WRITING PROMPT

5 Writing Prompts: Abandoned in the Forest

Get inspired by the wonder of the woods

Jay C Wells
Imaginative Fiction Out There
4 min readJul 10, 2022

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A small hut formed from branches leaning against a tree.
Photo by the author

What would humanity be without forests? We would not only lack the air to breathe and wood to build houses but also lose a great source of inspiration. Many human stories and mysteries are related to forests.

The woods are not only the home of the animals our ancestors hunted to survive but of mystical creatures that inspire stories to this day. Hansel and Gretel walked into a forest where they met the witch. Old tales of fairies and trolls inspired Tolkien and influenced fantasy writing until this day.

I got inspired to write this prompt while walking through a forest in Finland. To start your writing, I took five pictures to help you draw on this wonderful source of inspiration.

Two abandoned chairs are standing back-to-back in the forest.
Photo by the author

Prompt №1 — Two chairs back-to-back

Two chairs stand back-to-back in the forest. They seem to be discarded by someone, but could they have a different story? Who left them there? And what is their purpose?

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Jay C Wells
Imaginative Fiction Out There

Grandmaster of the Medium Illuminati. Creator of hidden worlds and wondrous stories. https://linktr.ee/jaycwells