Over 120 "Romance" Writing Prompts
Imagine a scenario where one half of the couple is a morning radio DJ, always discussing their anonymous love interest’s quirks and habits on air. The other person, unaware they are the subject, listens to this show every morning, slowly piecing together the puzzle.
Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
On a trip to Scotland, a writer discovers an old, untouched cottage and decides to stay there to find inspiration. During their stay, they meet a ghostly figure who claims to be the original owner from centuries ago. He’s charming, witty, and terribly sad about a lost love who he waits for every sunset at the shore. Intrigued and increasingly attached, the writer decides to help the ghost find peace, unraveling a haunting, romantic story hidden beneath the time-worn stones of the cottage.
Fiction
Romance
Paranormal Romance
Write a story about two people who meet at an airport lounge and discover they are both running away from their own weddings. Describe their journey as they navigate through their reasons and potentially find love in each other.
Fiction
Romance
Two professional rivals who despise each other in the corporate world accidentally sign up for the same anonymous online writing class. Initially, they don’t recognize each other and start to connect deeply through their fictional stories. Explore how their real-world confrontations clash with their growing virtual bond.
Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
After a near-death experience, your character develops the ability to communicate with mythical creatures. On a retreat to reconnect with nature and themselves, they encounter a siren who has lost her ability to sing, trapping her on land. As they work together to find the cure for her curse, a romance blossoms, but each step closer to her freedom is a step toward their impending separation.
Fiction
Romance
Paranormal Romance
Imagine a high-stakes poker game in a luxurious, yet secretive club, where the main characters gamble not just with money, but with secrets from their past. Detail how their high-risk flirting leads to an even bigger gamble - their hearts.
Fiction
Romance
Erotic
In a quiet town known for its unexplainable phenomena, your character, a local librarian, discovers a series of ancient letters between star-crossed lovers whose spirits are rumored to still wander the library aisles. Compelled by their haunting story, the librarian starts experiencing vivid dreams and spectral whispers, drawing them into a centuries-old love story that echoes their own hidden desires.
Fiction
Romance
Paranormal Romance
Two best friends house-sit a mansion for a summer where they discover a stack of old love letters hidden in a desk drawer. Reading these letters and imagining the love story that unfolded inspires them to confront feelings they have long suppressed for each other.
Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
Imagine a future society where relationships are determined by algorithms, and everyone must adhere to these matches. Your characters, however, fall in love naturally and in defiance of this system. Explore their challenges, secrets, and the ultimate choice between compliance for safety and freedom for love.
Fiction
Romance
LGBTQ+
During the tumultuous times of the American Civil War, a Southern belle and a Union soldier find themselves trapped in a collapsed barn due to an unexpected raid. Clandestinely, they begin exchanging letters after he is freed and moved north. Explore their evolving feelings through their words and the challenges they face in both physical and ideological battlegrounds.
Fiction
Romance
Historical Romance
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