Try these creative writing prompts as story starters this week.

story starters

1. You’ve sold all your furniture and household goods so you can move anywhere easily. Where will you go? How will you live now?

2. Your great Aunt Esther has died and left you $150,000 – not a fortune, but a tidy sum. What will you do with it?

3. Describe your ideal life. What do you do each day? Where do you live? What are your hobbies? How do you make money? Give as many details as you can.

4. My most embarrassing moment was when…

5. Dark clouds had gathered and a bolt of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky. “The day is ruined,” said Jamie.

6. Janice had not planned on attending her high school reunion. But somehow, here she was. And there, across the crowded room, just like in a movie, was…

7. “What will we do with Mother?” Meredith asked her older sister, June.

8. Up ahead, through the trees, Tristen could see the top of some sort of structure. As he got closer, he smiled with relief. “The castle,” he said.

9. His horse lay helpless on the ground. There was only one thing to do.

10. “Don’t go near that pond!” warned Alex.

Try these writing prompts based on some popular fairy tales and nursery rhymes.

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