by Mark Cheverton | Jan 10, 2026 | WRITING PROMPTS
Write about a mermaid who’s never been to the surface but dreams of seeing the stars. A merman invents a device to walk on land. What happens next? The underwater city is in danger of sinking deeper into the ocean’s trench. A mermaid discovers a shipwreck with a...
by Mark Cheverton | Jan 10, 2026 | WRITING PROMPTS
You hear footsteps in the attic at night, but no one is supposed to be there. The fog is thicker than usual, and strange figures seem to be moving in it. A door in your house suddenly appears where there wasn’t one before. A package arrives with no name, just a...
by Mark Cheverton | Jan 10, 2026 | WRITING PROMPTS
Everyone wakes up one morning with wings, but no one knows how to fly. Time starts running backward. How does your day unfold? Every person in the world can read minds, but only for 5 minutes a day. Write about a world where everyone can walk through walls. Water...
by Mark Cheverton | Jan 10, 2026 | WRITING PROMPTS
Write about a cat who starts giving piano lessons. Imagine a world where everyone speaks in rhymes. A snail decides it wants to enter a 100-meter dash race. What would happen if your pet could talk but only said dad jokes? Write about a day where gravity stops working...
by Mark Cheverton | Jan 10, 2026 | WRITING PROMPTS
Santa’s reindeer go on strike. What happens to Christmas? You find a secret message hidden in your Christmas stocking. What does it say? Write about a Halloween where all the costumes come to life. You wake up on Christmas morning to find snow inside your house....