Top 10 Creative Writing Prompts

 

Here are ten creative writing prompts to spark your imagination:

#1 Time Capsule Discovery: 

A character digs a time capsule from the future in the backyard of their home. What is in the box and how does it alter their lives? 

#2 Alternate History: 

The idea is to create a plot in which one of the significant events in history did not turn out the way it is described in history books. How does this alter the reality that is out there? 

#3 Dream Diary: 

A character begins to dream of events that appear to occur in the near future. What do they do with this new power? 

#4 Lost in Translation: 

Your character stumbles upon a letter that was written in a language that he/she has no idea about. The more they translate it the more obscure and profound the message gets. 

#5 The Last Human: 

The setting is a post-apocalyptic world and your character is convinced that he/she is the only living person on the face of the earth. 

One day they come across the clue that there could be other people still alive in the world. 

#6 Parallel Universe: 

The main character of the story one day gets transported to an alternate timeline and discovers that the life he or she is living is not their own. 

In what way do they adapt themselves to this new state of affairs? 

#7 Haunted Object: 

A character purchases an item at a flea market, only to find out that the said item is a spirit. What happens next? 

#8 Supernatural Detective: 

You are to create a detective-themed fiction where the detective deals with supernatural crimes. 

#9 Secret Identity: 

It is a story of a man who has a second identity. 

They are a normal human being in the daytime but become a different person or creature at night. What am I not seeing and failing to know? 

#10 Forbidden Love: 

A boy and a girl from two different families or two different worlds get attracted to each other. 

How do they manage their love affair which is against the culture of the two families?

Most of these prompts can be used to write in different genres and on different topics, thus helping you to challenge yourself and try something new.