Story Starters

Story Starters: 
Creative Writing Prompts and Journal Ideas

• Why do zebras have stripes?
• This was the strangest zoo in the world ...
• Newsflash: A _____ has escaped from the zoo!
• I woke up and found a dinosaur in my back yard.
• As I was walking through the forest, I stumbled upon a gigantic egg.
• On my Africa safari, I suddenly came upon some poachers with a gun and they were about to shoot a ...
• You don't normally see a ____ (animal) in/at a _____ (place)!
• Something brushed up against my foot and my surprise turned to horror as I looked down and saw ...
• Dear Teacher, I couldn't do my homework last night because ... (create an idea that a teacher has likely never heard of before)
• The championship game was tied and there was one minute left in the game. I was suddenly passed the ball and ...
• I had made it to the semifinals of American Idol and tonight ...
• My dream came true and I was finally going to ...
• Today I am attempting to break the world record for ...
• I woke up, and could not remember my name or where I was. Then ...
• It was an ordinary day, except for ...
• It was obviously going to be an unusual day when my mom came into my bedroom and said ...
• I opened my closet door, walked in, and suddenly I was in ...
• My bed moved and I looked under my bed and saw ...
• Late one night there was a knock on my front door ...
• The elevator stopped suddenly, and I was stuck inside the elevator with ...
• Everyone avoided the big old mansion. It was believed to have ...
• It was not the birthday gift I was expecting.
• As I looked in the mirror, I saw my hair turn ...
• It happened so quickly I had no time to think, only react.
• I was not expecting what was waiting for me just as I rounded the corner.
• This was the worst place imaginable to run out of gas in my car!
• My life as a pirate ...
• My scuba diving adventure ...
• My magical roller blades take me on exciting adventures.
• I was the lead detective on a very difficult case to solve.
• Moving to Antarctica ...
• Inside the ancient Egyptian pyramid I discovered ...
• After the king gave his orders, we all picked up our helmets, swords, and shields.
• While sailing with Ponce De Leon, I helped him find the Fountain of Youth.
• 5 ...4 ...3 ...2 ...1 ...BLAST OFF!