40 Writing Prompts
You are welcome to all of them.
2 min readMay 5, 2022
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It’s been a while! My last writing prompt list was published over a year ago. I’ve been working, but I’ve been keeping a list of writing prompts for me that I’ve still not gotten around to.
- Write a short story with yourself as the main character.
- Write about the history of an object in your home — where does gum come from?
- Write about your commute, or lack of.
- Write about forbidden love.
- Write about your family secret.
- Write about what makes you angry.
- Write about what would happen if your favourite fictional character lived in your world.
- Review a show or a book you wouldn’t normally watch or read.
- Go to church and write about your experience.
- Write about what was totally acceptable when you were a child that isn’t now.
- Write about your family’s culture.
- Write about your party trick.
- Explore the theory of being addicted to placebos.
- Explain Crypto and how it works.
- Write about your favourite book to film or television adaptation.
- Write about the history of computer evolution.
- Write about competitive gardening.
- Write about plastic surgery.
- Write about the evolution of the trendy eyebrow.
- Write about the home-influencer trend.
- Learn a new skill and document your journey.
- Write about the laws of your state or country.
- Write about a crime that happened in your town.
- Pick a section from the Panama Papers and write about your findings.
- Write up your favourite recipe.
- Write about what life would be like without Apple.
- Take a photograph and write about it.
- Write about your local delicacy.
- Write about Facebook marketplace.
- Write about your first job.
- Write about the effects of lockdown homeschooling.
- Write about debut albums.
- Write about your experiences of using dating sites.
- Write about a daily struggle.
- Write about the strangest video you’ve found on the internet.
- Write about the best fact you know.
- Write about your favourite moment.
- Write about addiction.
- Write about your work/life balance.
- Write an open letter to yourself.
Make sure you send me links to any stories you write using these prompts — I’d love to read them!