51 Story Writing Ideas

Don't know what to write about? Here are 51 storybook prompts to get your started off.
Written by Russell
Updated 2 years ago
  1. City life vs country life
  2. My autobiography
  3. My favourite animal
  4. Your experiences with bullying
  5. Helping others (What I can do)
  6. One rhyme on every page
  7. Create a fictional character
  8. If you could go back in time...
  9. One thing you’re really good at
  10. Coolest dream you’ve had
  11. If you could create a new law
  12. Personification: make an object into your main character
  13. Simple Narrative Structure (One day, but then, in the end)
  14. Who, what, where, when, why?
  15. Halloween haunted house
  16. The Hero's Journey
  17. Biography of Your Hero
  18. 5 Minute Non Stop Free Writing
  19. Book report summary
  20. Setting and Mood
  21. What would you do with a million dollars?
  22. A story about a misunderstood villain
  23. What will the future will be like?
  24. Getting lost in the desert
  25. A story with a big plot twist
  26. What would your super power be?
  27. A scary camping story
  28. A story with a flashback
  29. Taking a spaceship to the moon
  30. A story with a ghost
  31. A story about a nurse or doctor
  32. A sports underdog story
  33. The best day at the beach
  34. How did your family come to their current home?
  35. A story about a clumsy person
  36. Natural disasters!
  37. An adventure in the jungle
  38. My pet dragon
  39. A kid who speaks to animals
  40. Talking animals on a farm
  41. The deep sea adventure
  42. Dealing with sad things
  43. The old woman by the sea
  44. Santa meets the tooth fairy
  45. Your favourite day at school
  46. Who do you want to be when you grow up?
  47. The magic words...
  48. An animal who likes to cook
  49. A story about a bad lie
  50. A story about mother nature
  51. A story about snowing in the summer
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