Over 20 "Fantasy" Writing Prompts
**Market of Memories**: In an ancient city, there exists a hidden market where one can buy or sell memories. The protagonist, who suffers from partial amnesia, stumbles upon this market and decides to buy a memory to fill in the gaps of their own past, only to receive one that clearly isn't theirs. Chasing the origins of this memory introduces them to conspiracies threading through the very fabric of the city.
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
Every century, the elusive Night Market appears for a single night in random locations around the world bringing magical artifacts and peculiar creatures for trade. Write about a pair of siblings who stumble upon the market and are drawn into an unexpected adventure involving a stolen artifact and a secret society.
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
Create a story in which music is the key to unlocking magical abilities. A struggling street musician finds an unusual instrument in an antique store and soon realizes that playing it can manipulate the emotions and actions of people around them. Explore how they come to terms with this power and the ethical dilemmas that follow.
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
An ordinary houseplant suddenly begins to give life advice to its owner, a down-on-luck freelancer struggling to find their purpose. Write a story about how this seemingly magical plant influences and transforms the lives of everyone in the apartment complex.
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
Write a story in which a mundane object in your protagonist's house begins talking to them. Despite the protagonist's initial fear, the object reveals hidden magical properties that lead them on an unexpected journey through hidden worlds parallel to our own.
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
**The Book That Rewrites Itself**: A struggling author finds an old, dusty book in the attic of their new house. Upon opening it, they realize that the book rewrites its stories each night. Inspired, the author starts taking cues from the book for their novel. However, the stories begin to eerily mirror real events in the author's life, predicting occurrences that haven't yet happened.
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
Imagine a world where people can see 24 hours into the future but cannot change what they've seen. Your protagonist, a strategic planner at a large corporation, tries to use this ability to advantage, but begins to struggle with the ethical implications of their actions.
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
Write about a character who inherits an antique bookstore and discovers a secret basement full of manuscripts that contain spells. As they begin to read and perform the spells, they realize the literature can alter their reality in ways they hadn’t anticipated.
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
**The Last Gardener of the Floating Gardens**: In a world where cities float in the sky and their gardens are the primary source of life, the last trained gardener dies under mysterious circumstances. A young outcast with a hidden talent for understanding plants must take over, only to discover that each garden holds a unique creature that protects its core. What happens when these creatures think she isn’t worthy of the role?
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
Imagine a world where people are born with unique magical abilities that determine their careers and social status. One day, your protagonist, born without any apparent powers, discovers an ancient book that hints at a forgotten form of magic connected to dreams. Explore their journey to unlock this hidden power.
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
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