magical realism prompt
Prompt idea by rosewinterborn:
You [or your character] go for a walk in the middle of the night and come across a gateway to another world. What do you [or your character] do, and what do you find?
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Prompt idea by Barbara:
Write about the human world from the point of view of an angel who just stepped on Earth for the first time.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- The Beautiful and Broken by atreacherousword
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Write a story in which unicorns (and/or other magical creatures) exist on an otherwise-realistic Earth.
Prompt by eatsleepmoresleep:
Write a story from the perspective of somoene who’s fallen down a flight of stairs, and for some reason or another, cannot be found or attented to.
Prompt idea by ohthat1:
Write about a person who can only see through other people’s eyes, or through the lenses of things like cameras.
Write a magical realism/realistic-fantasy crossover that starts in a fort but ends up in a different world (like the Narnia wardrobe).
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- Not a Child by Sammypongo
Prompt idea by anthemoessa:
Write about a clock that, when somebody touches it, gives them a strange vision of the future that will happen at the strike of midnight.
Write a modern day Wizard of Oz.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- On your own terms by Profane tmesis.
Write about an ordinary person who suddenly starts noticing little magical things showing up in his/her life—maybe messages in bottles, little fireworks, anonymous presents. What’s going on?
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- Easy payment by profane tmesis.
- A Storybook Mess (Or Why They Think He Is Crazy) by whenmitchwrites
Prompt idea by ehmehlee:
Write a story from the point of view of an animal.
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Prompt idea by octobersweetheart:
A magical creature (vampire, elf, mermaid, etc) either moves in next door to your main character or starts attending the main character’s school. How does your protagonist react?
Write a science fiction story/poem/scene/etc. where the orbital bodies or even the sky itself are different colors.
Prompt idea by musicxhugsxkisses:
Write as if this world was another world’s hell.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- Fire and Brimstone by Zoe C.
Write your own fairytale.
Read followers’ works inspired by this prompt:
- Fairytale #1 by Snigdha
- The Princess and The Dragon by Odairiver
- Rabotzel by PoetNine
- Of winter and of song by on-writtenspace
Write about a child who only feels safe in his or her tree fort.
What’s the tree fort like? Is it magical? What’s going on at home that makes the girl/boy want or need to escape there?
