Over 2,198 Writing Prompts

Write a travel essay about a place you visited that didn’t live up to its hype. Explore what the experience taught you about expectations, reality, and finding beauty in the unexpected.

Non-Fiction
Travel

Explore the unique challenges and joys of raising children in a multicultural family. Discuss how you incorporate different cultural beliefs, customs, and languages into your family life, and what your children have taught you about identity and belonging.

Non-Fiction
Parenting & Family

Depict the life of an aging Ottoman Empire official who is witnessing the decline of his country as the war drains its resources and morale. Write about his secret efforts to broker peace and the consequences he faces from both his government and family.

Fiction
Historical Fiction
World War 1

Write about a forbidden romance between a promising young artist and the daughter of a noble during the Regency period. Detail their secret meetings and the tension between their different social standings, culminating in a decision that could alter both their lives drastically during an annual grand ball.

Fiction
Historical Fiction
Regency

Write a detailed account of an educator who significantly influenced your life, focusing on specific teaching methods or philosophies they used. Explain how these have affected your approach to knowledge and learning.

Non-Fiction
Education & Reference

On the eve of retiring, a seasoned police officer stumbles upon an old, unsolved file that turns out to be the first ever case they worked on. Obsessed with resolving it before leaving the force, they return to the small town where it all began, only to find that townspeople are not merely unhelpful, but actively trying to hinder the investigation.

Fiction
Mystery & Crime

Write about a groundbreaking business model or technology that is poised to transform an industry. Discuss the potential impacts, challenges, and opportunities it presents for current market leaders and new entrants.

Non-Fiction
Business & Investing

Write a story about a retired spy who is forced back into one last mission to save an old colleague thought to be dead. As the truth unravels, it becomes clear that nothing and no one is as they seem, including their own memories.

Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Spy Thrillers

During the height of the Viking era, a Norse warrior falls in love with a Celtic healer. Despite their cultural differences and the looming threat of war, they find common ground in their shared reverence for the natural world. Write about how their love challenges and changes their communities.

Fiction
Romance
Historical Romance

Imagine you are a scribe in the Maya civilization, tasked with recording an unprecedented astronomical event. Describe the preparations, the event itself, and its impact on your society, weaving in the Maya's advanced knowledge of astronomy and calendar systems.

Fiction
Historical Fiction
Ancient Americas

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