Advanced Writing Prompts

"I know every detail about every version of herself she has ever been."

Write a poem which either includes this line, or uses it as the central theme.

Write a horror story about two cannibals.

If you aren't comfortable with the horror genre, you could focus on a scene that develops the characters rather than any gore!

Your character looks into the two-way mirror and says, “I know you’re watching me.”

What happens next?

Blue and red lights flash in the distance, but it’s not the police.

How can you use the literary technique of subverting expectations to write a compelling story?

Your protagonist's health is steadily declining but the doctors keep insisting they are fine.

Write a story from this characters point of view.

Write an ode, but make it sarcastic.

An ode is a poem that normally focuses on a subject in a positive and glorifying light. Think about how you'll make the tone obviously sarcastic.

A girl walks a cross a frozen lake in hopes of finding something or someone...

'The sun grew weary of seeing men squander its light'

Use this sentence in a poem or short story. What themes could you explore with this idea?

Write a story with a dual narrative in which one perspective is the protagonist's and the other is of the person stalking them.

Syringe

Heartbeat

Lost

Write an entry in a diary of a nurse that includes these three words in this order.

“James Burnham was shot and killed yesterday,” the reporter on the TV says as James pours himself coffee, smirking...

Write a sci-fi scene about encountering an alien species that is not initially obviously intelligent.

What types of intelligence might not be recognisable to humans? How might we begin to recognise it?