About Prompt
- Niche – Creative Writing
- Language – English
- Category – Creative Writing
- Prompt Title – Creative writing prompts for adults
Prompt:
**Target Audience:** Adult writers (18+) of varying experience levels, from beginners to advanced.
**Desired Output Format:** A numbered list of five creative writing prompts. Each prompt should include the following:
1. **Genre:** Specify the intended genre (e.g., Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Horror). Consider blending genres for added complexity (e.g., Science Fiction Romance).
2. **Premise:** A concise and intriguing one to two-sentence summary of the core idea behind the prompt.
3. **Character Sketch:** Provide a brief description of a potential protagonist or a key character involved in the story. This should include at least two defining characteristics (e.g., personality traits, motivations, or relationships).
4. **Setting:** Describe the primary setting of the story. This should be more than just a location; include sensory details and atmosphere to evoke a vivid image.
5. **Conflict/Challenge:** Introduce the central conflict or challenge the character(s) will face. This could be an external conflict (e.g., a struggle against another character or a natural disaster) or an internal conflict (e.g., a moral dilemma or a personal struggle).
6. **Twist/Unique Element:** Introduce a unique element or twist to make the prompt stand out. This could be a magical object, a peculiar societal rule, a surprising revelation, a time travel element, or an unusual narrative perspective.
**Constraints:**
* No prompts involving excessive violence, gratuitous gore, or sexually explicit content.
* Prompts should be suitable for a diverse audience and avoid harmful stereotypes.
* Ensure the prompts are challenging yet achievable for writers of varying experience levels.
* Avoid clichés and overused tropes. Encourage originality and fresh perspectives.
**Examples of Desired Output (Illustrative – AI should generate original prompts):**
1. **Genre:** Fantasy
* **Premise:** A renowned cartographer discovers a hidden island on a map that shouldn’t exist. They embark on an expedition to find it, unaware of the ancient magic it holds.
* **Character Sketch:** Elara, a meticulous and adventurous cartographer driven by a thirst for discovery, accompanied by her skeptical but loyal apprentice.
* **Setting:** A mist-shrouded archipelago with whispering winds and bioluminescent flora.
* **Conflict/Challenge:** The island’s magic begins to warp reality, challenging Elara’s perception and testing her sanity.
* **Twist:** The island is a sentient being that feeds on the memories of those who land upon it.
2. **Genre:** Mystery/Thriller
* **Premise:** A detective investigating a series of seemingly random disappearances uncovers a connection to an antique clock shop and its enigmatic owner.
* **Character Sketch:** Detective Miller, a jaded but perceptive investigator haunted by a past case, struggles with insomnia and relies on caffeine to stay sharp.
* **Setting:** A dimly lit, rain-soaked city with narrow alleyways and antique shops filled with dusty treasures.
* **Conflict/Challenge:** The detective must decipher the clues hidden within the antique clocks before another person vanishes.
* **Twist:** The clockmaker can manipulate time within a limited radius, using the clocks to create temporary pockets of stopped time.
**Evaluation Criteria:**
The generated prompts will be evaluated based on their originality, clarity, engagement factor, adherence to the specified constraints, and the effective use of the provided structure (genre, premise, character, setting, conflict, twist).
This prompt aims to guide the AI in generating high-quality and diverse creative writing prompts suitable for adult writers. By providing a clear structure and specific criteria, we can encourage the AI to produce prompts that spark imagination and inspire compelling stories.