Sci-Fi Prompts #1

Hi-tech gadgetry, aliens, and steampunk!

If Sci-Fi is the genre for you, try these prompts!

( creative-writing-prompts.com - Creative Writing Prompts for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lovers )

The year is 1623. A visitor comes to a small, tribal village in Nigeria. The visitor is wearing blue jeans, a Janis Joplin t-shirt, and a baseball cap and is carrying a pack that contains a solar-powered laptop computer.

A con man who convinces people they’ve been abducted by aliens and takes their money… is abducted by aliens.

A traveler picks up a souvenir, a strange and colorful rock with one side that is completely flat. As she goes about her travels, she realizes that when she has the rock with her, she can understand any language that people are speaking, but she can only speak her own native language.

A sixteen-year-old who is growing up on a farm is out in a storm, gets hit by lightning, and survives. After that, the kid can hear the thoughts of animals.

A man who sees ghosts checks himself into a mental institute, not realizing that the facility has been closed for almost thirty years.

( 30 Sci Fi Writing Prompts -  Justin McLachlan )

A young lawyer graduates into a world where, for the first time, brain scans can accurately detect lies. 

Mass hysteria hits 1950s New York after a report of a Martian spotted atop the Empire State Building.

Faced with a new ice age, Earth’s major civilizations have moved into Arcologies—massive, city-sized buildings that stretch high into the sky and hold millions of people.

A woman and her boyfriend are out for a night on the town, only to discover they’re trapped in a pocket universe where everything is the opposite of what it should be.

Source Links:

http://www.writingforward.com/writing-prompts/creative-writing-prompts/creative-writing-prompts-for-sci-fi-fantasy-lovers

http://www.justinmclachlan.com/684/sci-fi-writing-prompts/

Horror Prompts #1

The feeling that you're not alone...the tingle that runs down your spine, prickling your skin with the thought of what lurks in the dark. 

Thats right, you guessed it...It's time for horror prompts!

( 10 HORRIFYING HORROR STORY PROMPTS -  Every Writer )

You have had a strange feeling for a few days now. Today you’ve been feeling very energetic and tired at the same time. You sit, exhausted and full of energy, at your desk. Your arm has been itching. It’s killing you now. You look at your forearm and see it for the first time. Something is moving under your skin. It is shifting around. Your muscle spasms and you realize there are dozens moving toward the surface.

At 3 am you wake up out of a very sound sleep. You hear the ice cream truck outside of your house. And you realize, the sound that woke you up, was the sound of your 4 year old daughter, letting the screen down slam, as she left the house.

The worst cramps you have ever had set in on your biceps. Your arms are twisting. You feel your ankles popping. It came on so suddenly. You drop to your knees, looking through your bedroom window, you see the full moon. You hear a little voice behind you, “Mommy?” (or “daddy”)

The man leans into you. There is a dark red almost black color to the whites of his eyes. He is so close his nose is almost touching your nose. You can feel his breath when he says, “We all have it in here. We are all infected.”

( creative-writing-ideas.com - Free Creative Writing Prompts #66: Horror )

You are a high schooler in between classes. You open up your locker to find a severed head! The head has a note on it that says, "you're next!" What do you do and how do you avoid being next?

Write a story in which something extremely un-scary is terrorizing a small town. Try to be original and avoid using things that have already been in other horror or horror comedy stories. Have fun with it!

There are several evil spirits that have taken over your house and part of your neighborhood's block. How do you appease the spirits or get rid of them? 

A friend of yours has had an ancient curse levied upon him. What do you do to help and what happens to him throughout the curse?

Source Links:

http://www.everywritersresource.com/10-horrifying-horror-story-prompts/

http://www.build-creative-writing-ideas.com/free-creative-writing-prompts-horror.html

Fantasy Prompts #1

Ever felt inspired to write an epic fantasy-- but you just can't think of a way to begin? 


Well, the following is a list of prompts tailored just for such a genre! 

(25 Fantasy Writing Prompts - Justin McLachlan) 

A working-dad desperate for money to feed his family turns to robbery, only to find that he’s chosen a wizard as his victim. 

Out catching fireflies on their family’s farm on a hot summer evening, two little girls accidentally capture a fairy instead.

Every night, a man hears music behind his house. When he finally investigates, he discovers a circus in the middle of nowhere that disappears each morning.

“If I’m late for potions class again, I’m going to fail the term.”

( creative-writing-ideas.com - Free Creative Writing Prompts #12: Fantasy )

You have stumbled upon a wand and an instruction manual. You can do pretty much anything with this magical device, but it is probably best to keep it semi-secret for the time being. Describe your first couple of weeks with this new found life hack.

The world you live in is essentially the same...present day, same technologies...except everybody lives in castles and is trying to work their way up to knighthood (including women). Detail a typical day in your life.

Create your own fantasy world using any of the following elements: magic, elves, secret dungeon, a captured prince, and a self-replenishing bag of gold.

During a tornado, your house flies away "Wizard of Oz" style and ends up in a fantastical realm. Where is it and how do you go about your quest to get home?

Source Links:

http://www.justinmclachlan.com/469/25-fantasy-writing-prompts/

http://www.build-creative-writing-ideas.com/free-creative-writing-prompts-fantasy.html