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At some point in their lives, writers—even the young ones—lose inspiration. This happens so often that they have their own special term for it—writer’s block.

It is especially crucial for young writers to find ways for their inspiration and motivation to return because a huge part of their curriculum involves composing essays and short stories. Luckily, there are numerous tricks they can use to reignite their passion for writing. One of those is using creative writing prompts.

Creative writing prompts are a useful tool for any writer. They offer plenty of benefits, but the best thing about them is that they can help you overcome writer’s block and ignite your imagination when you are feeling uninspired.

Below are creative writing prompts for high school students. You can use them to encourage young writers to compose a poem, short story, personal essay, or in any other way you see fit.

Write about something you have never experienced.
What would be the happiest moment of your life?
What would you do with a million dollars?
If you were trapped in an elevator with a person you didn’t like what would you do?
What would you do if you found a ten dollar bill?
Write a story about yourself two years in the future.
Write a eulogy for a loved one.
Write about a beloved Pet.
How would you describe your perfect day?
How do you justify your behavior when you know you did something bad?
What is an ancient myth or ritual with great meaning for you?
Imagine an old person falling in love for the first time.
I took great big bites off it. Fantastic words. Sensory language. The taste of chocolate lingered in my mouth.
What would you tell your younger self?
What would you do differently if you knew no one was watching?
Everybody dances on a Saturday night. Think of some form of dance.
Memoirs are made up of stories. Just focus on one story that has changed your perspective.
Write about a significant event in your life.
Write about a time you heard a great rumor.
Write a story about when time stood still.
Write about two people that care about each other very much but can’t spend a lot of time together because of other responsibilities.
Write about the most satisfying moment in your life.
Write a poem to the person you secretly admire.
Write about a crisis you have been through.
If you had a genie appear before you, what would you wish for? Write about your favorite sports team.
What would you change in your group if you were the manager?
What was your fantasy world as a child?
Write about an experience that made you feel uncomfortable.
What would you do if you overslept and missed your favorite TV show?
Write about something you’re afraid of.
Write about what you would do if you pulled your dream card.
Write about the worst birthday party you have ever had.
Write about a person that saved your life.
What would you do if you were invisible?
At the end of your life, what would you look back on as the most important moments in your life?
How would you convince a peer that Fast Food should be banned from the school cafeteria?
Write about something you have never told anyone.
If the person you admire the most had let you down, what would you do?
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Write about a place you would like to visit.
Describe a day in your life in third person.
What would you want to be when you grow up?
If you saw a ghost, what would you do?
Write about your ideal husband or wife.
What would your sports team be like?
Is your life the same tomorrow as it was yesterday?
Write about the season you love the most.
When you die, how would you like to be remembered?
Write a story from the perspective of a dog.
Write about the biggest, the best, and the most fantastic thing that could happen to you.
What would you do to change a terrible decision you made in the past?
Write about what you would want to be if you’re not who you are.
How would you make the world a better place?
When writing a journal entry…
Is it okay to stay true to your religious beliefs? Explain.
Where would you like to go on your next great adventure? Why?
What is the sweetest line you can imagine?
Write a letter to someone you have never met. Explain why the date for the apocalypse is set and that it will happen soon if you are not contacted.
If you could learn any language instantly, which language would you want to learn?
Do you want to live in a big city or a small town when you grow up? Why?
What would you say to yourself if you could use a time machine to…
Write about a conflict you experienced either with a person or an object.
You’re shipwrecked on a deserted island and must now survive.
If you could achieve anything you wanted, what would it be?
Who are your artistic role models? How do they inspire your own art? Should they be your role models?
Tell the story of the best day of your life.
Create a one-act play about a new law.
Imagine you are on a deserted island. What five things would you bring with you and why?
Write a short article about a person in history that you think was influential in their specific field…
If you could change anything in your life, would you?
Practice writing with the understanding that the topic doesn’t really matter. That way you can concentrate on your writing and have some fun. You might be surprised at the things you come up with.
Write about a date that didn’t work out.
Write about the most disappointing experience in life.
Help somebody else find the perfect book for them
What places in the world scare you?
Write a sequel to the first book that you read.
How would your life change if you suddenly discovered you were a member of a subculture that most people outside your group would be repulsed by?
Journey on an imaginary jungle safari with your preferred tour guide and see what you find!
Write about the one thing you would take with you to a deserted island.
Get inspiration from this list of great creative writing prompts for high school students.
Describe a gift you have given.
What was your favorite place to play as a child?
Write about a stressful event.
Write about your first date.
Write about a time when someone saved your life.
Write the script for a horror movie.
If you could have one super power, what would it be?
Describe a situation in which your morality was tested. How would you resist?
Imagine you are a magic warrior. Use this to write about a different world.
Write about your dream vacation.
Write about going to the mall with a million dollars in your pocket.
What would your life be like if you were another gender?
What would you do if you found a genie in a bottle?
Create a story in which your character becomes a villain.
Have you ever saved the life of another person or committed a courageous act?
Write about the worst thing that could happen to you.
Write about something you do not want to happen to you.
Name two people the narrator ends up meeting in the afterlife.
Write about your main character getting killed in the opening portion of your story.
What kind of pet would your life complete if you could choose any animal?
What would you do if you found a letter written to you from your future self?
Write about someone you admire and what they have taught you.
Most people wait their whole lives to fall in love with an unattainable person. Write about finding him/her.
Write about a moral dilemma that you could imagine handling.
How would you change the world for the better?
Write about what it was like moving into your new school for the first time.
Describe the best day of your life.
What would you do if you could go anywhere in time and space?
What would you do if you became invisible for a short time?
Write about the most anticipated day of your life.
Write a scene in which two characters are on opposite sides of a chaotic conflict.
Write about the moment when you knew you were gay, straight, bi, or curious.
Name your fantasy pet.
Write about the day that changed your life.
How would you stop a monster from attacking you?
Choose a movie character, historical figure, or real-world person and write about being them for just one week.
Write about a time that you felt really free.
Write about your favorite season.
Describe the most eerie thing that ever happened to you.
Write about your first day at a new school.
Describe or write about a person from a foreign country.
Write a story about someone who has lived a quarter of your life.
Write a love story between a living person and a fictional character.
What does it feel like to win?
Imagine that you could go back in time and be involved in other historic events.
If you could revert your bad experience into a good one, what will you do to make it happen?
If you could have a great power in the world, what would it be?
Write the story of your favorite hero or heroine.
What does your future look like?
If you could build anything you wanted, what would you make?
What would you do if you lived alone in the woods?
What do you plan to do when you grow up?
What would be the darkest part of my own brain?
Has your life been a “journey of self discovery and learning?” Explain.
Write about a time when someone did something either heroic or evil.
Tell about a dream you always remember.
Immortalize the first time that you lost your virginity.
Who is the best storyteller that you know? What makes him or her a good storyteller?
Write about a time you didn’t quite understand something that was going on around you. Describe what you didn’t understand, as well as what you thought after you figured it out.
How would you use powers of invisibility and teleportation?
Write as if you were the sake of a stranger.
Write about the five senses.
What lessons have you learned from a mistake?
What would you do if you were invisible?
How much of you is in the person in the mirror?
What would you do if you had three wishes?
Write about the last time you did something that really scared you.
What would you choose as a profession that pays the most money?
Describe your best day ever.
Write a dialogue between a human and an alien.
How would you describe your first love?
Imagine you have to dispose of a body.
Write about the best present you ever received for your birthday.
Write about one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Who taught you the most in your life?
What do you see as your biggest strength?
Write down your philosophy on life.
How would you spend one day as someone completely different from how you live your life?
Write about an event that changed your life, for better or for worse.
What do you think is going to happen?
Write about a significant event in a historical period of your choice.
What scares you the most when you’re alone in the dark?
Relive a day that you will always hold dear to your heart.
Outline the plot and setting of the most exciting book or movie you ever read or saw.
Trace the effects of some kind of natural disaster in your area, such as floods or fires.
Write a paragraph about your last summer holiday.
Have you ever fought a stranger in a dark alley?
Write about what it was like when you fell in love.
You are trapped in a fantasy that is your worst dream come true. What is it?
Define courage.
Why is your family important to you?
What is the strongest memory from your childhood?
What are you most afraid of?
Is there someone you hate? Write a letter which details your feelings towards that person.
What would you do with the money if you won the lottery?
Imagine you were aiming to become an actor. What would you choose to play in a play?
If you could go anywhere else, where would you go?
If you could trade places with one character in literature, who would you choose, and why?
Imagine that it is two weeks from now. Your future self somehow communicates with you to let you know one specific event that will happen during your current life that will change everything.
How has being lucky or unlucky affected your life?
Would you spend your summer vacation reading books or watching movies?
What would you do if you became invisible?
Write an essay about betrayal.
Who would make the best teacher? and why?
Create a character that would visit a great library.
What would your life look like if all your fears came true?
Discuss a favorite book you’ve recently read.
Write about a conversation with a historical figure.
Write about the person you respect most.
What is your most peculiar dream?
What would you do if you were fired from your job?
Create a dialog between a person and their favorite pet.
Create a character that is close to you.
What’s the scariest thing that ever happened to you?
You are in your house. What are the obstacles you encounter and how do you overcome them?
Who was your first celebrity crush? Tell his or her story.
Imagine that you just won the lottery and you’re surrounded by family and friends. What would all of you do today?
Write about an unpleasant sequel to a wonderful day.
What would you have done with that million dollars had you dreamt of winning the jackpot?
How should one chasing the American Dream live?
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Write about your favorite ice cream flavor.
Write about the day your parents abused you.
Write about a time in your life you were happy.
Have you ever been a victim of bullying?
Write a letter to the world describing how you would change things.
If you could live one day of your life over, what day would it be?
What do you see on the first day of school?
Describe an unusual person you met.
As a child, how did you spend time with your family?
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Why?
What happens when a supernatural phenomenon crosses with technology?
Write about a day when the phone in your house never stopped ringing.
How would it feel to be invisible?
What would you do if you found one thousand dollars?
How would you make yourself stand out from the crowd?
Write the story of your life and end with how you want to be found.
Identify one problem that you have and discuss possible solutions.
Write about your plan to acquire/do/attain a goal.
What would you do if you were given a scholarship without having to provide an essay?
Write about your family pet.
What would you title a book or a movie about your life and why?
When you place an order on the phone, what happens?
Write about a significant experience.
Write about what life would be like a hundred years from now.
What would change if you weren’t afraid?
After learning that your spouse is cheating on you, you decide to turn the tables.
What’s the worst locker combination?
Write about what love means to you.
Write a dialogue between two characters, who could be anyone from the Bible, a historical figure, or someone you’ve imagined.
Write a letter to someone telling of the time you failed.
Describe a memory that is meaningful to you.
What happens to you when you see green, red, and white?
What’s something you’ve always wanted to do?
Write about a memorable vacation.
How would you make the world a better place?
Write about a time you took a risk and how it required courage to do so.
Tell the epic tale of what happened on your worst day.
What do you see yourself doing in the very distant future?
It was dark…
What would happen if you went on a business trip and came home to find only one small clue that said you had children?
Think of a fictional war and describe how it started.
What are the worst traits of your personality?
Write a dialogue between two Nobel Prize winners about something everyone else thinks is a mystery.
Describe your favorite place to go.
Write about your best friend.
Describe the last part of your day.
Write a scene from the point of view of an animal – use as much detail as you can.
Imagine you inherit 1 billion dollars. What would you do?
If you could change any one thing in the world what would you change and how would that change your life?
What you wish you could change about your life?
Write from the perspective of a tree.
Write a poem about what your favorite season or month means to you.
Describe a person who was an important part of your life and how they affected you.
Draw an imaginary parallel to your work or to something happening to you in your country or in your life right now.
Write about your greatest fantasy.
Discover a band that no one has ever heard of. Now, describe that band to people who have never heard of them.
What would you do if you were sentenced to death?
What would your dream house look like?
Who is the most intriguing character you’ve ever met?
Write about your favorite holiday.
Break an old habit.
Write about your dream job.
Write about a time when you had power.
Where does the future lie?
Write about your best memory of yourself as a child.
What would happen if the world came to an end tomorrow?
What is the best you have ever given? Induce it and its rise.
If you could relive one moment in your life, what would it be?
Describe how an experience taught you the lesson of a lifetime.
Write a story about a character who is an unpopular person but has a friend who recognizes the character’s true value for who they are.
Write about a character who no one thinks much of but who is actually very good
Write about a teacher you admire.
Write a story about stowing away on a spaceship headed for another planet.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
Write what you would say if you saw someone making fun of someone else.
Write about your favorite storytelling method to use with someone else.
Write about the birth of a new baby in your family.
Write about the last time you were feeling nostalgic.
Write about your memory of the day you learned of a family death.
Write about living in outer space.
Someone you know is getting married. What advice do you give them?
Describe the emotion of a color or a number.
What would you do if you didn’t have a cell phone or computer?
Describe your favorite dream.
If you could live the life of any famous person, would you be happier?
Should people be allowed to get plastic surgery to look like their idols?
Write a letter to your favorite author.
Do you think digital technology has changed the way people communicate?
Write an obituary for someone in your family. Who died? How did they die? What funeral plans did the person have?
Write about an accomplishment or event in your life that changed you.
Write about something you would like to happen to you.
What would you do if you had a super power of your choice?
Write the story behind your favorite statue or monument.
What music, so far in your life, has meant the most to you? How was it an important part of your life?
Write about the first time you stole something.
Write about three things from your past that you’d rather forget.
Write something that happened to you that had a big effect on you.
What was the most terrible thing you did when you were a kid?
Write a letter to a friend who is moving away.
Write a letter to a dead relative.
What makes you want to hug someone?
Give the details of the most important event of the day you were born.
Write about what’s impossible but you wish it was possible.
Antarctica is beautiful and interesting. You recently ran into two penguins, and now they want you to teach them to be more friendly like a sailor. Write an essay about how to be daddy’s little penguin.
Write about what it would feel like to be invisible.
What would you do if you could go anywhere, and everything was possible?
Write about the most terrible thing that happened in your life.
Describe what you’ll do when you win the lottery.
Write about reality as you perceive it.
What would leading a double life be like?
Write about what happens when you catch the flu .
Write about what you would do for a million dollars.
Write about something you have never told anyone. You can use a pseudonym in case you might want to share what you wrote.
Who do you admire most?
Describe a day you wish you could live over again.
Write a letter to yourself.
What would you do if you could change the past?
Write about the first thing you would do if you ran into trouble in a place you had never been.
Describe a time when you felt completely alone.
Write a poem using haiku structure.
Write an essay about what you know about dystopia.
What three words would you use to describe yourself?
Disaster strikes at your school. Write about how you would survive and help others.
Write about the most incredible object or invention that you have ever seen or that you can imagine.
Write about what it’s like to be terminally ill.
Create a last will and testament for a person of your choosing.
Imagine going without air for three minutes and then write about a person who suffered from this tragedy.
Write about a problem you faced and the ways in which you resolved it.
Write about a time your wishes came true.
Write about a time when you completely let go.
Write about a battle that you would win.
Write about a time you made a mistake.
If you could have any super power, which would you choose and why?
Create a memorable beginning for your novel/story.
Write about the best thing that has ever happened to you or your family.
What are your top priorities in life?
Write a poem about someone overcoming a monster.
What would you do if you could not read or write?
Write about the biggest change event from your early childhood.
Can love cause true friendships to fall apart?
What is your ideal job?
Write a book review with all of its elements. Include a summary of the whole book, a summary of a piece or a chapter and its purpose, and an overall review to be included in Appendix B.
What is the most important thing you’ve learned in life so far?
What would happen if humans could fly?
What character flaw do you most want to change?
What is the reality of life compared to how you imagined it would be when you were a child?
Write about your home. What does it look like, smell like?
Your best friend is lying dead in a pool of blood. What happened?
How does your dream of getting published make you feel?
What would you do on a day that does nothing?
Write about something you want to do but haven’t done and why.
Visualize you’re at the opening of a major sporting event.
How would you change one thing about yourself?
What would you have wanted to learn if you were a part of your favorite historical time period?
Write about the most important dream of your life.
Write a true story from a different perspective.
Imagine your whole school was relocated to an amusement park. What would happen?
What do you do in your free time?
Write about death or immortality.
Write about the most boring person you know.
Write about your character’s worst fear.
Write about missing a chance.
Write about a movie that has stayed with you long after you saw it.
What kind of person were you five years ago, if you haven’t changed at all?
Write a diary entry giving details about what you did the day/evening/night before.
Write about a room in your house.
What do you do for a living? Where did it come from?
Write about the most radically attractive person you know.
Write about a moment in your life when you felt truly alone.
Skip forward 30 years and write a letter to yourself about what happened to your life.
The cottage your family owned is for sale. You decide to travel there for a week, but get there to discover it has been rented to holidaymakers. What would you do? If you were one of the holidaymakers what would you think of them?
Describe your best-ever vacation.
Write a scene from the point of view of a character in history, literature, or legend others only know about.
What is your favorite smell?
What would you do if you found a twenty dollar bill?
I don’t think the stargazing went well,” Emma said as she sipped the coffee they had brought with them.
Write a poem about the moon or stars.
Write about the person you admire the most.
Write what you would say to your best friend if you were trying to persuade him or her not to commit suicide.
What would your life be like without music or books?
Who gave you inspiration to become who you are today?
Should medical marijuana be used to relieve pain?
Write about a time someone you knew surprised you.
Describe your best memory.
What does home mean to you?
How would your life be different if you had different parents?
Write about the first time you realized that family matters most.
What would happen if all of the people in the world lost their senses of taste and smell?
Write about something that is unusual in your school.
Describe the craziest thing you did as a child.
Write a story about a broken family.
Create a family tree showing how you are related to famous people.
If you had a million dollars and knew you’d lose it, what would you do?
Why do you think high school students are the ones to post hacked nudes on the internet?
How would you describe your personality, skills, and talents to someone who has never met you?
Who is your hero in real life? Write about this person.
Think of a person you consider as a role model in your life. Describe what they do right that you would like to emulate.
What would you do if you came across a large amount of money?
How would you explain Donald Trump winning the Presidential election?
How do people from completely different cultures interact?
Write a poem about a historical figure — real or imaginary.
Write about your favorite meal.
What is known as the happiest moment in your life?
Have you ever come across a secret you keep for yourself? Or would you rather share it with somebody else?
Write about a family member who has affected your life in a positive way.
Write about something that would make a poor gift idea.
You could make a wish and it would come true. What would it be?
Write about your favorite type of pet.
Write about your fantasy life.
Write about what it would be like to attend a game or concert.
Write about your favorite kind of food.
Write about the biggest decision you have made.
What game would you play with me and why?
Write about the happiest moment of your life.
Do you have a pet? Describe it. Why do you want this pet? Is there anything special about it?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Write about a person who is very different from you in one way.
What is your daily routine?
Describe the ultimate house.
What would you do if you dreamed of your own funeral?
Write about something that disturbs you.
What if you woke one morning and learned that you had suddenly developed telepathic abilities? What would you do with it?
Would you give up your ordinary life for an extraordinary life?
What would you do if you could read the thoughts of everyone around you?
What would you do if you became invisible?
Why did you decide to save your pet instead of someone else?
Talk about your best friend.
What would you do if you lost your entire house in a fire?
Write about your favorite dream.
Write about the wildest adventure you could imagine.
Write about the first thing you do in the morning and night.
If you were voted president, what would you do in your first hundred days in office?
Write about an amazing future you could have five years from now.
What is the last thing you would take with you on a deserted island?
Have you ever witnessed something unbelievable? Could this have been something paranormal?
Writing Prompts About Life
Describe your best nightmare.
What would you do if you were invisible for a day?
What did you last dream about?
Describe your first impression of someone.
If you could be invisible for one day, what would you do?
Write about the first time you drove a car.
You are on death row and have only one last chance to tell someone how you feel. What do you say?
Describe a life experience that would reshape your present.
Write an advertising slogan for your home town.
Write about the most interesting party you have ever been to.
If you were invisible for a day, what would you do?
What would happen if you were teleported to the Canary Islands with all of your possessions and a note telling you that you had to survive for 24 hours?
Write about something you’ve never experienced.
What would you do with a get out of jail free card?
Describe the best, most perfect day of your life.
How do you feel about your appearance?
Describe the character that you admire most.
Write a dialogue between a teacher and a lazy student.
Write the synopsis of a movie or short film you would like to star in.
What if you were famous?
Write about a superpower you’d like to possess.
Write about the best day in your life.
What would it be like to do something you had never done before?
What would you do if you discovered that you had super powers?
What will you do if you ever find a genie in a bottle?
Were you abducted by aliens?
What would you do if a nuclear war started?
How will school change because of technology?
Write about a person in history that you think was misunderstood.
Evan is a great student, not a troublemaker in school. One day Evan was called to the counselor’s office, did something wrong or did something important? When he arrived there, the counselor told him to write a letter…
Write about the happiest moment in your life.
Imagine that you had a clone. What would you do if you discovered that he has been living in your body since your birth and looks exactly like you?
If you could meet a famous person in history, who would it be?
Write about the ideal roommate for you.
Write about a time when you were really scared without any logical reason.
Write about traveling through a forest.
Write about the biggest mistake you have made at work or school.
Write about a time when your dreams came true.
Write about a character you would like to live in a reality TV show.
What would happen if the population of the world suddenly tripled?
Write a story about an evil force that you do not know how to defeat.
What if someone different lived in your body for one whole day?
What island have you always wanted to visit?
Do you work well with others?
If you knew you only had an hour left to live and the world would come to an end, what would you do in that hour?
What would you do if the world were ending?
Write about something you regret.
Create an advertisement for an animal shelter.
If you were physically challenged, how would you adapt to your situation?
Write about a creative sport you or someone can create in my head or that’s already founded.
Imagine you were in charge of the “wild” area near your school. How could you show students that nature can be quite beautiful and safe? Invent an amusement park unlike any of the other ones you’ve visited. Make a strong argument that the plaintiff really should have won the trial. Imagine that you can have three wishes. What would your wishes be? Pretend that you as the primary character of a novel must make a life-altering decision.
If you could change time, what head start would you choose, and why?
Trees contain information which can be seen with your eyes, but which oral tradition maintains was first discovered or written in dreams and vision quests.
Write about your first day in a strange new place.
If you could meet someone who has influenced you, what would you ask them?
Write about your ideal birthday party.
What’s your favorite one night stand story?
Tell a story about a time when you had a mad crush on someone.
Where do your creative/artistic abilities come from?
Write a song-poem.
Write about a childhood memory.
Write about the first day you met your best friend.
Write about anything you don’t like.
Go back to a time in history and write about how the life of a stranger changed yours.
Almost two years ago, Collin was involved in a horrific car accident.
What regrets do you have in your life?
What happens when your friends are hanging out without you?
Have you ever shared a secret with a friend?
What is your nickname and what does it mean?
A good weapon is one of the most important parts of any successful army. Who has the best weapons?
Write about three of your friends.
What is your greatest ambition?
What’s the most important role of a leader in your opinion?
What would you do if you discovered a moving star in the sky?
Write about a very special place.
Describe your idea of a perfect place.
Write a character sketch of yourself.
write about a yacht that you designed. What type of yacht is it? And what materials did you use to build it?
What would it look like if you were a character from a children’s book?
Describe your family.
Write about an incident that would reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings.
Write about your favorite place to go to.
Write about the happiest day of your life.
Write a story about an experience where you felt as though someone was watching over you.
What would you change about your school?
What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in a three-legged race?
Isolation. Could you survive on your own? Think hard about it, and then write about your experience.
Write a diary entry from the perspective of someone who has lived before.
Write about the weirdest dream you’ve ever had.
How does it feel to be in love?
Imagine that you have an unusual power for thirteen hours.
Write about your day.
Write about someone you admire.
Discuss a time in your life when your trust was betrayed.
What would you do differently when you are 80 years old?
Write about the scariest thing that ever happened to you.
What do you recall most vividly about your grandmother?
A stranger walks up to you as you are standing alone in the dark. What
Would you rather be rich or famous?
How do you know you’ve bewitched?
Write about the most valuable lesson someone ever taught you.
What did you do to help the homeless for Thanksgiving? Does that make you thankful?
What have your experiences taught you? Your expectations of the future?
What do you think is the most important item in this room?
It is your birthday. What kind of party would you like?
How do you feel about college or high school coming to an end?
Describe a time when your heart was broken.
What would you do if everyone knew you were a mutant?
Compare and contrast a trip to the moon and a trip to space.
What would you do if you discovered a new species of mountain?
What’s the best gift that anyone has ever given you?
What do you understand about color?
Write about a time when you were wrong about something and suffered ill effects because of it.
Think of an imaginary world.
Write about your favorite day.
What is the worst lie you ever told?
Write about the best mistake you’ve made in your life.
Describe the first day of school right now.
Write a scene with a huge fight that takes place in one room.
You are going on an intense hiking excursion. Without telling your closest family member, why do you want to go?
Write about what you’d tell aliens if you encountered them.
Write a fictitious story based on a historical event.
What would you do if you lost your sense of sight?
How do you feel about teenagers/children in the modern world?
Describe the most horrifying thing that has ever happened.
Imagine that you are a plant and try to describe the world around you.
What is your favorite part of the world?
Write about your favorite holiday.
What would you do if you were a famous singer?
Write about a fantastical place you have discovered.
Write about an interesting day that you had.
Imagine you are a famous writer, living in a cabin in the mountains. In order to clear your writer’s block, you take a vacation to a mysterious red planet. Describe the planet using as many descriptive words as possible.
How has growing up impacted your life?
Write about an experience when no one believed you.
What would you do if your grandmother fell ill and money was scarce?
Write a good description of the world’s most important invention.
Describe your dream house.
What would you do if you stumbled upon a homeless person freezing in the cold?
Write a dialog where you and a flat-earther are proven that the earth is a globe.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Write about an adventure that never happened.
How do you feel about taxidermied animals?
To make a better understanding among people what are we going to do in the 60th?
What would you do if you were invisible?
Describe yourself as if in a book.
Take a topic from the news and tell the story through the eyes of both a reporter and an eyewitness.
Write a poem about the colors in a sunset.
What would you do if you got a pet dragon?
Write about the most influential person in your life.
What do tornadoes look like?
If you could choose only one job, what would it be and why?
Write about your ancestors’ arrival to America.
Write about a time in your past that you wish you could relive.
Write a planned or unplanned road trip.
How would you fight dark magic?
Remove a day out of time itself and describe it.
How can you forget the most important lesson of your life?
Write about one of your most loved memories.
Write about a time you daydreamed.
Write about something you would change about yourself.
Write about your family’s relationship with a neighbor.
Write about someone or something that changed your life.
Imagine you are the director of your own spaceship. Do you believe in your mission? Describe your spaceship, your crew and launch your imaginary adventure!
Explain to the reader, in great detail, the most beautiful thing you have ever seen.
Write about a time you made a sacrifice for others.
What could you contribute to the world?
How would your life change if you had plenty of money?
Write about a character that is real to you.
Write about your favorite movie character and why they are your favorite.
What are the top three important changes that you are able to achieve?
Write about your most trusted friend.
On a desert island what do you do for fun?
Why did you choose to become an explorer? Tell us about what life is like for you as an explorer and all the experiences you have had.
What kind of magic powers do you have?
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if you woke up one morning to find that the world had changed drastically? Describe it with as much detail as you can think of.
If you were given the chance to learn telepathy, would you take it? Why or why not?
Write the biography of a focused subject that is interesting to you.
Describe the perfect person in your opinion.
What would you do if you had to be invisible every day for the rest of your life?
What would you choose to do for the rest of your life, if you were given the choice?
What would you save if your house was burning down?
Write your life as it would be in fifty years.
By acting out, have you dedicated yourself to so much negativity that you cannot help it anymore?
Write about an experience in a foreign land.
How has your attitude towards love changed as you’ve gotten older?
Write about burning ghost farms.
Write about your favorite childhood memory.
Do you consider yourself an average person? Explain why or why not.
Should the cycle of life continue? Support your answer with an argument either for or against.
Write about a day in your life that changed you forever.
What is something horrible that you would never do?
What are the major events of history and how would the world be different if they had never taken place? Use specific details to support your position.
What does friendship mean to you?
Write the story of your life, in third person.
Write about freedom.
Write about a boring day in your life.
What if you could not move to another place?
Who is your hero and why?
With one week to live, write about your life.
Who is most impacted by the abuse in your family?
What does freedom mean to you?
Write about the most important thing in your life.
List the things that define you.
Write about the happiest day of your life and why you had this happiness.
Set a story in a location that you have always wanted to visit. What do you do there?
Who would you have dinner with if given free choice?
Explain to me how you would hurt me with your words.
You decide to build a time machine and become rich.
Describe what you would do if you knew you were about to die.
Your best friend tells you that they’re moving away. What do you tell them?
Do you believe in past lives? If so, how has a past life affected your current life?
What’s something you’ve always wanted to do but were too scared to do?
Describe what frightens you the most.
Write about the best party you have ever attended.
Write a love letter to an imaginary lover.
If you could wave a magic wand and fix one problem in your life, what would it be?
How would you feel if no one liked you?
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
Write about a place of refuge from the chaos of everyday life.
How would you save a sinking cruise ship with only four life rafts?
What would you do if you were forced to confront your hero.
Write about a character who has been wronged.
Write about a person you know who is engaged in an addiction.
Write about the mascot in your school.
Suppose you inherited a million dollars. What would you do with the money?
Write about the most amazing thing that ever happened to you.
Give one good reason why you were punished.
How would you feel if you had to leave your country and change your whole way of life?
If you could not be yourself, who would you like to be?
How would you like to spend a day in heaven?
What do you do the moment after you fall asleep?
Write about an ordinary day in your life.
Write about a day in your life.
What did you love and hate about your childhood?
Write about a person who changed your life.
Write about the most generous person you know.
Write about what you would ask to see come true.
Tell the story of the worst grade you ever got.
What would you do if you were a rock star?
Write an essay about your happiest childhood memory.
How would you change the world?
Write about someone you admire, and what makes you admire them.
If you had a secret identity, what would you do?
Write about the most important thing you ate today.
How has time changed you?
Write a Mother’s Day eulogy for your mother.
Write what happened to you during a dream?
You are climbing the tallest mountain you have ever seen. Write about your journey.
Write a story about the best birthday you can imagine.
Write a letter you’ve never written before.
Describe the saddest event you can remember.
If you could erase one part of your life, which part would you pick?
Write about a time you pretended to be someone you are not.
How would you feel if one day you realized that your best friend
What would you do if you had a million dollars?
Write about your favorite place.
Write about your favorite fantasy location.
Come up with a plan to execute your strangest or most brilliant idea.
Write about the moment you first realized you had fallen in love.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Write about a character that you made up.
Write a scene in reverse where you write from the climax of your story to the start.
Write about a location you have been to that has a mysterious history behind it.
What is the most ridiculous question you have ever been asked?
Write about the saddest day of your life.
Many women in one village are chosen for a festival, but why have they been selected?
Choose a folklore story. How would you change it to make it more relevant to your audience?
Write about a hobby that means a lot to you.
Write about a legendary hero from any time period.
Write about a place you love.
What do you think will happen someday?
Rewrite “Little Red Riding Hood” using a female character.
Would you rather live alone on an island or in a crowded city?
Write about the most immoral experience of your life.
Write about your first love.
Write about the scariest person you ever knew.
You finally find a crystal in the shape of a gem. Describe its contents.
Write about an important experience you had a long time ago.
Write a scene describing the best day of your life.
Write about the strongest person you know.
Write about an experience of getting lost.
What do you write in your journal?
Describe an environment that you do not want to live without.
Describe a time when you weren’t listened to and how it made you feel.
What makes you the person you are today?
What would you do if you became a billionaire?
Try on the style and character of a writer.
Reminisce about your childhood.
What worries do you have?
How would you change the world?
Write an interesting blog post about a special holiday.
What is the best thing about getting older?
Write about your earliest memory.
Write about all the crazy things you have ever done.
Describe what your first day at a new school was like.
What would you do if you inherited lots of money?
Describe the first time you met a fantastic being.
Do ghosts exist? Explain why or why not. Write a story using a vivid description of a haunted location.
What music do you love? Why?
Write about information from your senses.
What are your biggest fears?
Write a mirrored poem.
Write your definition of poetry.
What things would you acquire if you could have all the money in the world?
Imagine you are a tourist and you’re completely lost. What do you do?
When is the worst moment for you?
Write about a person who is totally different from you.
What is your explanation for the idea that physics is impossible?
Where would you go if your house or town was suddenly destroyed?
Write about a letter from the future you.
Write about your wildest dream.
Who lives inside your head?
Write about a time when you were lost.
What place is the most romantic?
What would you say if you were granted one wish?
Is it better to believe or not to believe? Explain your answer.
Write about someone you know who has seriously hurt your feelings, and describe the situation from your point of view.
If you could have access to a magical gadget, what would it do?
Write about a special place where you often go.
What’s your best memory, place, or moment?
Where do you see yourself in twenty years?
Write about what it would be like to become invisible.
Interview a memorable character from your past.
Write about the most fulfilling year of your life.
Write an account of a day from your viewpoint–and then from the viewpoint of your best friend.
Write a poem about your favorite memory.
Write about the happiest day in your life.
What do you want to happen to you once you die?
What would you do if you had an affair?
What would you do if you kept having the same dream?
Describe your perfect day in detail without making conversation
If you were to die a week from today, how would you spend your last days on Earth?
Write about confronting a stranger.
If you could choose, would you rather live online or offline?
Who would have made a good friend but you couldn’t relate to?
Record a day in your life with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Write about the thing you love the most.
If you woke up one morning and your family was gone, how would you survive?
If you could be invisible for one day what would you do?
What was the worst thing that could happen and still ended up being good?
Imagine something you hate. Write about it.
What was the greatest sporting event you ever witnessed? What happened?
What is your weapon of choice? How about your vehicle of choice?
Describe the time that drove you crazy.
Describe your first kiss.
Describe a person you admire.
What are the best and worst qualities about you?
What do you most admire in other people?
Write about the first person you really loved.
Write about a time when you saw someone helped.
Have you ever seen a ghost?
Describe your first day of summer vacation.
Write about one of your worst experiences.
What is your favorite thing about yourself?
What if you could never sleep again?
What is your most memorable birthday?
Write about something that you want everyone to understand.
Write a scene that could have occurred before an incident in your book, story, or memoir.
What would you do if you could drink alcohol whenever you wanted?
Write about something you did that you are most proud of.
What would you do if you knew for certain you were going to die in a year?
Choose five common words and use them in a thoughtful sentence.
Explain an unexpectedly emotional encounter.
What you would like to be reincarnated as?
What’s the most important event in the history of your family?
Write a story from the perspective of a historical figure.
If you had to leave your town, permanently, what would you take with you?
What type of character is the most important character for you in a play?
Write the opening sequence of your favorite TV show.
Write about a time when you’ve felt helpless.
What would you make out of a pile of garbage? What would you do with it? Write about it.
What was the last book you read? Write about it.
How would you feel if you found out you were no longer from the dominant culture?
Write about what the meaning of life is to you and why.
Write about a family gathering you attended.
Describe what would happen if you were in a life or death situation.
Would you ever cheat on a test? Why or why not?
Compose a piece of literature so eloquent your parents would have trouble begging you to turn the computer off and go to sleep.
Describe what you would do if you won a billion dollars.
Write about something nice your mother or father did for you.
Write about a good friend.
What would animals say if they could speak human language?
If you won the lottery, what would you do with your winnings?
Imagine that you are a news reporter and you are reporting on how computers will replace humans.
Think about your favorite meal or snack. Why is it your favorite?
What would you do if you saw two cars about to collide head-on?
What would you do if you inherited a million dollars?
If you could have any job, what would it be?
Write about a fictitious character.
Write a dialogue between two of your fictional characters.
Writing a story about a day’s game takes a turn for the worse.
What would you do with a million dollars?
Write about the weirdest dream you’ve ever had.
Who is the most influential person in your life?
What is the best advice you ever he
Write an article about someone who fits the ‘too quiet’ stereotype.
In a one sentence paragraph, describe a case of breaking rules or laws.
What are your pet peeves? What is annoying to you?
State the topic sentence for a persuasive piece on a subject of your choice.
If you could write an instruction manual of your life, what instructions would it include?
Write about a time when you wanted to be treated better than you were.
Was that really your self-portrait that was just accepted in the art contest?
How would you react if you grew a new body part?
Let your hero do what he or she does best for a day.
What is the most beautiful sound you have ever heard?
What is the most important lesson you learned from your parents?
Write about what you hope would be.
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? Who knows about it?
How would you get out of quicksand?
What does hopelessness feel like?
Write a letter to a prisoner of war.
Write about a time you felt totally and completely alone.
Ask your parents and your siblings about their lives growing up.
Accuse someone of murder, then explain why they did it.
Sometimes people take out other people’s organs and take over their body — what would it feel like for that person?
What is the hardest thing you have ever done?
Imagine a kingdom where you have complete autonomy. Write about your decisions.
Think about something that has been on your mind lately. Do you think it is a coincidence or a sign from a higher power?
Are there any other worlds besides ours?
You’ve been working very, very hard for years. You really deserve a vacation. Where would you go?
If you could become invisible, what would you do?
Write about what you would do if you knew that as soon as you finished an essay, a runaway two-ton truck would be bearing down on you, and there was no possible way you could escape it.
Write about a time when you were surprised you did something.
Write about growing older.
If you could be anyone in history, who would you be?
What would you suggest a character from a book you Read to do?
Describe the most amazing sight you’ve ever seen.
Imagine that you are a pessimist for a day.
Write about a vacation you would take if you had the opportunity.
What makes you feel the worst about yourself?
Write about a profession of interest. What is it like to live your professional life, and how do you let your creative side shine through?
Write a diary entry from the perspective of a character you’ve been writing.
Write about someone you have a serious crush on.
Write a story about a stand-off.
What would you have said to the baby Jesus?
Write about an exciting experience you had. You can use the first person point of view or the third person point of view.
Describe the place in which you are happiest.
Do you believe there is life on other planets?
What would you do if you were locked away somewhere?
Write about fifteen things that you own.
Write about some lucky coincidence or lucky shortcut.
What would you do if you had two weeks to live?
Where are you, and where do you want to go?
What would you do if you had infinite money?
Write about a day in the life of a lonely dinosaur.
Write about a time you came upon a coincidence that changed your life.
What would you do if you were stuck in the middle of a desert all on your own with no way of transportation?
What is a memory from your childhood? What did you learn from it?
Write about a perfect day in the park.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
What is the most violent warning sign?
Write a scene showing the most exciting part of a story you have written.
What experiences do you have that make you extraordinary?
Look around your room and write three details about the space.
Instead of seeing your favorite movie in the theater, you have the option to play it out in real life. How would it turn out?
Write a speech you would make to convince Benjamin Franklin you are a deserving patriot for America.
There are very many creative writing worksheets, stories, and lessons created by teachers and students that can easily help new learners to learn the way. Creative writing lessons differentiate students from others by increasing interest in exploring every unknown part of the topic. Sometimes, you will find some tutorials with reasons on how to write your creative writing lesson using personal experiences, details, and details.
Write an argument for a family member using only presents to persuade them.
Write about a painful memory.
What animal would you want by your side in a real life-or-death situation?
Is there anything you would like to tell your future self?
What is the quality of the thing that scares you the most?
Write about a future experience you have planned that is hard for you to face.
What would you do if you had a million dollars?
Tell about your most challenging experience, then write about how you overcome this obstacle.

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