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As a writer, your worst enemy is a blank page and no idea what to write about.

For many writers the beginning is the worst part of writing becauseit is the most painful and s l o o o w w w.

Sometimes, we all just need a little push in the right direction, a trigger to get the creative juices flowing again.

This is where writing prompts could bemost useful!

Why use Writing Prompts?

1writing prompts increase creativityI write for 10-15 minutes without judgement. In effect, it shatters my inhibitions and doubts. It makes me less timid and more adventurous with my writing.


2writing prompts exercise imagination One of the benefits of writing prompts is that they stretch your imagination. Just one word can spawn an infinite number of story ideas in a matter of seconds.


3writing prompts increase rate of practice I find it essential to write everyday even if it’s just for a few minutes. Exposing yourself to this pattern of behavior can help you build the writing habit, and you will find it becomes easier to write the more you do it.


4writing prompts save time The great thing about writing prompts is they allow you to skip thinking about what to write during practice. You can just write whatever random topic you get.


5writing promptshelp you learnmore about yourselfWriting prompts force you to question old opinions, standards, and beliefs from our culture. Writing prompts can help you to ask why the things are the way they are, and what if they are not the way they seem?

Not sure if writing prompts will work for you?

If you’re still not sure using a writing prompt would be good for you, that’s great!

If you’re immediate reaction to a prompt is “that’s just senseless” or “who would ever write about that?” that’s wonderful.

Now you have something to write about. Write about everything that’s wrong with it and why it’s absurd.

You just found your first writing prompt!

Here are writing prompts over 35to help you get started writing a fresh story right now.

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1 Your main character is a mobile phone.

The story should be about the various

things it sees and observes, about how

it’s being interacted with. Give it a

personality that you think is most

suitable for a perceptive mobile device.

fiction

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you started

2 You’re a regular office clerk who just

discovered that your company is

brainwashing its employees.

The goal of the company is menacing.

fiction

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you started

3 Are you a small town girl?

Research and study the history of your

town and find a specific situation that

interests you. What would it look like if it

happened in the present day?

fiction

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you started

4 Write a story about a real remote island

with its own culture, tradition and

language.

Use these facts to guide you in writing a

story about your own remote island.

fiction

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you started

5 What is your favorite mythical being?

Imagine you discovered they exist and

are about to become extinct.

fiction

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you started

6 Write a story about a human falling in

love with a magical being and they have

to fight not only their family, but their

entire race.

romance

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you started

7 She was born deaf and he just got

involved in an accident that made him

blind. They have been together six years.

How would they fight for their love?

romance

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you started

8 Two strangers met in a rehab facility.

She has a mental condition and he is a

recovering addict but they connected

instantly.

Write a story about how they find

healing in each other.

romance

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you started

9 “It all began with a dream.

I can see her face. She was alone and

crying. I can feel her…”

romance

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you started

10I woke up in a new world with no

recollection of what happened last

night. There’s a shadow slowly walking

towards me. There she was.

The most beautiful creature

I’ve ever seen.

romance

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you started

11 On the way to work, all the cars are

stopped on the highway for miles.

You see a massive explosion in the

distance.

thriller

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you started

12A retired military officer accidentally

walks in on a robbery in progress.

thriller

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you started

13Write about an old man confessing to

be a serial killer.

He tells the story of how he tortured

his victims.

thriller

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you started

14Your car broke down.

You are all alone with no cell phone

service at midnight.

What happens next?

thriller

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you started

15It’s Halloween.

Everybody is on the street wearing

costumes when a man suddenly

drops dead.

thriller

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you started

16 You wake up next to your husband.

You smile and get up. You were just

about to wake him up when you

notice he is not breathing and his

eyes are gone.

What do you do?

mystery

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you started

17You were jogging early morning.

You tripped and lost consciousness.

The next scene is you waking up in a

morgue. There are dissected bodies

all around you.

mystery

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you started

18A woman finds out her deceased

husband had secret bank accounts

and multiple passports with different

names and faces.

mystery

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you started

19An outbreak of a mysterious disease

has killed several people in a small

town. One scientist will do whatever

it takes to find out what’s really

happening.

mystery

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you started

20A thirty-year-old woman drops dead

at a wedding from unknown causes.

The cops don’t seem all that

interested in finding out what really

happened.

mystery

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you started

21The year is 2050.

Drought, famine, diseases and

natural disasters destroyed Earth.

World population is 965,281.

Everybody’s struggling to survive.

fantasy

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you started

22A troubled teenager discovers that

he has the power to see the deepest

desire of anyone by touching them.

He met a stranger, accidentally

touched him, and saw spaceships

moving towards their town.

fantasy

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you started

23You must go on a quest to find a cure

for your daughter’s mysterious

disease. Who do you bring with you

on this quest and what will you do to

succeed?

fantasy

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you started

24You’re a human bird living in a castle

in the air. You’ve always been an

outcast but don’t care because you

are happy flying and exploring the

land. You discover a new tribe.

fantasy

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you started

25 Write about a teenage witch who just

discovered the most powerful wand

in the wizarding world.

How will she use her new power?

fantasy

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you started

26Create an absurd family tradition

for Christmas.

comedy

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you started

27Mix and match reality TV shows to

create a list of the craziest

participants you can think of.

Start with a singer wannabe whose

only real talent is to annoy everyone.

comedy

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you started

28Write a story about the life of a

groupie. Think about the struggles

they encounter in getting that last

concert ticket, or their shopping

shenanigans just to get the last shirt

with the face of their favorite icon.

comedy

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you started

29You are about to get married to the

perfect guy, or so you think. Your

bestfriend will do everything to

stop the marriage.

comedy

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you started

30You just saw your ex whom you

dumped because he smells. He is

looking fine, smelling good and he

is going to be your next boss.

Write every awkward moment of

this scenario and exaggerate it.

comedy

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you started

31Describe a time that you wanted to

experience a spiritual moment.

Why were you in this situation and

what are you hoping to get from it?

non-fiction

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you started

32Tell the story of your life in an

inverted chronological order.

non-fiction

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33What was the happiest moment in

your life? What made you overjoyed?

non-fiction

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34Write about an addiction that you had.

Tell the dramatic details of how you

started and your journey in

overcoming this addiction.

non-fiction

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you started

35Relive a situation in your life when

you felt most ashamed or guilty.

How did it affect your life and what

have you done to move on?

non-fiction

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36Her eyes smile when she smiles.

Write about what delights her.

other writing prompts

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37Tell the story of how the seed of

faith was planted in your life.

When did your spiritual journey

began, who influenced and guided

you in discovering your faith, and

at what point did you realize you

needed to change your life?


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38At the sandbox, two kids are fighting

about a rock when it zapped them.

What happened next?


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39Write about a story of how a guy

from Mars fell in love with a girl from

Venus. Use lots of dialogue.


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40Your parents were killed and you

want to avenge them.

How will you prepare for this war?


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