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Weekly Writing Prompts

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Write a story using a journal as a symbol.

Middle School

Write a story using a doorbell as a symbol.

Middle School

Write a story that takes place only in one room.

Middle School

Write a story only through a character's internal dialogue.

Dialogue

Write a story about two opposites communicating.

Narrative

Write a story about an isolated village that has had no contact with the outside world and the inhabitants' response to an unexpected arrival.

Teens

Write a story about a writer writing a story, and the strange events that unfold when there's a knock at the door that interrupts them at the end of the first paragraph.

Teens

Write a story about a strange family tradition, with at least two characters from the family narrating in the course of the story.

High School

Write a story about a plane crash. Your main character is the sole survivor. What happens next?

Middle School

Write a story about a misunderstanding.

High School

Write a story about a 100th birthday party.

Adults

Write a short story that ONLY uses dialogue.

Dialogue

This was the weekend you'd been waiting for for the past three years.

Teens

Describe each day of the week as if it were a person. Give each one personality traits, a job, and a goal. Write a story about them.

Teens

A character experiences deja vu so strong they almost fall over.

High School

You're at work a few days before Christmas when someone comes into your office and claims to be your long-lost son.

Holiday

You own a Christmas Tree stall. One evening, a young boy comes in and picks the smallest, scrawniest tree you have.

Holiday

You just finished telling your friends your New Year's resolution. They're staring at you dubiously.

Holiday

You are the Ghost of Christmas Past. You receive an unexpected visit from someone.

Holiday

You are a train conductor on a steam engine that goes to the North Pole.

Winter

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