Creative Writing Prompts

verb to evoke or summon something, typically a feeling or reaction

• The magician was able to call forth a majestic dragon during the performance.
• I can't believe she was able to call forth such a huge crowd for the event.
• The DJ really knows how to call forth the party animals on the dance floor.
• The painting seemed to call forth emotions I didn't even know I had.

noun a digressive or wandering movement or journey

adjective relating to or characterized by digression or wandering

• The excursive nature of the lecture allowed for a deep exploration of the topic.
• Her excursive storytelling kept us entertained for hours.
• I love going on excursive walks through the park with my dog.
• His excursive thoughts wandered through various possibilities before settling on a decision.

noun a traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable structure

• The poet composed a beautiful haiku about the changing seasons.
• I tried my hand at writing a haiku, but it was harder than I thought!
• Check out this dope haiku I wrote last night.
• Her words danced across the page like a haiku in motion.

noun a brief written note or memorandum

verb present participle of jot, meaning to write or make a quick note

• She was diligently jotting down notes during the lecture.
• I saw him quickly jotting some ideas on a napkin at the coffee shop.
• I was just jotting down some lyrics for a new song.
• The artist was jotting down his emotions onto the canvas with each brushstroke.

noun an extended work of fiction

adjective unusual or striking

• The author spent years crafting her latest novel, meticulously researching every detail.
• I just finished reading a really good novel that I couldn't put down.
• That novel was lit, I couldn't stop reading it!
• Exploring new cultures can be a novel experience, opening your mind to different perspectives.

noun a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering

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• The first paragraph of the report outlines the main objectives of the study.
• Make sure you read the first paragraph carefully, it summarizes everything.
• I skimmed through the first paragraph and got the gist of it.
• The opening paragraph of the novel painted a vivid picture of the setting.

noun a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

• The poet composed a quatrain that followed a strict rhyme scheme.
• I wrote a quatrain for my English assignment last night.
• I'm trying to come up with a sick quatrain for my rap lyrics.
• Each quatrain in the poem represented a different stage of the protagonist's life.

noun a hastily written or poorly executed piece of writing

verb to write or draw in a hurried, careless way

• The doctor's handwriting was so illegible, it looked like a scrawl on the prescription.
• I quickly scrawled a reminder on a sticky note before I forgot.
• She scrawled her number on a napkin and handed it to him before leaving the bar.
• The graffiti artist's scrawl on the wall was a bold statement against conformity.

noun A sudden thought is a noun that refers to an idea or notion that comes to mind unexpectedly or without warning.

• As I was reading the report, a sudden thought occurred to me about a potential solution to the problem.
• I was just sitting there when a sudden thought popped into my head out of nowhere.
• I was chilling with my friends and then this sudden thought hit me like a ton of bricks.
• Like a bolt from the blue, a sudden thought illuminated my mind with a new perspective.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The team had to think up a new strategy to increase sales.
• Let's get together and think up some ideas for the party.
• We need to think up a cool excuse to skip class tomorrow.
• Sometimes you just have to think up a way to navigate through difficult situations.

noun a brief evocative description, account, or episode

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• The author included a short vignette at the beginning of each chapter to provide background information.
• I love how the movie used little vignettes to show different aspects of the main character's life.
• That vignette in the magazine was so cool, I couldn't stop looking at it.
• Her life felt like a series of vignettes, each one capturing a different moment or emotion.

verb to form letters, words, or symbols on a surface such as paper with a pen, pencil, or typewriter

• I need to write a detailed report on the company's financial performance.
• I have to write a quick email to confirm our meeting time.
• I gotta write up this assignment before the deadline.
• She knew she had to write the next chapter of her life with purpose and determination.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun

article a word that defines a noun as specific or unspecific

• Considering the current market trends, that's a thought worth exploring further.
• Hmm, maybe we should try that idea out, that's a thought!
• Yo, what if we actually did that? That's a thought, bro.
• When you mentioned starting a new business, I thought to myself, now that's a thought worth considering.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

• Book spine poetry is a form of literary art where the titles on the spines of books are arranged to create a poem.
• I love creating book spine poetry by stacking my favorite books in a way that forms a beautiful poem.
• Book spine poetry is like playing Tetris with books to make a cool poem.
• The book spine poetry of life is made up of the titles we choose to live by, creating a unique narrative.

verb A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

• The linguist explained the process of verbizing nouns in academic writing.
• I like to verbize words to make my sentences more interesting.
• Stop verbizing everything, it's annoying.
• She has a talent for verbizing situations to make them sound more dramatic.

verb to blutterbung is a made-up word and does not have a standard definition. Therefore, 'blutterbunged' would be the past tense form of this made-up verb.

• The delicate machinery was blutterbunged beyond repair.
• I accidentally blutterbunged the computer by spilling water on it.
• Don't touch that button or you'll blutterbung the whole system!
• His plans were blutterbunged when unexpected obstacles arose.

noun A made-up word that combines 'quit' and 'Italy' to refer to the hypothetical event of Italy leaving the European Union

• Quitaly is a term used to describe the potential exit of Italy from the European Union.
• Have you heard about Quitaly? It's all over the news.
• I don't think Quitaly will actually happen, it's just a lot of talk.
• The idea of Quitaly looms over the future of the EU like a dark cloud.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing, such as a person, place, or thing

• The squeezywizzyboo is a new product designed to make squeezing tasks easier.
• I can't believe how cute this squeezywizzyboo is!
• Check out this squeezywizzyboo - it's so squishy!
• Her laughter was like a squeezywizzyboo, infectious and joyful.

noun a made-up or nonsensical word with no specific definition

• The abococket design of the building was a topic of discussion among the architects.
• I couldn't figure out how to open the abococket latch on the gate.
• That abococket hairstyle is so outdated, you should get a new look.
• Her mind was like an abococket puzzle, complex and difficult to unravel.

verb to combine or join something with something else in order to increase its size, number, or amount

pronoun refers to the act of adding something to a specific thing previously mentioned

preposition used to indicate that something is being included or combined with something else

• In addition to this, we need to consider the impact of the new regulations.
• We should also add to this the fact that we have a limited budget.
• Oh, and on top of that, we have to deal with the crazy weather.
• Adding to this already complicated situation, we now have to navigate through a global pandemic.

noun A figment is a product of the imagination, something that is invented or imagined

pronoun One's is a possessive pronoun indicating that the imagination belongs to a specific person

preposition Of is a preposition that shows the relationship between 'figment' and 'imagination'

• The idea of time travel being possible is often dismissed as a figment of one's imagination by scientists.
• I always thought the Loch Ness Monster was just a figment of one's imagination.
• People say that aliens are just a figment of one's imagination, but I believe they're out there.
• The concept of true love seemed like a figment of one's imagination until I met you.