Over 2,198 Writing Prompts

Imagine a day in the life of a crayon in a big box of colorful friends. What adventures do they embark on when a child picks them up to draw?

Kids & YA Fiction
Kids
Baby-2

Delve into the life of a person who played a crucial but largely unrecognized role in a significant historical event. Explore their contributions, the challenges they faced, and why history has largely forgotten their efforts.

Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs

Tell the story of how a particular craft or hobby has been passed down through the generations in your family. Reflect on its evolution and what it symbolizes within your family heritage.

Non-Fiction
Crafts & Hobbies

Your character is a retired spy who's pulled back into the game when they receive a cryptic message hidden in a birthday card from their grandchild. Now, with family unknowingly involved, they must uncover the sender and their motive before old secrets threaten new lives.

Fiction
Thrillers & Suspense
Spy Thrillers

Create a tale about a group of friends who accidentally time-travel to a significant futuristic war during a school science experiment gone wrong. Stranded, they must adapt to advanced warfare technology and play critical roles in the outcome of the war to find a way back home.

Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Sci-Fi

Imagine a young chef is trying to bring a sabotaged family restaurant back to its former glory in a gentrifying neighborhood. Along the way, they uncover deeply buried family secrets and new friendships that reshape their goals.

Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Urban

Write a story in which a character inherits a small, independent bookstore in a quaint coastal town. The previous owner leaves behind a series of notes hidden among the books, each revealing a fragment of the town's history and a deeply held secret.

Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Literary

In a future society, people are assigned a robot companion at birth designed to ensure their well-being. Write about a young protagonist who discovers that their robot has been hiding a malfunction for years—one that could endanger both their lives and the fabric of society.

Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy

Imagine a world where every teenager has to pass a specific government test to determine their role in society. One rebel teen discovers the dark truth that the test is rigged to maintain the elitist status quo. They decide to sabotage the test, leading a revolution against the oppressive system.

Kids & YA Fiction
Teen and YA Fiction
Sci-Fi

Imagine a society that achieves immortality by transferring consciousness from old bodies to new ones. Write about an individual who, after several lifetimes, decides they want to end their cycle of rebirths. Explore their final days and the impact of their decision on their community.

Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy

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