Writing Prompt Generator
The Writing Prompt Generator gives you something concrete to start from.
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Story mode assembles a prompt out of four parts — a character, the situation they are in, a setting and a twist — so you get a scene rather than a vague theme. First line mode hands you an opening sentence to continue, and what-if mode poses a premise to build a plot around. Generate up to ten at a time and copy the ones worth keeping.
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How to Use
Choose a prompt type
Story prompt for a full scene in four parts, first line to be handed an opening sentence, or what-if for a premise to develop.
Set how many you want
Generate between one and ten prompts at once. Within a batch, parts do not repeat, so ten prompts really are ten different ideas.
Generate
Press Generate as many times as you like. Each press draws a fresh combination from the phrase banks.
Copy what you like
Copy a single prompt with the icon beside it, or copy the whole batch to paste into your notes or drafting app.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many different prompts can it make?
Story mode combines a character, situation, setting and twist independently, so the number of possible prompts is the product of all four banks — thousands of distinct combinations, before you count the separate first-line and what-if banks.
Why is a story prompt split into four labelled parts?
Because a scene needs more than a theme. Naming the character, the situation, the setting and the twist separately gives you four concrete things to work with — and it lets you keep the parts you like and regenerate for a different twist.
Can I use these prompts in published work?
Yes. Prompts are ideas, not writing, and ideas are not copyrightable. Whatever you write from one is entirely yours — use them for fiction, journaling, classroom exercises, NaNoWriMo or warm-ups without restriction.
Are the prompts different in each language?
Yes. Each language has its own phrase banks written in that language rather than machine-translated fragments, so a prompt in French reads as naturally as one in English. Switching language regenerates the batch from that language’s banks.