Creative Writing Ideas and Prompts For Kids and All Writers –— Oh yeah! Creative writing prompts can encourage you to step away from your comfort zone and help engage your interest in exploring new genres, themes, perspectives, creative angles, and more. And now…in this blog post, you’ll find a HUGE list of creative writing ideas to inspire you. Hooray! Now get to it, take a look now, and enjoy.
Yeppers, whether you are a student or simply someone who wants to practice creative writing with the help of prompt ideas, there is something in this new collection of creative writing prompts for everyone. In fact, below…
You’ll see a brand new list of 28 brand-new creative writing ideas.
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- List of 28 Brand New Creative Writing Ideas and Prompts
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Why I Love Sharing Creative Writing Prompts with You
There are so many reasons I love sharing writing topics and writing prompts. But, I’ll keep this short. You see…
One of the top reasons I love to share so many good writing prompts with my readers is to provide an exciting, new and inspirational starting point for writers of all skill levels and interests. That’s why…
Further, I believe that an effective prompt introduces — and sometimes limits — a topic thereby requiring the writer to navigate it creatively.
Most of all…
I love sharing creative writing prompts with you because they help you grow and improve your writing skills, and that is a great thing indeed.
Ok, now to that list of new creative writing ideas.
List of 28 Brand New Creative Writing Ideas and Prompts
Here are some brand-new creative writing ideas and prompts.
- Write a story about your best friend.
- Use your favorite place as the main setting for your story.
- Pen a story about a fantasy world with magic.
- Write about your younger self meeting your favorite superhero.
- Start a story by using your favorite lyrics from your favorite song.
- Write a Lovecraftian horror story interspersed with Sci-Fi.
- Begin a story by writing the conclusion first.
- Write a comedy story about high school.
- Create a pirate story with a unique twist.
- Create a haunting story about ghosts with an unexpected plot twist.
- Write a story about your older self meeting your younger self.
- Craft a story about dealing with the passing of a close friend.
- Write a dystopian story about people living underground due to climate change.
- Start a story with someone saying, “We’re running out of time”.
- Write a story about someone who has been oppressed and is learning to stand up for themselves.
- Create a story about the main character whose life changes drastically in an instant.
- Write about a character living in someone’s shadow.
- Write a hilarious story about a group of teenage misfits.
- Start a story by having multiple characters repeating the same dialogue in conversation.
- Create a story about somebody breaking a cycle.
- Write about an unusual person who has an odd talent.
- Write a poem about the most magical thing you have ever experienced.
- Write a story about one of the topics in this list but give it a creative plot twist.
- What would you change about the world?
- What is your biggest regret?
- Write about a time you were jealous.
- Imagine you are an animal.
- Write about an imaginary friend.
I hope you enjoyed this new list of creative writing ideas. Now, let’s explore more creative writing prompt resources. There are many different genres to choose from to get your creative juices pumping or overcome writer’s block.
Themes, Topics, and Categories of Creative Writing Ideas
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- Story Starters and Story Ideas
- Other Creative Writing Ideas and
- Creative Writing Activities
- Prompts by Grade/Age
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