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As an inspiration, the night offers infinite possibilities for writers of all genres. With the right storyline, it could inspire you to create a children’s story that encourages kids to sleep early or a horror novel with the scariest scenes taking place at the “haunting hour.” You could also use this time of the day as the setting of the final battle between good and evil in your fantasy series or the big romantic moment between the main couple in your romance novel.

To help you brainstorm ideas for your next novel or short story, here are writing prompts about the night:

Fear tells us many stories in the dead of night.
Birds fly above a cemetery on a dark night of heavy rain.
Grandma loved that night.
The lunar eclipse slowly covers the full moon, creeping across its surface.
Write a story that begins at night and ends at dawn.
Illustration of a moonlit cat illustrated by jeanjean
A man awakens in the middle of the night, hearing voices and cries in the woods.
What happens in a man’s childhood shapes the person he becomes in adulthood.
A mid-air collision occurs in the dead of night.
Write a story about The Little Red Lighthouse that takes place at night.
The girls lingered in whispers outside the shop beneath the dark night sky.
Farming’s just too tough when it gets dark and dark again.
People who walk into a dark room are not able to fully learn its layout. What you can’t see can hurt you.
Yaeko stands in horror as the shield around the camp fails.
Night fell in the coffee shop, as the two lovers concluded the love story.
Write a story about someone on a beautiful night on Mars.
Write a journal entry from tonight.
How do you happen to sneak out to night?
What does the night sky look like to you?
His head rests motionless on her chest, his body at ease.
The dark alleys of human history, or of a couple’s personal history, provide the perfect nighttime setting for a horror story or thriller.
When you look at her, it’s hard to believe that he went in.
When he was too little, he slept with the lights on. He didn’t care if it was dark and he could barely see anything.
I wish each of you inspiration and great stories!
The night is cold.
A woman sinks beneath the water of a dark, old pool at midnight while writing off her sins.
She is dreaming of a balmy, moonlit night.
Write a story about a mother who purposely delays going home to tuck in her child because she wants to enjoy the night.
Put your character in hard times. Write how they handle nighttime.
You decide not to take the job she offered you – the night has swallowed everything.
A plague of rats invaded the town during the night.
The night is dark and full of terrors.
A critic of the night goes after the monsters that dwell in the dark.
Write a story in which one or more friends sneak into a house they know to be empty.
If you’re more of a visual person, you could also easily perform the exercise above via a palette knife on canvas!
He could not sleep with the ghosts at night.
A street fighter wipes the blood from his knuckles with an old torn striped shirt as night falls.
Un cafre taLi miu kaBihuqnis.sarto sadroorBx4H ogcU je huJ mhto dgitaspathgUF .
The dream about the falling crickets.
The first star if the night fell.
The night is a time of unlimited possibilities.
The sun went down and shuttered through the townhouse windows.
Describe a Saturday night out with your friends.
Nightfall falls upon the kingdom, but these are the last days of a doomed empire.
It’s pitch dark in the forest. What’s there are the trees. What’s not there are stars.
All of her dreams came true before her very eyes.
Night was cool and calm. A storm approaches.
Write a story about ghosts in the graveyard after dark.
She screams as the beast comes closer.
Write a story about a day that turns out to be a night you wish never ends.
It was the worst night of their lives.
Write a story taking place on Halloween at night.
An adventurous gang explores a mansion at night, but things quickly turn for the worse.
A bright light burns in the night. The deathly silence follows.
Write a list of ten things you would do if the night never ended.
Red car at night
She is done running. It’s time to face the music.
It’s night time, and everyone is comforting after the day long battle.
Write about fishing in a lake under a dark sky until you see a shooting star.
Night. Things were easier, back then.
It’s a dark and stormy night, and you are sitting in the kitchen alone. On the table is a …
Back from a long day at work, Jon cracks open a beer and decides to take a moonlit run around the neighborhood.
7. There is Always Full Moon over Underworld
When the dragon asked the princess which day she wanted to be saved, she asked for a night
Write a story about a dark doll that has a dark secret.
He copes with nightmares of horrific events that consumed his soul.
It’s the sort of night when two people are meant to fall in love.
It’s Christmas and wolves howl in the night.
A girl wakes up in the middle of the night to discover that her mother has disappeared.
Lightning travels across the sky, pausing for just a second.
The night breeze makes him shiver.
Have a character stay up really late at night and do something that makes them not tired the next day.
He gazed at the stars blankly.
It was the worst night of his life.
Night can bring beauty, excitement, and, at times, fear.
The cold night air isn’t good for my chest.
Never stop believing in the incomprehensible.
What if a girl spent the night with her crush?
It sure was a long night.
They fought off the night.
On the night of her birthday, her parents trap her in a tree. Read more here .
In the dark of night, two people sit beneath the moon.
Write about a monster that lives in the night.
A man with a face like a fox lies in a jungle hammock and tells a story.
Mine is the night.
A brother shrieks, “There’s something in my closet!” What did he see?
First months collide with car headlights on this humid night.
All stories told through smoke.
The party outside was loud and annoying, but he didn’t want to complain. It was lonely inside the apartment.
He waited for that night.
What has to happen to her now?
The following is a list of writing prompts, one word prompt “dark” to use with your writing or mine.
It was pitch black out. No stars. Nothing. This was his chance.
Walk in the woods at night with your hand in his hand.
She wasn’t prepared to go camping at night.
Describe a night at the fair by the sea.
He doesn’t know when he started enjoying the night, but it slowly became the best part of his day.
Write about a chilly fall night.
A blimp crashes in a small town at night. Write some flash fiction about those that live in that town and what happens to them.
The dog looked for its owner, frightened by the coming night.
Write a poetry or short story about being afraid of the creatures that emerge at night.
The stars hang together in the night sky.
Write about running in the rain at night.
What would it be like to wake up in the middle of the night and find someone holding you down and hurting you?
Write a story about a young girl who thinks outside the box and plays with the “darkness”.
Write the last letter to a dead friend.
The night made him do it.
My birthday started out okay, but then the night turned out to be a nightmare.
My world is so much smaller at night.
What if Night King and Robert Baratheon switched roles in their final battle?
A man’s dreams turn dark while he struggles to survive in the forest at night.
The night is beautiful in the fall.
On the deck of an endless night, a landlord lights a cigarette in the dark.
Someone’s thoughts turn murderous as night descends.
An elderly man looks back at his life as the night creeps upon him, and despite everything, she looks on with pride, surrounded by his accumulation of lore. He lit his final cigarette, staring happily out the window at the moonlight drifting slowly across the fields.
Write a suspenseful scene at night.
Darkness pressed against the windows, so they turned on the lights.
Looking up at the night sky, the boy asks, “Will we ever go home?”
A darkness is falling over her city.
You are walking behind a person when you hear them whisper your name . . .
It was the worst night of his life.
It’s ungodly cold in the dead of night.
Explain why your character likes drinking wine at night.
The night brings her war.
She shivered under the cover, still hearing the howls of the wolves in the dark woods.
A woman waits to hear who was murdered tonight.
He finally had the courage to tell her how he felt in the darkness of the night.
Write up to three paragraphs about what you see. Then add a fourth paragraph with what you feel.
There’s a faint glow in the sky. Night is quickly approaching.
Write a poem about the stillness after night falls.
They didn’t make a big scene. They just stood quietly, staring out the windows.
Does the night provide protection?
Write a story about staying up all night watching the stars.
A story where hope is discovered in a world of darkness.
Every night, she dreams of that first night.
It’s a different world at night.
Write about a boy who sneaks back into his house after jumping in his backyard pool at night.
A young girl lies awake in bed, waiting for the boogeyman to come, but he never arrives.
The story’s character wakes up in the middle of the night to find his surroundings covered in graffiti.
A child who sees a ghost in the night is sent away to reform school.
A detective stands outside at night, wondering what evil lurks.
Write a story where Cthulhu rises the night before an eclipse.
Write a story about two people who reunite at midnight.
The night is a dark and lonely place.
Even before he loses consciousness, he sees the night as the demons return to feed.
Write a story about a queen who lives in a castle by a lake. The lake freezes at night and…
She awoke in the night, and couldn’t fall back asleep. The darkness bothered her, as if something was in the air.
Write about a night watch on a submarine.
A group of friends choose to stay out all night on a school night. Write what trouble they get into.
The night suddenly got dark, and they came.
The dancer shimmies her way across the floor as everyone watches her. She pauses at one point to glance upwards at the moon.
Write a fantasy story that takes place in a mystical world and under the night sky.
The group of friends makes their way through the dark toward the beach.
Tonight, she’ll get away with murder.
Write about a midnight visit. What did they bring?
Write a story about someone or something fighting the night.
Lost in the woods at night, he finds a strange magic in his dark surroundings.
There is an army of skeletons marching through a field. Where are the skeletons going? What happens when they get there?
It was dreadfully hot that night.
Write a description of a full moon.
The days dwindle down one by one. The nights don’t.
He stepped outside during the night to smoke, and a weird low voice whispered to him from a nearby tree.
Nothing but shadows and darkness lie ahead of him.
My brother used to read tarot cards when we were kids. Did that make it magic?
While walking the dog, a woman meets the devil on her neighbor’s porch. But her neighbor isn’t home.
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Write a short story where your main character wakes up in the middle of the night and can’t go back to sleep.
Write a story about falling asleep under the stars at night.
There’s a huge moon shining outside.
Write a story about a person going into the woods at night.
A girl grew up by a lighthouse.
Write a story about a family that moves to a small house in the woods.
There is a knock on the door… at night.
Write a story about the last night you’ll ever see your girlfriend.
She knew it was the end when she arrived at the swamp in the middle of the night.
They arrived home to find the house dark and empty.
Describe a blustery winter night.
The battle was over but as he lay amongst the dead, he heard footsteps in the distance.
What happens after night falls?
As the night drew on, she realized he had turned into a wolf.
There is something inside that draws me close The night.
The night is still young.
Write a story about a character who experiences the joy of transformation in the night.
Smashing pumpkins can be powerful if we choose to use it properly.
A girl loses her mother in a car accident, and she has to discover what else her parents were hiding from her. The world is not as it seems.
A college student is invited to her best friend’s weekend birthday party.
People who enjoyed tonight will probably enjoy tomorrow, too.
The lonely gunman returns to his hideout at night.
The stars begin to twinkle at night.
The night is the perfect time for seduction. Write a sexy story that takes place in a bedroom at night.
A girl is plagued by nightmares every night. What secrets are these terrifying dreams hiding?
I was stalked by a scary personality by a star-less night.
Watch out for goblins in the night.
Write a character who is afraid of the dark.
Look out your window. What do you see? What time is it? If only your parents would let you go out after sunset. The evening sky glows purple and orange. Crimson shreds of mist disappear into the black curtains blowing in the night air. The bright moon sits on top of the dark house across the street.
He walks out the door. It had been a rough night, but there is always tomorrow.
Write about the size of infinity.
Her heart skipped a beat and shivered at the thought of the darkness.
You can view all of the writing prompts at the 52 Writing Prompts website. Feel free to request other topics in the comments!
Forgiving takes a long time.
Because it’s a bad night time to be in the woods.
What would you do if you haunt a house at night?
A man is sitting in his chair when he hears a noise in the kitchen. What is it?
Zelda goes for a walk at night.
He had been waiting for his night to begin.
Use the cliche Romeo and Juliet, or Romeo and Juliet were killed at night.
Write a story that takes place on a night that seems colder than the others.
He doesn’t know where he is or how he got here. It didn’t take him that long to find the old man and the hat.
Write a short story about the adventures of a bat.
Write a story that takes place in a bar at night.
After so many years of studying, he finally gets this one last chance to get the right answer on his maths test.
An accident takes place after dusk on a country road.
Write a story about staying up all night to look at the stars.
A man is having a bad dream in the dark of the night.
There was nothing more beautiful.
Several people are chasing a monster in the middle of the night.
A boy visits the dark room his father had once escaped from.
A bully taunts a child at night.
Not feeling any pain is a good way to make sure the night goes well.
Write about a character who watches a night time demonstration in a public place.
A red moon rises above the darkened clouds.
The little girl looked up at the dark night sky, searching for a falling star. Write a scene about what happens when he takes a shortcut through the dark park at night.
A man considers robbing a gas station at night on Halloween.
Write about the orange smoking under the cover of a smooth blue night.
The streets were dark and empty.
Write a story about a country that is entirely in the dark, where no one can see.
The stars were out in full force that night.
A child longs for the return of the bright moonlight after a long-ago tragedy.
When she got home, it was already dark outside.
The ferry sank in the middle of the night. People were stranded on the docks.
It’s hot, and the dry woods crackle and fade away. It’s not the kind of night you want to be outdoors in.
Shows someone struggling to grasp the concept of eternity. Perhaps the character is some sort of immortal being or a creature of the night.
A dog stood guard as the wagon train made their way through the dark night. The moonlit sky guides their route.
She did not know the night would bring such terror.
Write a scary story that involves wood-chopping.
Describe what a dark cemetery looks like at night.
Write about a murder on a schoolyard at night.
The next few nights progress in the same fashion, an increasing number of animals joining them.
You inherit a run-down house from your grandfather with a mysterious locked room.
He hated being alone at night.
All these questions should start authors on the right path to some really great stories. Hopefully this list of night topics are just what you need to get inspired and write an amazing story.
A little girl is being chased around a playground by some kids at night.
She’s in a laundromat, washing a shirt on a Sunday night, eager to get home.
A shipwrecked man and his faithful dog wait for the rescue boat at night.
A naked woman stands in the night and prays.
Write a story that takes place in a bar during the dead of night.
Write an epic poem about the night.
Write a story about the first days and weeks after a zombie apocalypse.
The night was more terrifying than any nightmare.
A girl is ready to run away from her problems, but not until she sees the sun one last time.
Write a scary story about hiding from the monsters under the bed at night.
Write a story that has to do with no sound, it is more like being blind then deaf at the time it happens without warning.
You are sitting in your bed, but the night is stuck inside you. You can’t get it out, any more than could you the sadness at losing the love of your life.
The wildflowers are in bloom at night.
The street lights hang like illismiting insects over the empty street.
The starless night filled his dark heart with an emptiness that could never be filled.
He heard a knock on the door, but when he opened it there was only a looming night.
Thomas lies on his bedroom floor, gazing at the moon, and wishes.
The night feels a little bit scary.
Two friends lay on the pier, watching the southern night sky.
A terrible day. A silent night.
Someone stole his last bottle of whiskey and now he’s really mad…
A grandfather hears the ticking of his clock, realizing it must be time to start the story.
Write about a night when your town burnt down.
He holds a flashlight under his chin and makes shadows on the wall.
In her pool, there sits a holocaust victim getting her hair done.
He used to like sunsets. He used to like night.
A dark alleyway, somewhere in the Hollywood hills.
Find a place, local or foreign, that you would like to explore at night. Describe it and give us the snapshots and little stories that you find in the process.
It was the worst night of her life.
Night. What’s your interpretation of it?
A girl looks out the bus window as it rides past the spooky old graveyard at night.
A merchant leaves town at dusk, and sees a village burning.
A young boy is struggling with writing his bedtime story, so the moon writes it for him.
Night the time to ponder your life, what could possibly cause you to have a new outlook on it?
A young child is afraid to go to bed at night.
How is the night life in the big city? Has it ever had a significant impact on your life?
A lone firefly diffuses its light in the midnight dark.
The rabbit didn’t like nighttime.
Dreamers all have one thing in common. We want to remember waking from them.
It’s midnight. A woman stands inside a window. She knows something is going to happen.
A writer finishes a poem about the night which is being read at the beach by others and she approves of it. The poem was nice but it wasn’t hers. Someone tries to steal it.
On the night of the riots, when the fire brigades were cutting off the thieves leg, the fireworks were coming from the now burning shops. The boy stood and watched the disaster from a corner.
You need to keep it night all night.
Write about a ghost who is afraid of the dark.
We need to be careful tonight.
The experiment lasted all night, with scientists scrambling to find answers in the middle of the night.
Night is falling. Can you find it in you to trust him?
The night was dark.
Write about a girl who catches fireflies.
The pounding of the sea is like the pounding of blood in her ears.
Try not to use more than two commas in a row.
They never knew it would get this cold at night.
It was a stormy night.
The frog croaks during the night.
Write a story using as many similes as you want.
She found it hard to sleep at night with the music thumping.
He finds out his true heritage.
It was an unexpected end to an unforgettable night.
Write a short story in which someone wakes up in the middle of the night in a strange, unfamiliar house.
A girl climbs out of the river at night, not noticing how hairy she has grown.
Write a story about how someone died.
Write two obituaries, one for yourself if you die tonight, one for someone else.
Write a story about standing at the mouth of a cave.
Your character is on a night patrol in the woods, when a strange glow catches his/her eye in the distance.
The backyard was enclosed, windows nearly covered by tree branches.
The football team led their way through the streets in their costumes, being as loud as they could.
Black again. A night without anything particular happening had entirely drained her.
He sat on the bench waiting for night to fall.
Write about the night your dad took you out in the city.
Right now it’s night.
Write a short story about the last night of your life.
A night with no snow, in a province far away.
The night turns out to be far more than it appeared.
Write a story that takes place in the midnight desert.
The backdrop of midnight changes throughout the process of growing up.
The stars glowed in the night sky.
She tucked the children in tightly under the starlit, moonlit sky.
Vampires can only come out after night.
The night was hot and the fire was cold, yet the flame burned hot.
Trace a map from a crime scene, being careful not to draw over the evidence.
He wasn’t expecting it to get dark so quickly.
Write a story that takes place at the seashore on a foggy night.
What will happen tonight? Write a story about a bad decision that changes who the main character is.
Her skin glows a soft blue under the moonlight.
“Monsters don’t scare me.” – A fairytale about a destructive angel.
I have to get away from here. Night has fallen. There is no way…
Jonesy found a nightlight under his bed. At night, there is always someone there to take care of me
Write about a couple who loves each other.
A girl gets kidnapped by a strange satanic cult on her fourteenth birthday.
There is something magical in the appearance of the first star at night.
Write a time travel story where you describe the setting by writing about the night of a different time in history. How does the night, as you describe it, affect the actions of the characters or the plot?
There, shivering from head to toe, sits a little girl in the middle of the cold, Ebon night.
Bill was always on top of his work at night, sneaking glances at the stars.
The room was filled with frightful almost-faces, nothing but pale eyes and cracked smiles.
It seemed like he was gone forever, but it was just a single night.
It was the worst night of her life.
He saw her stomped into the ground. There is blood everywhere and it was all her fault.
Seen from down the street, the house looked like a church surrounded by graves.
A thief is climbing down from the balcony when the moonlight catches his reflection on the ground floor window. He then realizes the light has locked him in the sights of someone’s rifle. As he turns in fear the sound of a gun blast reaches his ears.
The sleeping sun had turned into a raging storm.
Public transportation moved slowly in the night fog.
What if vampires don’t wear capes or sleep in coffins…they slept or worked at night?
He was afraid of the dark, but since joining the group, the darkness had meant light.
At a restaurant, a man overhears something terrifying.
Write a story about a child in bed at night-time.
A mother sits on the couch, wondering whose party her little girl is at tonight.
Write about God’s eye lingering on Earth, taking note of man’s wickedness.
Write about what happens when something happens when the lights go out.
A monster in a suit, a clock in a jar, a rocking horse that comes alive at night.
All the stray light along the edge of the forest makes it impossible to see far into the trees.
The night of New Year’s always ends with a slight case of depression.
Her blue house by the lake is always haunted at night. Write a story that takes place in the shadows of the last night of summer.
Jordan haunts the realm of Dreams.
Did you know that Stephen King and Dean Koontz began writing The Dark Half at night?
A boy sits under the stars, contemplating life and death, when two strange animals approach him.
He takes a walk under the stars.
Nothing is better than when you reach for the stars, and you nearly get them but you fall back to the same place, and the only thing missing is a blanket.
The night at the bank was dark and cold.
Write a poem about writing a poem.
The night is the coldest.
What if your normal childhood routine was filled with adventure stories, and then the parents started to get into an argument?
He was the one who caused the night, and now he was running from it.
What she saw changed everything.
Jason came through the door and immediately collapsed from exhaustion. It had been a long day and he was happy to be home again. Summer was almost gone.
He gets the feeling his girlfriend is not really asleep.
Write a night scene chock full of description.
The refrigerator goes off in the dead of the night. The sound wakes her. She goes over and puts her hand up against the icy door. The black stone separates her downturned palm. Its smoothness is comforting to her. The ocean roars behind the house like a lion that’s been fed recently. Her hand desperately gropes for the off switch, slaps it repeatedly as if to convince it to dim the thundering. With the notebook in her hand followed closely by the whooshing sound of her notebook, she quickly, but on quiet bare feet, makes her way through the back of the house. The ocean has pulled her to sleep at night and pulled her to sleep at night home. In her element, her little late night rituals dissolved. As the ocean spread out behind the rolling hills at the edge of the neighborhood. She dreamed like the ocean dreams, pleasant and uninhibited but soundly, craftily in control. Here at night. The sea sparkles under the moonlight.
A person goes outside at night and feels enlivened by the moonlight.
They’ve watched her have night terrors ever since she figured out how she could fill their lives with terror.
The moon doesn’t amount to much anymore.
Write a story in which the main character gets into bed and falls asleep at night. However, terrible things start happening shortly after falling asleep and the character must get up and try to get help.
At first she felt afraid of acting in the dark, but after a while, she felt exhilarated.
Take a chapter for a night of a new year on earth.
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The night was a spooky little thing.
A homeless man escapes the winter cold and sleeps on a bench at night.
The little prince/princess was awakened in the middle of the night by an unknown noise.
He carried a small knife in his pocket. Night was the time when he truly had free reign to his anger.
A run-down fire station coughs and sputters and calls for help one last time
A man watches his rabbit attack and devour a helpless cat in the middle of the night.
When my dad moved out, he told his wife that he wanted another shot at love. He says there’s lots of starlight during a warm summer night. Write about yourself.
Dreams always come true if you just make them come true. A girl wants to meet her favorite rock star. Is there anything left to do besides wait?
Write a story about a ghost hunt on a foggy night.
Write a story to the tune of a song, and include the lyrics at the beginning of your story. Think of the lyrics as part of the plot of your story.
The clouds gathered in the night sky creating strange figures.
The night was darker than she expected.
The night is long. The night will always be long.
On a cold, dry night the cracks of the earth open up and swallow everything.
He always hated this night of the year.
The sky gets darker as they climb higher.
A girl looks at the moon and thinks about her friend.
She dreams of being in the cockpit of an airplane’s cockpit, looking out into an inky black night.
A different take on Beauty and the Beast.
Write a story about a couple whose relationship is falling apart because they work all the time.
He was heading home at night.
A crowded bus is lit only by the streetlights at night.
Nights can be a horrific place. Look outside your window. What do you see?
Night falls. A deep growl comes from the basement of the hospital.
Write a story set in a hotel decorated for Halloween.
The same star always crosses the sky at night. Write a story about an astronaut or traveler.
Strange objects drift from the stars, and find themselves on Earth.
The monster under the bed loves the moonlight, and wishes that his family didn’t live in it.
Write a story about a mermaid coming to land at night.
Walking home while it was dark out, she decided to cut across the park.
The couple looks up at the moon. He wonders what happens at night in her mind.
It is only a matter of time.
The night is the proper time for change.
Write a story about a boy being bitten by a werewolf on a full moon at night.
At night. Two brothers plot to steal organs from humans.
This perfume smells even better at night.
Her nightmare ended when the sun rose, and the night started.
Write a story in which a boy leads his friend through the woods.
When the sun sets, time is frozen. Life is the same.
Your boss insists you work late one night.
There’s a chill in the air on this moonlit night.
A writer, wondering if it’s a good idea to live alone in the country, splashed a cup of coffee onto the manuscript that he’d been working on for weeks.
Write about a night your younger self wandered into some strange area.
Her thoughts of getting married were quickly interrupted by the howling in the night air.
An artist is working on a painting of the night view of the city. Write about what happens next in the story.
He tells himself the night darkness will hide him until he finds a place to hide.
Characters are on a train at night.
Were you ever scared that the phone would ring at night? Were you expecting someone, are you still expecting them to call?
Her hands shake as she tries to escape from the dark shadows.
What is one cool thing you want to do at night?
An African American man and a police officer have a confrontation at night.
You travel to a faraway island, at nighttime, to see an important landmark.
A group of urban explorers witness the quickening of a werewolf.
Reality sinks in for the victimized.
The box sat in the corner of the room. His parents thought he had been asleep, actually, been asleep for hours now and they had gone to bed thinking so. But he was awake, unable to forget the last time he was inside it. Even now, he had a difficult time believing it…to grasp his head around it, the memories enclosed.
Pen and paper has long lost its appeal. All the writing was in code and the computer was her paperback.
It has been a week since the vampires came.
Describe a night you loved and enjoyed.
She was at home, writing a letter to her lover when the lights went out.
The sky is dark and the moon blinks behind the black branches.
You’re walking home and you see a wolfhound following you.
Tell me a story about the first time you were ever star-struck.
Cool, windy nights are especially good for observing stars.
Write a horror story that begins on Friday evening, and the setting is a beach at night.
A quiet sea, disturbed one night.
No night of graduation would ever be quite the same.
While foraging for food, Peter discovers a toy ring.
There are countless stars in the deepest, darkest part of the night.
The full moon rose, and he lay alone, twisting and turning in a twisty twisty bed.
The night of the Autumn Moon Festival is the only time the spirit of an ancient hero can appear in the flesh.
I had the weirdest dream last night, read more…
What if heaven’s gate was through a mirror?
It’s ruined now with only nightfall left in sight.
Write a story that takes place on a quiet night.
My life has changed so much in the past year.
Write a story that takes place at a movie theater at night.
Write about an unexpected adventure at night.
A young couple wants to be alone but is constantly interrupted by unwelcome guests asking questions.
The bogeyman comes at night, and he has claws.
The night is not as quiet as he thought.
No one has any idea what happens when you go from day to night.
What’s going to happen tonight?
Write a story from the point-of-view of a dog running at night, after their owner had just been killed by an attacker.
There was a full moon that evening and a beautiful mist was settling in the forest, shrouding the ground.
The girl was excited to be attending the Night of the Living Dead after-party.
An abandoned railroad on a trail of lanterns. What if thieves came?
Write a story about a person who invents a time machine.
Write a story about a famous city waking up at night.
The thief crept inside the museum and stole a piece of artwork from the galleries that lined the large, dimly-lit room. It was a special kind of night, tonight.
Their first kiss took place during the stars at night.
She looks at him, waiting for him to drink the wine she has just poured him. He seems distracted. It is the only time of day that he can’t hear everything—the wind, the water…
Is the night a death-bringing foreshadow? A mirage? A nightmare?
Write a poem from the perspective of the moon.
Their ship was damaged, but repair crews are coming.
Write a starry, romantic piece about that special night.
She walks directly through the shadow from the old horse oak. Someone or something is on her tail, she discovers.
The night was cold.
In the dark and the endless night, courage is born.
Write a story about your worst nightmare.
When the kitten feels out of place, he thinks of the night by himself.
They’d taken up residence in a building that overlooked the whole neighborhood.
The moon turns the regular pale gray into the color of platinum.
You are the moon. It is night time now. Tell us a story.
A murderer is escaping on Halloween night. What would happen to the community if he got away?
He doesn’t remember the exact number of nights he spent in this city by the river. It’s always a full moon in this city.
Write a story about living in a house under the stars.
Lucia heard growls in the night.
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It was the worst night of her life.
The night is dark and full of terrors.
Did you see that owl in the dark sky?
In the early hours of morning my heart shall rule
Write about a nightmare you once had.
They stood in the alley of bars and strip clubs, looking down at the street of drunken men and women bustling to their holes-in-the-wall, seeking drugs or a good time.
A demon terrorizes a town at night.
The night was beautiful.
Plans for the evening always fall through at the last minute. Write a story about that.
Write a story about your neighborhood watch that you created to eliminate crime.
Conflicts between people can happen at any time, even at night when you are alone.
She didn’t realise how dark it got outside until the power went out.
A girl gets lost on the trail and goes out into the night with her dog to find help.
The night she met him was the last good night of her life.
No one thought when the sun began to set, it would be the last time they’d see it.
Write an erotic story that takes place in the bedroom, with the lights off.
The dead of night.
Alex says it again. The night is coming.
Scott Joplin ate his last meal at night.
Nothing makes me happier than looking up at the night sky.
At night, the world around her was bathed in the silver light of the full moon.
Write about the guy or girl that sent the message.
Look, there is the moon.
Write a story about a boy who hides from the storm.
In a city of night people, where lights are always shining, one small child goes for a walk at midnight.
I went to a party at night.
Father Night is pleased with his work, but what might spill…
He couldn’t stop thinking of the night he fell asleep in his chair, while waiting for the repairman, with his gun on his lap.
The night music is annoying, everyone says.
The plot was set at night.
Write about a time when you stayed up late at night, no one else awake.
It’s night. You hear chirping crickets. There’s a full moon
A ship docks on a foggy night.
The bats’ shadows dance amongst the gravestones.
Your characters are cold, lonely, and hungry.
People have many different activities during the night.
Write a first-person, present-tense poem about something that happened in the past tense.
Write a story about a terrible storm that erupts on a hot, summer night.
A story about a castaway on a desert island, surviving alone at night.
Find a way to make night special and romantic.
I’ve never been so bored in my whole life. It’s night time.
Describe the first night you met your spouse in love story form or in short story form. Explain how that night was the first of so many memorable nights.
How do you make romantic night-time memories?
Write about the desert night sky.
They watched the night slowly fade.
Write about a terrifying experience that happened in the woods.
Do you accept night challenges? See them as opportunities to learn, get stronger or hone other skills? Let me know in the comments!
He sits in the dark and thinks about her.
Her life was shattered that night.
The night is cold. The days are longer.
There’s a full moon, and the characters are pretending to be werewolves.
The magazine was returning to press with its Christmas issue, but the editor’s car wouldn’t start – it was a dark and moonless night.
A girl wakes up and sees a clown in the corner of her bedroom.
A monster is hiding in the darkness.
A serial killer cuts a swath of terror through a small city.
The night was a sign that there was hope, hope that everything would turn around.
He looked into the black hole, into Huxley.
It was the worst night of her life.
Write a story about people who are doing something famous at night.
Night. It is the enemy. as well as an escape. Night was when her husband abused her.
The town rustled under midnight’s cloak.
Write a story about a variety of costumes characters wear to trick-or-treat.
Draft a poem about the night.
They thought it would be the last night they’d be alive.
Write about a beach on the night before a big storm.
Write a short story about the night before a sacrifice.
Every morning was the same for the creatures of the night.
She was glad she was alive and that night was beautiful just the same.
Myrick – a night where one star dominates the sky.
Seagulls cry, leaves rustle in the trees, the sounds of waves crashing and the night wind whispering tell the girl there is something around the corner.
A young woman falls from the sky into a sleeping man’s arms.
It didn’t take long for the night to take notice.
Father and son take a stallion out to the hills to camp in the night.
The night was dark, good. No one would see the young girl sneak out of her house.
The night was a wonderful peace after a long day.
Night looks so peaceful from your bedroom window at your mom’s house.
A man is kept up all night by the noise of the stars.
Tony’s night out doesn’t end like he thought it would.
Write a scene that takes place in a movie theater during the night time of a spooky horror movie.
A long car ride shakes an old woman’s nerves about the night. Write a story about her experience.
The sky Darkens. A patch of stars the only indication He has not yet slipped off the pillow on which his head lies
A family has been put under a spell and they begin turning into animals.
People gathered in the night for the waterfalls festival.
It was darkest before the stars came out.
When the night takes over the town…
It was just another night, nothing out of the ordinary.
There was a full moon the night of St. Barnabas Day.
The reader wants to know why the author’s family might not let their children go outside at night.
There is a disturbance in the night. Write a scene that begins with someone being brought into court on the charge of murdering a bat. Write a poem about the night your mother died.
What if it was really the end of the world?
The moon, bright and full, fades behind heavy clouds.
I bought these shoes in a fit of spontaneity after dark.
The best night of her life looks nothing like she expected it too.
Had it been any other night for everyone inside the restaurant it would have been even more crowded than usual. That night you saw a shooting star.
A shadow lurks in the distant darkness.
A man slowly drags his tired body against the dark waves.
A family goes out for dinner at a restaurant. The waiters share a horror story.
Two men in love stand in front of a waterfall under the moonlight.
She came upon the moonlit beach at night.
She was so alone.
The crowd dispersed after the ceremony ended, turning the lights off. Everything went back to darkness.
Write a story about the things that go on at night.
The night her parents were killed, she snuck out into the garden where it happened.
Write a story about a vampire who comes out only at night.
Whisper in the dark. Write a story that is only spoken.
You’re writing your last letter to your dead brother.
It was the worst night of his life.
He wouldn’t have been able to put all his money in that game if it weren’t for the dark.
It was getting late—ten people had to die before midnight and now only two were left.
It’s very dark in the room. There’s only a little light coming from under the door. You think you hear someone creeping inside.
In the glimmering dark forest she found an unexpected friend.
I can’t sleep.
They sat around the campfire and tried to fill the evening with sounds.
He wasn’t alone in the night.
Write a story that takes place on a street at night.
He looks at her again out the corner of his eye. He cannot believe that she’s real. Write a story about being in love at night.
Write from the perspective of a murder suspect that failed to evade capture.
A night shadow that feels out of place.
Write a book with math equations in its words or sentence connections.
The twins waited for the night to fall so they could change into bears.
At night, she hears strange noises.
A boy, in a white nightgown, stands between clotheslines at night, wanting to escape.
Tanya sat staring into the fiery flames of his survival campfire.
Write a short story about a person who was shot at night, but wasn’t killed.
A character dies under a full moon.
A girl embarks on a perilous journey through the night jungle.
Write a short scene that takes place in the chair of a dark hotel room waiting for the storm to finish.
Write about a house sitting on top of an abandoned haunted house.
Guy Noir, P.I. stalks the night.
The stars are my only friends.
Travel to the moon in your head as you sleep.
She could see his silhouette illuminated in the moonlight.
He can never get used to the darkness, the black hole that is the night.
Every night he dreams of the dancing that occurred at a masquerade ball four centuries ago.
Alice thought she was dreaming as she awakened on the changing colors of the moon.
A child goes from piggyback rides and bedtime stories to car rides and kindergarten.
Write a journal entry recounting all the things you like about going to bed at night.
Your hero dreams of what it would be like walking down a long hallway in a dark house.
Write a story about the aftermath of a disturbing experience in the middle of the night.
He didn’t have high expectations for the evening, but he realized that he enjoyed it as the night wore on.
I saw you standing there under the moonlight.
Write a story about a robot who takes over the world at night.
The night has always meant safety and comfort to her.
She wasn’t expecting to get home so late at night.
Write a short story about how you came back after an old childhood night apparition.
A night a long time ago when everything stayed the same.
At dawn, the sky goes from black to violet to blue and more.
How did Romeo know Juliet was the girl for him?
What do you see when you’re looking up at the sky at night?
How are you going to conserve water on a long term voyage?
Write a story about the tarp under which you have hidden from someone that’s chasing you.
An artist writes at night in order to get inspiration.
There might be someone lurking in the shadows.
His hand tells Nora the story as she wanders the hallway in the night.
Write a poem about night.
It is so quiet and still during the night, yet it’s never quite enough.
The night was still quiet when he walked past.
A waitress isn’t able to get to sleep because the sun never actually goes down.
A night in Los Angeles is never quiet.
Write a bad date you survived the horror of.
The young girl’s curfew keeps getting pushed back later and later each night.
A former detective reminisces about how he met his partner years and years ago.
His exposure to the night air would ultimately lead to his demise.
She woke up in a strange bed, not knowing how she got there or where she was.
The bell for dinner has just rung.
She looked up at the starry night to find the North Star, but there was nothing. She wondered if it was still there.
The war has been over for a long time, but a man sits under the stars waiting.
The nights in northern California were cold.
Write a story from the perspective of a fisherman during night depths.
A cloaked man holds a weapon over a bed.
I want to see you before night falls again.
Her mouth opens into a hole lined with teeth. Her eyes darken like a starless night.
I am loved.
That night was the most magical night he had ever had.
Birds nest in the thick tree at night.
Write about summer nights.
Write a story that takes place on Halloween.
It was a cloudy night in May. Too cloudy for him to face the light.
Write a description of a night when you were full of energy.
Life around the campfire at night is filled with stories.
A man loses his son in the darkness of night.
You’ve got an appointment in twenty minutes.
A witch performs a spell on a couple as they walk under a village’s lone streetlight.
Write about your experience riding in a limo at night.
Write about the worst night of your life.
Two strangers experience their most lucid dream together at their loneliest moments.
Write about a dancing party that takes place in the country at night.
He had night terrors as a child.
The melody floated in the night air.
The night fogs the air.
One of the worst nights of her life.
The night was sweet and full of tiny bites.
It was the worst night of her life.
Write a story where the sun doesn’t rise for days at a time.
Write a story about a girl, a guy and her mother. They get into a car, drive away, leaving their house abandoned.
It was the worst night of her life.
A long-dead creature is brought back to life in a magical ritual. But there is a catch…
What should you never do on your birthday besides turn another year older?
Write about a night that changes everything.
Night will fall over the world of magic in an instant. Write about it.
The characters never get dark. What would the story become if the characters just gave in to their darkness? It was a dark and stormy night. Aren’t you thankful it’s dark so you can’t see the storm? Can you light a candle in an effort to see your darkness? Why can’t one be aware of the light and the darkness at the same time?
Right before sunset, he admits he loves her best during the night.
She stands by the water, as the moonlight hits the river.
Write a scary story that takes place at night.
The scent of roses makes him think of her.
He didn writefull a single word all night.
Write a fun, spooky story about the night before Halloween.
Lucid dream, standing in the middle of an empty street at night.
Write about a wonderful dream that never ends.
Describe, in a poem, a day so dark only the moon can be seen.
Write about your first date under the night sky.
It was dark. It was quiet. Something was definitely wrong.
It’s not everyone’s favorite way to spend the evening, but it’s more relaxing than watching television.
With every gallon of blood inside them on the floor around them, it was the slowest night of her life.
Write a Shakespearean or Shakespearian sonnet that takes place during a full moon.
A deer covers its body and ears with a thick, bushy, grey coat each night to protect itself against the cold weather.
A driver sees a dog running across the road at night. Read the story to find out what happens next.
Authors, how is the night you’ve written about similar or different to your night? How has the night you’ve written about changed?
They watched the stars in the cold, dark sky together.
A young woman stole a red dress from the women at the swing club.
A day without night is like seeing only shades of gray.
Far from home and alone, she still hears the voice of her brother telling her to have a happy Halloween.
Write a crazy dream you had last night. Do not add anything, other than dialogue or narration, that isn’t a part of your dream. For example, in order to write more dialogue, you can’t say, “She took out a wrench…” Your dream took place in the place you were sleeping, and your dream character did not need tools. Just put the dream down as you remember it, and critique later.
A boy dreams of fighting evil in the night.
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Write a story for each phase of the moon.
A story about seeing your lover for the first time.
Her best friend always stays up until midnight on New Year’s Eve waiting for the ball to drop.
Watching the sunset with your favorite person.
Write a story about the beginning of an intergalactic war.
Write a story about a ghost story at night around a campfire.
Write about distant blues.
A young woman walks home from cheerleading practice. It is night.
Describe the forest during the night.
Murder was the only way to keep her secret safe.
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The only light in the dark forest came from the few torches carried by the soldiers.
It’s a typical evening in a typical neighborhood.
To get over his fear, he forces himself to spend the night in the haunted mansion.
He can’t bring himself to leave unless he’s sure it is safe to do so.
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He was not a big fan of night time.
It was the worst night of his life.
I read a lot of romances about soldiers during war time. I’ve noticed that whenever they are fighting at night, the night sky is always filled with shooting stars and fireworks. Maybe write about a day or a battle or even a fight you’ve been in – just why are there fireworks?
Nothing could compare to that one memory of a night long ago.
A famous ventriloquist and her pet dummy spend Christmas night in an old sleazy motel until the husband kicks the dummy out of the room.
Write a poem about something you can’t forget about a night you’ve walked with a loved one.
It’s another ordinary night. Write about that!
A girl who’s afraid of the darkness has to make it through the night.
A boy tells a scary story while taking a walk on a moonlit beach.
Write a scary story about a monster attack in the middle of the night.
Under the light of the moon, the owl hunts at night in the meadows.
Night has just fallen. Write a letter from someone who has survived until then.
He doesn’t know when it will get dark.
This walk home in the dark, the only light is from the crescent moon.
Write about the feeling of finally getting your wish.
A little boy has a special secret for the stars.
Write about a pony whose job is running through the night forest at night.
He hated the nights… when things were at their busiest.
What does night mean to you?
The stars watch
She felt irritated as the sun began to set earlier and earlier.
An old man remembers the days when he used to go out at night.
Write about a young woman who is attacked by a vampire.
A woman is afraid of the dark.
The only light on was the greenish light from the computer monitor.
She felt a calmness she had never experienced while waking up in the middle of the night.
Write a poem using the word ” Night”.
Someone took his wallet when he was asleep.
A day, just a regular day, gets interrupted by an attempted murder. The victim survives.
It was the hardest night of his life.
Write about being lost in the darkness of the woods at night.
Write about the sound in the night.
A lonely girl stares out her bedroom window at the night sky.
There’s a family dining at a local restaurant, enjoying the night together. Then, everything goes black…
He relishes every beat of his heart as he finds himself lost in the night. It was the last night of his life.
Write a story that takes place while camping in the mountains at night.
A young man isn’t sure what punishment awaits him on the moonlit beach.
Watching a solar eclipse changes my life.
Write a short story taking place 19 minutes before nightfall.
Nightmares come out in the night.
The itstorm is coming. How will you survive it?
A young couple steal away in the darkness.
Write a love story about a girl and boy who are the best of friends but nothing more, then come under the light of the moon together.
The night is when you feel most alive.
The plane is in the air. Everything is dark.
Write a story that takes place in space on a planet other than Earth.
The night is dark and full of terrors. Sometimes dreams are best left forgotten.
She wakes up in the middle of the night and hunts for a silent place to become invisible.
His office is cold at night. He thinks it’s his imagination.
A figure runs through the streets. It is dark.
It was fun while it lasted.
Write about a school field trip to a planetarium.
He wanted to talk to her about the dark side of his past. But when a dark figure emerged in the night, he regretted it.
Write about the numerous creatures that live in the dark forests at night.
Advice or tips from your favorite writer about night.
He finds himself hearing strange noises late at night.
They had a conversation at night in the dark.
Write about a war fought during the night.
She was sitting on the sidelines of the bleachers watching her daughter’s volleyball game. It was a close one.
Differentiate between nightmare and dreams in a paragraph about the night.
She lay outside in the evening, on a deck, in nowhere in particular with no one to watch over her. The worst thing she could do was think, what would happen if someone wanted the animal she was?
The moon was shining brightly by her window.
Nightmare Night is the worst.
Write about an implicit theory going on a journey to find his destiny.
A girl cuddles up with her blanket and door knob at night.
A small campfire burns in the middle of the woods at night.
Write a story about the night between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
A lion protects its pride on a pitch black night.
The Sad Tale of a Country Boy who had a set of Tales told in various Moods.
A boy with problems falls into a river after a night of drinking.
On a cold, dark night, a girl wanders the city streets remembering her long-deceased mother.
A girl hears something outside her home at night. It isn’t good.
The air was still and quiet, calm and warm. The night was over.
All eyes appear to be set on you. Everyone seems to be staring at you. You turn around to look, but nobody’s even looking at you.
Write a story about a normally shy character who is forced to talk a lot.
Just after Marsha was born, the sky turned dark.
Your character is a famous astronomer who loves starry nights.
Write about the scorching sand in your bare feet in the night.
The shrill caw of a bird pierces the quiet night.
A little girl stays out late underneath the stars.
Write a love story between a dog and his owner.
A shot rings out through the still night.
On the night of the first eight rains, she was born.
The ground underfoot felt spongy as she began to climb the island.
Explain how the setting factors into your story.
There is a night when everything goes wrong…
She loved the color of the night sky.
The night started to turn into morning.
After returning from a long night out, a man organizes a kidnapping.
All the free time in the world was made boring by the dark.
A man contemplates the night, but he supposes it is too late to be of any use.
The crickets’ chirping are the only sounds we were able to hear.
He wound up getting a job at a nightclub because all he knew how to do was party.
The city glowed with muted colors in the night.
Tempt the reader. A lonely boy can’t sleep, so he tries to keep his tiredness at bay by counting all the reasons he shouldn’t sleep.
A group of ghost hunters are exploring a haunted house. It’s getting dark outside. The ghosts are coming.
Your best friend is invited to a dance.
It was so dark she couldn’t even see herself.
Write about a party at night.
A night where the leaves over head, give off an eerie glow.
Write a story about two lovers at night who stumble across an old ice cream truck.
Jenny’s dreams always come true on nights like this.
The night is dark. The moon is full. Now write a short story about a werewolf.
A dark night on a dark country road. She stops to listen. That’s when she hears it. Sticks breaking. Her spine stiffens. Something is out there.
People enjoy summers here.
Night seems to go on forever when you’re in bed with a high fever.
The night sky is littered with stars.
He arrives at night when it is completely dark.
The night was beautiful around her, but her mind was far away.
Do you know it is ‘impolite’ to stare at the dead at night?
Imagine a time when the world was made of complete darkness.Write about it.
A man spends a relaxing day at the beach, reading a book under the shade of an umbrella.
Write a story in which you describe how you dreamt the night sky.
A herd of animals migrates across the plains at night.
Tonight is the full moon, so come sit up with me and tell me what you really think of Dracula.
Write about a group of friends who experience something mysterious in the night.
Tommy sneaks out his window at night
The moonlight teaches me how to accept and love myself.
It was nice that it was night time, because there would be a full moon to give him light.
Why does my sister love the night so much?
Write about a person who stays out far past their curfew.
Night falls quickly.
He wanders through the streets of the city at night, alone and afraid.
She hated the dark.
What will the night bring?
A character feels uneasy about staying on an island in the middle of the night.
Looking out the bedroom window, she feels alone. She becomes aware of how alone humans are in this world.
The day is ending.
A creature walks through a dark forest in the night looking for its lost friend.
The cat runs across the lawn throughout the night because of a big owl. “It has to be that owl.”
There was no darkness in that moment when we came together in that place of night.
Write about the day before a war.
Write a story set in Death City.
It is a dark and stormy night. You are stranded on a lonely highway with your dog nowhere to turn.
The snowfall was thick that evening as it illuminated through the street lamp.
Sometimes we feel lonely at night.
A dog howls at the full moon.
Write a story about a night chase.
She enjoyed the snow and the silence of the frozen night.
It was the worst night of his life.
It was the worst night of her life.
The ghosts of not-so-ancient words whisper in the ear of the writer late at night.
She is counting down the nights until he is home.
They waited until the sun and the stars and the moon were down. They’d have to wait them out—it would be months of the solitude of night, if not years.
The girl stared out the window as rain poured down…
A driver realizes that he’s about to hit someone, but he decides to run over
He was pursuing the night and the night was running away from him.
A knight rides home after a battle.
Write a story about fairies and adventures.
The star is beaten up for coming out at night.
The rain patters on the window, its music a beautiful lullaby.
Write about a romantic walk you’ve experienced at night.
A teenage couple is at the end of a summer night when something weird happens…
The start of her night was like an average evening.
He got locked inside his closet all night.
She arrived at her new home in a day, she loved the night.
She gets swept up in the music.
Write about a forgotten night adventure.
Darkness was his freedom.
Let’s find inspiration and calmness in the night.
Help your child to identify the best night of his life so far.
Write a short story about the last night you had a party.
A girl is afraid to fall asleep.
It’s a bright, sunny day in the afternoon, but the moon is still up in the night sky.
Warm blood like chocolate slurps out of the punctured jugular streams across the moon. It’s the night’s fault and the night’s fault alone.
A girl needs to take action and start the revolution to escape the nightmares.
When you are afraid to go to bed.
The power went out during the middle of prayer.
A woman encounters a ghost and gets the scare of her life.
The mother put the child to bed at night and then sat down to finish her book.
The day was clear. It had been a week since the soldiers came. Tonight, the plague would sweep the city.
Write about your thoughts on night.
Night approaches them. The countdown begins.
Darkness has blanketed the land, but it does not stop the Resistance.
It’s been a long time since anyone appreciates her late-night poetry.
Someone has to take a run by night.
Keep your mind inside of your head in a world of shadows.
The sun is gone, the world seems darker.
Expand on the first stargazing scene in Deathly Hallows.
The night seems like her since she is no longer any joy.
For the prompt “Night,” write from the point of view of an evil being who grieves because humans have lost their ability to see in the dark.
A young woman feels like she is being watched when she comes home at night.
Write a story about a hollow tree that’s actually a spaceship.
Being lost and alone at night leads this person to evil.
Write about a rooftop conversation at night.
He returned again and again to the crypt, hoping to see the ghouls emerge from its depths.
He is tangled in a mess of emotions. Can he unravel them tonight?
The stories are told of a night where men were easily enslaved. Women were like conquerors.
What is the worst weather that could happen at midnight?
Blood pours forth from my lost love’s wound. Draining all light into night.
The night sky is lit with a full moon.
The night isn’t my favorite
A woman is sitting alone in the darkness. What is she thinking about?
Janice used all of her money to take her son to a daycare center.
A night time story that involves vampires.
A young girl is followed home at night.
The night was where your childhood dreams came true.
A colony of elves is having a sleepover.
She could barely see her hand in front of her face.
Night arrives at the end of a long journey of self discovery and growth for the narrator.
What if all the lights went out one day?
One last trip won’t hurt anyone, he thought as he headed for the meadow. It was a beautiful night.
A little hobo rests by the light of the fire and notices raindrops on his arm.
The apple fell.
He awakens covered in teeth marks.
A woman lies awake alone looking out the window, thinking of her lost love.
The night feels really lonely tonight.
Sam and his dad like to watch the sunsets together.
It was the worst night of his life.
It was a very dark and stormy night. The one thing they lacked was that one night.
Ben had the worst night of his.
Write a narrative about a night time walk in the park.
Write a story where your main character dies at the beginning of the story.
A man is not prepared for the night when he comes home.
When it begins to get dark, write about the fear of the unknown.
Something is going to happen at night time.
He can’t stop staring at the stars.
A writer must confront his arch-nemesis- the blank page- in order to move forward with his novel.
As children we experience night in a different kind of way. Children can form special bonds with each other at night.
The moon is full and bright in the night sky. . .
Night came slowly as she sat quietly, and waited for her prey.
After school, the kids race down to the beach.
Describe the darkest place where you have ever seen.
One evening, the sky is red. No one knows why!?
The night is ominous.
Write a story about a day accompanied by a sunset.
Is it better to live in the light of day or shroud ourselves in the warmth and dark of night?
A girl from the country asks her mother to tell her the story of the man on the moon.
List your three favorite games or card/board games. Write a story about the characters in one of the games going on an adventure at night.
Write about your own fictional band on tour, on its last gig.
She wakes up to a familiar sound. She sees flames. Every night, something gets darker.
An owl quietly watches a boy hide cookies for Santa under the refrigerator.
A boy with too much imagination…starts seeing things from a flashlight that shines on the wall.
On a moonlit night, a mother of two is struck by anxiety about the number of years she has left on earth.
Night thoughts are different from day thoughts.
In the middle of the forest at night, dark and heavy clouds block out the light of the moon.
Write about a memory you have of spending the night somewhere.
At night, only the lonely are seen.
It’s always darkest just before dawn.
Write a story in which a character struggles to get a hold of herself.
On a lonely night, the world felt right.
As Mars’ orbit becomes elongated around Venus, future colonists will adapt to the harsh nights of Mars.
Deep, dark colours of the night.
All of the citizens of the village wake up in time for morning, but the nightwalker wakes late because the day did not end.
All the nightclub patrons heard the car alarm.
Write a story about a time you were stuck in a dark place and afraid.
It’s night time in Antarctica, and the scientists and explorers are trapped in a tiny shed miles away from their destination.
Write a scene about night in an amusement park.
There’s a full moon tonight and the fresh smell of ozone hangs in the air.
A girl’s grandfather tells her she must make the stars famous. What we write about night is what we reveal of ourselves.
When the night comes differently than normal.
Taking a night walk can be very relaxing.
Write a short story from the perspective of a woman navigating treacherous terrain, afraid that she will become separated from her group as the night comes.
The night is full of surprises. Write a story where the protagonist gets ambushed in the night.
At night, when they’re both feeling lonely, they visit a very special place.
Write about a dog that waits alone in the dark.
It was getting dark, and it wasn’t supposed to, he thought. It was supposed to be a full moon night.
Ka-Blooey! by Dev Petty While flying through the redwoods, a Toucan crashes to the ground.
A boy on a summer night thinks about the stars.
They came for him in the night, but he won’t let them.
Sprinkle some magic dust and write a memory that takes place at night.
Ninjas like to fight at night, just because it keeps their enemy guessing. They enjoy the night splendor of the moonlight on an open field of battle.
The night didn’t go the way he thought it would.
He watches from a distance and sees what kind of mother she has become.
A spaceship crumbles in front of his eyes.
The hour hand has reached the twelve, it must be my time to die.
On the eve of his wedding, he found out that he was adopted.
The sunset turns into darkness when night falls over the city.
What do you do when the night becomes darker than your fears?
Sit on the roof of your house at night and look out to the horizon. Write a poem about the things you see.
Imagine you are a robot observing human lives through a neural interface. Describe an intimate night in someone’s life.
The stars filled the night sky. “Lumen mundi” he said as he wondered what they could possibly be made of.
Just me and the moon and the dark.
The two of them had done a lot in the last three years. Good memories… She couldn’t wait for the fifth!
He never left that one room, but he had everything he could ever need.

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