Best General Writing Prompts of 2021

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Write a story about characters going on a summer road trip.

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Write a story about somebody reminiscing on an event that happened many summers ago.

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End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.

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Write about the longest day of the year, or a day that never seems to end.

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Begin your story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset.

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Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.

General – 254 stories

Set your story on (or in) a winding river.

General – 95 stories

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Write about someone who’s desperately trying to change their luck.

General – 74 stories

Start your story with a character having a premonition, but no one believes them.

General – 98 stories

Write about a family with a long-standing tradition, whose members all have conflicting origin stories for it.

General – 43 stories

Set your story within a window of opportunity, when a character finally has the chance to do something.

General – 163 stories

Start your story with an unexpected knock on a window.

General – 152 stories

Write a story in which a window is broken or found broken.

General – 158 stories

Start your story with a character looking out of a window in the middle of the night.

General – 375 stories

Write about a character who has to rely on the hospitality of strangers.

General – 105 stories

Start your story in an empty guest room.

General – 167 stories

Write about someone welcoming a stranger into their home.

General – 172 stories

Start your story with the arrival of a strange visitor in a small town.

General – 209 stories

Write a story about strangers becoming friends, or friends becoming strangers.

General – 298 stories

Write about someone finally making their own choices.

General – 223 stories

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