21 Fiction Prompts to Get You Through Your Week (5/24/21)

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Please enjoy these 21 fiction writing prompts to get you through the week of May 24th. If you’re inspired by any of these prompts I’d love if you let me know in the replies.

21 Writing Prompts

1. An x-ray tech makes an alarming discovery about her patient
2. A cancelled wedding, three former childhood friends, and someone with nothing to lose.
3. Max meets someone on the side of the road with a sign that reads “Happiness: $1.”
4. A missing child, a flooded kitchen, and a deleted text message.
5. A woman reconnects with her long lost love. There’s one problem: That love has become a super villain.
6. A poisoned drink, a book passed down for generations, and a snowstorm.
7. Newlyweds return from their honeymoon to find a family sitting on their couch watching TV. The family startles at the couple’s entrance and insists they’ll call the cops if the couple doesn’t leave their home.
8. A drunk driving incident, an insincere apology, and a dead girl with an attitude.
9. During a power outage, Ryan’s computer monitor turns on and displays a terrifying video.
10. A lawyer, a family secret, and an inheritance no one wants.
11. A woman watching the news sees a composite sketch of a serial killer who’s been terrorizing their county and notices that it looks an awful lot like her husband.
12. A stolen dress, a phone call, and a poorly written online dating profile.
13. After a series of increasingly humiliating dates, Maria begins to accept that love is not in the cards for her. That is, until she runs into a charming stranger — literally.
14. A wristwatch, an empty seaside cottage, and a web of lies.
15. An author is working on his latest novel when he receives an important message from his main character.
16. A receipt for a knife, a small business owner, and a reporter who sticks their nose where they shouldn’t.
17. A cursed necklace threatens to destroy Anna’s family in more ways than one.
18. A stray dog, a first date, and 363 unread messages.
19. Over the course of one day, a man comes in contact with all of the people he’s wronged in his life.
20. A crossbow, a secret relationship, and a clone who has become self-aware.
21. A seasoned private detective gets a case that terrifies them to the core.

Happy writing, authors!