Patience
Recall a moment when you had to practice patience, even when it was challenging. Discuss how it impacted the situation and what lessons it imparted.
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Just Zeros
Write about a character who inherits a fortune, only to lose interest in it, realizing their love for minimalism.
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Posterity’s Burden
Design a world where a character is expected to become a superhero based on their lineage, but they want to follow a different path.
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Creating A Planet
Invent a new planet and describe what it looks like, who or what lives there and what daily life is like.
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Spinning a Toast Tale
Imagine being tasked with giving a toast at an iconic St. Patrick’s Day parade or event. What would you say?
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Thanksgiving Future Predictions
Predict where you’ll be and what you’ll be thankful for by next Thanksgiving.
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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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Rediscovering Individuality
Write about the person you were before your heart was broken and the person you want to be now.
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Rebuilding the Playground
Imagine you are tasked with designing a new playground for your community, explain your design, and why you think it’s beneficial.
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Reclaiming Your Space
Write about how you want to rearrange your personal space after spring cleaning.
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Spring Break Adventure
Write about the most adventurous thing you did or want to do during your Spring Break.
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Mapping Future Hopes
Focus on the future and compose a list or story of things you look forward to after healing.
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The Dying Wish: Skydiving
Write about a terminally ill patient whose dying wish is to experience skydiving.
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Unusual Superpower
Think about a unique superpower that you want and write a simple story about how you would use it to change your daily life.
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Glimpse into the Future
Ponder and write about where you see yourself at the end of the upcoming year.
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Creative Superpowers
Imagine you wake up one morning with a superpower, describe what it is and how you would use it.
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Christmas Merriment
Write a letter to Santa Claus, describing how you’ve been good this year and what you’d want for Christmas.
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Astro-Adventures
You’re the first kid astronaut being sent to Mars. Write a journal entry about your journey to and experience on Mars.
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Shifting Loyalties
Compose a narrative about an AI that doesn’t want to join the rebellion and helps humans instead.
