BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING PROMPTS
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Endings & Beginnings with David Restaino
59 contest entries /
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Set your story on (or in) a winding river.
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122 stories
Set your story within a window of opportunity, when a character finally has the chance to do something.
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144 stories
Write about someone finally making their own choices.
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203 stories
Write a story in which a character justifies an argument with: “Because I said so.”
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97 stories
End your story with someone finally conceding to another’s point of view.
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Start your story with someone accepting a dare.
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185 stories
Write a story about someone sticking to a course of action even when it’s clearly wrong.
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182 stories
Write about a reluctant party-goer who ends up being the star of the show.
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106 stories
Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.
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116 stories
Write a story in which an endangered species (of plant or animal) plays a central role.
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94 stories
Write a story where one person is trying to say goodbye but keeps getting interrupted.
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154 stories
Start your story with a character taking a leap of faith.
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151 stories
Set your story in a major city that your character has a love-hate relationship with.
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153 stories
Write a story in the form of a top-ten list.
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115 stories
Write about a young nobleman whose greatest wish is to become an Olympic long jumper.
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Write a story that begins and ends with someone looking up at the stars.
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Write about a person who collects superhero comics.
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