Writing Activities

Use any of these writing prompts when you need a cure for writer’s block or a little inspiration for your next project!

1. You switch places with your favorite celebrity, which seems cool, but it turns out that things are not what they seem…
2. Something is living under your bed… and it’s hungry.
3. You and four friends rent a cabin on a lake for one last weekend together before you all leave for college, but only one will leave alive.
4. You are on a plane across the Atlantic Ocean. There is a little bit of turbulence, but you don’t think anything of it. Suddenly, you hear the pilot say, “we’re not going to make it,” over the intercom.
5. The United States government has enacted a space living program that will allow a select number of people to live in an inhabitable space station for one year. A list of accepted people has been generated and you are on it. You decide to go.
6. The entire world has been given 48 hours by creatures from the unknown before the world as you know it is destroyed. Everyone around you panics, but you know a secret – there are hidden bunkers located in every city, and those who know of them will be spared. The catch is, they can only hold up to 100 people, and you know you are not the only one who knows about it…
7. You get a genie and you are granted three wishes. The genie has one rule: you can be granted anywish you want, but you must free him using your third wish.
8. You are a character in your favorite episode of your favorite show, and you get to choose how it ends…
9. You’re camping overnight with family and friends. In the middle of the night, you hear your name being whispered. Crazily, you investigate thinking it’s one of your campmates, but when you leave your tent, you see no one. You turn to go back inside but are stopped in your tracks…
10. You happen across a teleportation device that can take you to any place on Earth and beyond. You choose…
11. You can go back in time and spend one week in a specific period anywhere in the world.
12. You drink a love potion and suddenly every person you’ve ever liked or loved loves you back and wants to be with you.
13. You’re in a coma and you get a glimpse of what life would be like without you. After seeing the vision, you are given the chance by the Grim Reaper to return to life or perish.
14. You and some friends build a makeshift radio that happens to reach frequencies beyond those on Earth. One night, you are messing around and you receive a message from another world. “They’re coming,” a voice says.
15. You are a part of an underground rebel group bent on overturning the government and promoting a free nation with no money or corrupt people in power. You strike at midnight.
16. You hear a knock at your door. It’s a group of men in black. They need your help.
17. You find an old map that supposedly leads to a lifetime of treasure and riches and the best part about it is, the trail begins in your backyard.
18. All of the electronics in the world have stopped working and everyone is freaking out. Now how will you entertain yourself?
19. You are approached by a sorcerer and given a gift – you have the ability to see the futures of those you touch. You soon learn that this is a blessing anda curse…
20. You can read minds, so of course, you use that to your advantage.
21. You are a popular gossip blogger with a huge following. You and your team always break huge stories, but this story will be the story to end all stories, and you have the scoop.
22. You decide to give blood for a blood drive. It’s tested and suddenly you get strange calls from a blocked number and after countless calls, you finally answer. It turns out, you have special blood that could save the lives of millions.
23. You and your sports team are at an away game against a rival school. The game is neck and neck but is soon interrupted by a power outage. The game is postponed, and everyone attempts to leave the building, but there’s one major problem – the doors seem to be welded shut and no one can get out.
24. You are homeless, living in a park. You see a man sitting on your bench that you sleep on and attempt to shoo him. You see he is crying, so you comfort him. He cheers up and goes about his way. You never expect to see him again, but a few days later you are approached by the same man, and this time, he is in great spirits. He invites you to dinner, and since you haven’t had a good meal in a long time, you oblige, following him to his car, or should we say his stretch limo…
25. You are transported inside your favorite video game but must win in order to get out.

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