Over 2,198 Writing Prompts

Write a letter to yourself from ten years into the future, detailing the impact that today’s diet and fitness decisions have made on your life. Consider adding advice on what you should keep doing, start doing, or stop doing.

Non-Fiction
Diet, Health, & Fitness

Write a letter to someone who significantly impacted your life, describing how they changed your path and what you wish they knew about how deeply they influenced you.

Non-Fiction
Self-Help & Relationships

Write a story about a school where students are secretly wizards in training. One student, who always thought they were just average, suddenly performs a spell no one has seen before. Explore the mystery of their newfound power and its consequences.

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids

Describe a transformative dining experience that altered your perspective on a particular cuisine. Delve into sensory descriptions—tastes, smells, sounds, and visuals—and explain how this experience widened your appreciation for new flavors and cooking techniques.

Non-Fiction
Cooking, Food & Wine

Write a reflective piece on how technology has changed the nature of education. Discuss both the benefits and challenges, providing personal anecdotes or observations from classrooms or educational environments you have experienced.

Non-Fiction
Computers & Technology

Describe the events leading up to and following the signing of the Declaration of Independence through the eyes of an aging statesman. Reflect on his previous experiences with British governance, his hopes for the new nation, and his fears about the uncertain future.

Fiction
Historical Fiction
American Revolution

Write a story from the perspective of a detective who has been called to solve a high-profile art heist in a bustling metropolis. As they follow the trail of the elusive art thief, they start receiving cryptic clues that somehow relate back to their own hidden past.

Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Crime Fiction

Write a story from the perspective of a spy working for the Continental Army. Explore the risks they take, the secrets they uncover, and how they manage to communicate their findings while maintaining their cover in British-occupied New York.

Fiction
Historical Fiction
American Revolution

Imagine a story where two characters from vastly different socioeconomic backgrounds meet at a lavish Regency ball. Detail their clandestine relationship set against the backdrop of societal expectations and impending arranged marriages.

Fiction
Historical Fiction
Regency

Imagine you are a speechwriter for a political leader who is about to address a deeply divided nation. Craft a unifying speech that addresses current challenges and aspirations, drawing on historical contexts and future visions.

Non-Fiction
Politics & Political Science

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