Write a story about someone having a nightmare of a day.
How strange does the day get?
How bad does the nightmare go?
Will they be able to survive the nightmare?
What kinds of nightmarish things happen?
Category: Idea
Story prompts that take some idea and write on it.
Mad Scientist
Write a story about how someone that is on the road to becoming a mad scientist.
Why are they becoming a mad scientist? Is it by choice or not?
What kind of mad science are they doing?
What kind of effect could they have on the world? Do they end up having that effect?
The Officer
Write a story about someone that wants to become an officer in the military.
What do they have to do to become an officer?
What are they willing to do?
What happens when they get it?
Costume Party
Write a story about someone that is going to a costume party.
How much thought do they put in the costume?
How much work do they go to to impress?
How do others react to the costume?
Quiet Reflection
Write a story about someone sitting having a moment of quite reflection.
How can such a story be interesting?
How can hearing someone’s thoughts make an interesting story?
What can be known about the someone making the quiet reflection?
Lonely
Write a story about someone that is lonely.
Why are they lonely?
Are there people around them?
Do those around them know they are lonely? Do they care?
Ignored Childern
Write a story where the children of the world are provided for, but are ignored.
Why are they ignored?
How does that affect them?
How does this affect the world?
Tattoo Regret
Write a story about someone that regrets a tattoo they have.
Why do they regret it?
What do they want to do to the tattoo?
How do others react to the tattoo? How do they react to others reactions?
Vulnerable
Write a story about someone that is vulnerable and how others take advantage of this.
Why are they vulnerable?
How do others take advantage of this vulnerability?
Is the character ever able to control this vulnerability?
Removed From Life
Write a story about someone that wakes up being unable to interact with the world around them.
Why can they not interact?
How hard are they really trying?
Do they really miss life?