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My Most Curious Alternate World Writing Prompts

And an update on my October Challenge!

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I like to share writing prompts every Monday, usually as themed lists. Last week, I shared the following ‘random’ collection of 22 sparks:

22 Very Random Writing Prompts!

Now, here are ten new writing prompts for your enjoyment, in three themed sets. They are all about alternative worlds/realities, and I think that each set suggests the set-up for a story. Perhaps the beginning of a NaNoWriMo novel?

Let’s go…!

Stone age

1. It’s the stone age. Describe how the first musical instrument is invented.
2. It’s still the stone age. Write a scene where the first cave-wall artist begins their practice.
3. Describe an encounter of your stone-age people with another tribe/people, an unfamiliar creature, or some other threat.

Portal

1. A portal opens up in your house. Do you go through?
2. What’s on the other side?
3. Describe your first adventure through the portal.

Last human

1. You’re the last human on earth. What are the first tools that you’d pick up from the abandoned hardware stores?
2. Following on from the prompt above, would you do to keep yourself safe?
3. Following on, describe your first night.
4. Following on, write a letter to the people that you wish you had spent more time with.

October challenge update

As a reminder, the challenge was to craft a story including at least two of the prompts from the story below, and to tie it into a broader theme that features Hallowe’en or Samhain in some way (or a very similar celebration, e.g. in a fantasy world):