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Best Historical Fiction Writing Prompts

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You’re secretly watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, and you’re shocked by what you see.

Historical Fiction

You know who really killed JFK, and it wasn’t Oswald.

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The revolution is here — and you’re going to play a crucial role in leading it. (Choose any revolution you like, from any era.)

Historical Fiction

You’re Shakespeare’s apprentice, and he’s always taking credit for your ideas.

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Write about a specific time in history through love letters.

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You worked at one of the first printing presses during the Printing Revolution of the 15th century.

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You were the first person Isaac Newton told about the apple.

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Write a story from the perspective of someone witnessing what would be remembered as a major historical event.

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Two friends meet up to go check out a jazz band in the 1920s.

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They stormed in, demanding to see the court with a fury that had never been witnessed before.

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The steaming tea was sitting on the tray, the plate of biscuits placed neatly beside it. All there was left to do now was wait.

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Long-lost loves meet up for lunch in the 1950s.

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It was a sunny Saturday in 1960s California, you were driving your new car, and freedom had never tasted so good.

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Before James Bond there was the English Spy, John Knight. In 1890, he was England's top spy and was about to embark on a new mission.

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A loved one was traveling on the Titanic, and you'd just received news of its sinking.

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A love story between the boy who delivered milk bottles to the neighborhood and the girl who delivered newspapers.

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A famous historical person packs for a trip.

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A family sit around their brand new radio for the first time after dinner.

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A duo of time-travelling detectives.

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A bard falls in love with the monarch who employs them.

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