Creative Writing Prompts

Write an episode where you and your favorite fictional character meet accidentally. Post your response (500 words or less) in the comments below.

One day, at your local public library, you are looking around the very back shelves. There is a particularly boring looking book there, but for some reason it catches your interest and … Read more

When you are eating out at your favorite restaurant, you find something unexpected in your food. The owner comes over, looking frazzled, and begs, “Please, I can explain!” Write a creative/exciting explanation … Read more

You wake up chained to the wall of a medieval torture room. The torture devices are laid out on a table in front of you. Write this scene. Post your response (500 … Read more

You have been captured by cannibals. How do you try to convince them not to eat you? If that fails how do you attempt to get away? Post your response (500 words … Read more

Write a formal complaint letter to your deepest, darkest fear. Post your response (500 words or less) in the comments below.

In the middle of the night, you get an urgent call from a friend you haven’t talked to in years. Something terrible has happened. What is it and why is he/she calling … Read more

One day you wake up to find your dog/cat waiting for you at the side of your bed, sitting on your briefcase. Cocking its head, it tells you, in perfect English, that … Read more

Choose your favorite book. Then, write a first-person narrative from the viewpoint of a minor character. Post your response (500 words or less) in the comments below.

Write a sappy love poem to a distant personage, then go back and change/add words to make it sarcastic. Post your response (500 words or less) in the comments below.