Dream-Inspired Piece

In a New Post on your own blog, write a piece of your choice (400-500 words) inspired by our theme of DREAMS.  This could be fiction or non-fiction.  It could also be a collection of longer poems.  You could try one of the prompts from Lit Bridge below, or maybe try something from this site.  Add a brief author's note at the beginning or end of your piece telling us where your idea came from.

Fiction Creative Writing Prompts

1. Write a story from a perspective of a main character who is looking for a dream. Why is he or she looking for a dream? What happened to their prior dreams? Describe the journey.

2. Write a story about someone who constantly never reaches their dream. Every attempt ends up being a failure. What happens next?

3. Write a story about a hard-working character who is trying hard to support his or her family. One day, something happens that changes everything. What happens?

4. Write a story about characters participating in a complex game. The winner actually receives their dream.

5. Write a story about a political character that has a dream for his or her country.

6. Write a story based on historical facts. Try to think about all the dreams that people have had in the past that impacted history significantly. Write a fictional story about a character witnessing this heroic figure.

7. Imagine a beautiful dream you had once. Now write a story surrounding that dream. Maybe the event takes place in that area, or perhaps that is the same dream of your character, and so on.

8. Write a story about a wealthy foreigner or even someone from a wealthy country visits an impoverished country. This character is someone who loves new material things but sees a community where their dream is to survive and help their children thrive. Write a story about this person’s journey and how they change because of it.

9. Write a story about a character helping someone to achieve their dreams.

10. Write a story about the history of an organization that helps sick or impoverished people reach their dreams.

11. Write a story about a futuristic world where dreams are changing. Think about some of the projected changes that people are suggesting may happen in the future. Use this to guide your writing.

12. Write a disturbing story about a character who has somewhat perverse dreams and has to cope with it somehow.

13. Write a story about someone whose dream is suddenly taken away from them. For instance, maybe a sports player has gotten seriously injured, a successful businessman lost his or her job, or a tragedy occurred which made someone not care about their dream. What happens next? How does this person cope?

14. Write a story about how someone’s dream evolves. How does a person find a dream? What are the steps to getting this dream? Why does someone keep holding on to the idea of this dream?

15. Write a story about someone who sees their future and either likes or dislikes certain parts of it. What do they do now that they’ve seen their future? How does this actually impact their future?