Creative Writing Prompts

Ever read that story that began with "It was a dark and stormy night…"? Well, we all have read one of those. Doesn’t one such statement want to sit down and write some story?

Creative writing prompts are such prompts which make you want to sit down and begin writing the story that sizzles in your mind when you see one such phrase. Then there are several writing prompts ideas which make you think, and want to write.

Here is a list of some such creative writing prompts that will stir your imagination and help you put those words onto paper.

• When Sharon opened the door of the closet, she could not see her clothes, but a beautiful forest.
• The whole family sat down for the picnic, and the bear sat down with them.
• Write 200 words on the life of a mosquito.
• A beggar has won a million dollars in a lottery. Write about the thoughts that emerge inside his mind and the behavior of the people around him before he goes and takes the money.
• A group of students stumble upon a cave when they drift off from the other students while on a picnic in the forest.
• Write a story that includes this sentence: "This pendant is the only way that you can enter the castle."
• A spaceship stumbles onto a planet full of aliens that look like flowers.
• The new house owner discovers an old photograph in the attic.
• Gretchen has lied to save her friend from trouble. Now she is in more trouble because she has to keep lying to continue the story that she has told. When will her troubles end?
• Police Officer McCarthy finds a dead body. There are no clues except for an elaborate gold key lying beside the body.
• A random cleaning up of the house leads to the discovery of an old diary.

Have a go at these prompts. Begin a journey of discovery and see where they will lead you to.

All the Best!