Over 2,198 Writing Prompts

Imagine you are a time-management tool (like a planner or an app). Describe a typical day in the life of a student from your perspective, including the challenges and triumphs of helping them manage their study schedule effectively.

Non-Fiction
Study Aids & Text Prep

Detail the rise of social entrepreneurship. What sets these businesses apart in terms of mission and methodology? Provide examples of successful social enterprises and analyze how they have impacted their communities and industries.

Non-Fiction
Business & Investing

Discuss the role of discipline in your family upbringing. Compare the methods your parents used on you to the ones you use on your children. Explore what has influenced your beliefs and practices about disciplining children.

Non-Fiction
Parenting & Family

Compare and contrast two educational systems from different countries. Focus on aspects such as approach to student well-being, teacher-student ratios, compulsory education ages, and overall academic performance. Conclude with lessons that could be taken from each system to improve the other.

Non-Fiction
Education & Reference

Describe the whirlwind of emotions you felt during the week leading up to a wedding where you played a significant role, such as the bride, groom, best man, or maid of honor. Explore the stress, joy, and any unexpected moments that happened.

Non-Fiction
Weddings

Write a critical analysis of a famous musician's career, highlighting how their personal life events shaped their musical output. Include a discussion of specific songs or albums that clearly reflect these influences.

Non-Fiction
Music, Film, & Performing Arts

A story about two people who start off as handwritten pen pals in their teenage years and lose touch over time. Years later, they meet unexpectedly on a train, each on their way to crucial crossroads in their lives. Neither initially recognizes the other, but certain familiar phrases rekindle old memories.

Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Romance

Write a story about a small town librarian who discovers, hidden in a returned book, a series of handwritten notes detailing someone's plan to leave everything behind and start anew. What does the librarian do with this information?

Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
American

After a heated argument at school, two sworn enemies are assigned to work together on the biggest class project of the year -- an exhibit representing harmony and conflict. Through collaboration, they begin to unravel misunderstandings and secrets about each other, leading them to reconsider their rivalry.

Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Life & Relationships

Portray the life of a Southern plantation owner who secretly supports the Union. Explore the complexities of leading a double life in a divided community, including the impact of espionage, betrayal, and moral conflict on his family and slaves.

Fiction
Historical Fiction
Civil War

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