Write a story about a fighter.
Why are they a fighter?
What is unusual about the fighter?
How can this story be interesting?
Category: Idea
Story prompts that take some idea and write on it.
Out of Order
Write a story out of order.
How can writing a story out of order make sense?
How can writing a story out of order make suspense?
How can it be understood?
Preparing
Write a story about someone preparing for something.
What are they preparing for?
How can it be interesting to watch someone prepare?
How can you cause suspense in such a story?
Magic in the Future
Write a story that takes the magic/technology from yesterday where it is used in some way.
How is this magic/technology described?
Why would this be added to a story?
How can this tie a story together?
Extra credit: do you see how one thing can be used to begin world building?
Great Hero Story
Write a origin story about the great hero character you created yesterday. (if you did not create one just write an origin story about some great hero)
How they were motivated to become a hero?
How did what they do change their life? how about the lives of others?
Is there any chance for the hero to fail?
Unseen Monster
Write a story about someone that is transforming into a monster tho those around them cannot see it.
Why are they transforming?
Why can others not see it?
What happens if they do see?
Full moon? by Calhingil on deviantART
Image for inspiration.
Random Scene
Write a random scene that would not normally be in one of your stories.
What makes the scene so random?
Why would it not normally be part of one of your stories?
Could you add it and make the story more interesting?
Why would you write a scene like this?
Falling Hard Into Love
Write a story of someone that has some kind of power and they give it all up for the someone they have fallen in love with.
How strong is the love?
How is this love reciprocated?
How far are they willing to go to protect the one they love?
Tribe World
Create a world where tribes of people need to rely on each other to survive.
How do the tribes of people differ?
Why do they need to rely on each other?
What happens if the tribes start fighting?
Trip
Write a story about someone going on a trip that changes their life.
Where do they go for the trip?
What happens on the trip?
What does it change on there trip?