Creative Writing Prompts

Creative Writing Prompts 1. You’re digging in your garden and find a fist-sized nugget of gold. 2. Write about something ugly — war, fear, hate, cruelty — but find the beauty (silver lining) in it. 3. The asteroid was hurtling straight for… 4. Write about your early memories of faith, religion, or spirituality; yours or someone else’s. 5. 5. Silvery flakes drifted down, glittering in the bright light of the harvest moon. The blackbird… 6. The detective saw his opportunity. He grabbed the waitress’s arm and said… 7. There are three children sitting on a log near a stream. One of them looks up at the sky and says… 8. There is a magic talisman that allows its keeper to read minds. It falls into the hands of a young politician… 9. And you thought dragons didn’t exist… 10. Write about nature. Include the following words: hard drive, stapler, phone, car, and billboard. 11. The doctor put his hand on her arm and said gently, “You or the baby will survive. Not both. I’m sorry.” 12. You walk into your house and it’s completely different — furniture, decor, all changed. And nobody’s home. 13. The most beautiful smile I ever saw… 14. A twinkling eye can mean many things. The one that is twinkling at me right now… 15. When Sharon opened the door of the closet, she could not see her clothes, but a beautiful forest. a. 16The whole family sat down for the picnic, and the bear sat down with them. 16. A beggar has won a million dollars in a lottery. Write about the thoughts that emerge inside his mind and the behavior of the people around him before he goes and takes the money. 17. A group of students stumble upon a cave when they drift off from the other students while on a picnic in the forest. 18. Write a story that includes this sentence: "This pendant is the only way that you can enter the castle." 19. A spaceship stumbles onto a planet full of aliens that look like flowers.