Master List of My Speculative Fiction Writing Prompts

Here are all of my writing prompts for you in one place. No more searching. Have fun with them. If you'd like them formatted differently, let me know. No promises, but I'll see what I can do. For now, newest ones will be listed on top. I'm not going to separate them by genre (yet at least). I'm not going to number them yet, either, unless there is a call for it. I hope these are inspirational. I'll do my best to update this every Monday when the new prompt comes out.


There's a new app available that lets you control minds.

A tiny dragon, no bigger than a hummingbird, befriends you.

The newest gym craze is exploding exercise bikes: stop peddling and BOOM!

A new bottled water on the market doesn't exactly contain water.

The light from a sun in a distant solar system has strange effects on a crew of astronauts.

A rabbit-eared television set can control time and space.

A radical environmental group starts assassinating smokers.

Is that Santa climbing down your chimney...or something else entirely?

Your favorite stuffed animal comes to life.

You have a superpower, but it only works when adrenaline courses through your veins.

That's not candy in Grandma's candy dish.

You can create and control the undead.

A Witch visits the used broom salesman.

A ghost serenades you every night at midnight.

You must find the secret book hidden in the library.

You discover the world actually does revolve around you.

A picture frame brings photographs to life.

You become a character in a classic video game.

You can't let the clock strike twelve!

The tender, tasty meat at that new restaurant comes from space aliens.

There's a strange bacteria in the town's water supply.

There is a talking mouse in your house.

The devil wants to make you an offer.

A new designer drug produces strange effects on those who take it.

The rifles in the shooting gallery fire real bullets.

An unconventional monster terrorizes your town.

Did something in that painting/photograph just move?

A packed commercial airplane flies through a mysterious wormhole into a different dimension.

You awake to find yourself in a maze.

The evil black knight turns out to be the kingdom's beloved fair princess.

A family of monsters is living in your closet.

You have zombie-like symptoms, but you don't think you're dead.

An angry mob stands at your front door.

Your car gains a mind of its own.

You discover an ancient magical treasure in your backyard.

You travel back in time to warn your younger self about something.

One wrong step will drop you into a pit of deadly snakes.

Something sinister on the dark side of the moon makes itself known.

Two knights square off for the love of a fair maiden.

A doll comes to life.

You often turn invisible, but can't control when or how long.

A certain slot machine in the casino is supposedly cursed.

You get a telephone call from a dead friend/relative.

You have a pogo stick that can jump through time.

Something starts moving under your skin.

It's a full moon out.

After the "Happy New Year!" has been shouted, someone is found dead.

The North Pole is under attack.

Someone (or something) crawls down your chimney.

An assassin targets the king.

Your child discovers a dead body while playing at the park.

Your company puts a strange drug in the coffee.

You travel 1000 years into the future.

You discover your spouse/significant other leads a double life.

Flowers and trees start singing to you.

You awake sealed in a coffin.

Subliminal messages in a popular song infect the world.

You awake to find yourself strapped down in a torture chamber.

No one remembers who you are.

You find yourself in a never-ending hallway with countless doors.

A piece of roller coaster track falls off in front of your train.

Time stands still for everyone but you.

The court jester is really a powerful wizard.

A strange website promises something (good fortune? Unending power? Never-ending riches?)

You wake up and find yourself on a space ship.

Your bathroom mirror leads to another world.

A gameshow based on death/murder.

You discover your best friend performs human sacrifices.

"X" marks the spot.

Your significant other explains the wine you just drank was poisoned.

Someone (or something) is following you, but you can't see them.

A fair maiden must rescue the dashing knight.

You find yourself on a "Wanted: Dead or Alive" poster.

Every path leads to certain death.

You find a magical garden where money really does grow on trees.

You hear strange voices while listening to your iPod.

The king requests an audience with you.

You walk through cobwebs.

A tiny spacecraft crashes through your bedroom window.

Gnomes follow you home.

A buzzard circles above you.

Space aliens knock on your front door.

Your dog strikes up a conversation with you.

An Internet virus affects your computer in a strange way.

You hear a nearby train whistle. There are no railroad tracks anywhere close.

The court jester has a sinister gleam in his eyes.

You're alone, but there are footsteps in the hall.

You find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

The local zoo displays a real unicorn.

There is a monster inside your mattress.

A dragon is spotted flying over a distant farm.

A shooting star just changed directions.

Your favorite video game is actually a training manual for death.