205 OC Writing Prompts

Writings

• What is your character’s handwriting like?
• What is on your character’s wish list?
• What are your character's New Year's resolutions?
• Your character writes a postcard to a friend from a faraway destination.
• Your character decides to write a short autobiography.
• Your character is writing a birthday card to someone.
• Your character is writing a letter to their future self.
• Your character is writing a letter to a celebrity.
• Your character is writing a letter to their future spouse.
• Your character is writing a letter of apology to someone they have wronged.
• Your character is writing in a journal. Write an example of their daily journal entry
• Your character is writing a letter of condolences to someone who has lost a loved one.
• Your character is writing a recipe for their signature dish. What is it and how do they make it
• Your character is writing a letter to a government official about an issue they care about. What is the issue and why is it important to them?
• Your character is writing a toast speech and preparing it for a special occasion.

Deep

• What would your character’s LinkedIn profile look like?
• What would be your character’s pinned tweets?
• Your character started using a dating app. What do they write on their profile?
• What is an accurate tarot reading for your character?
• What’s the food your characters usually order in restaurants?
• Your character travels back through time and meets their younger self. What do they say?
• Write about your character’s first palm-reading
• Your character is packing for a short trip. What are they bringing?
• Your character just bought a lottery ticket.
• What does your character’s passport look like?
• Your character is describing their appearance to someone.
• Your character is building a time capsule. What do they put in it?
• Write about your character from the perspective of another character.
• Write about your character from the perspective of their partner.
• Write about your character completing a psychological assessment. What is it for and what is the result?
• Your character is having a nightmare. What is it about?
• Your character develops from start to finish of the story. In what way do they develop?
• What events make your character develop into what they are at the end?
• Write a scene where your character is talking to themselves.
• Write a scene about your character’s encounter with their clone.
• Write about a scene where your character prepares a meal.
• What is your character’s morning/bedtime routine?
• Somebody is explaining how your character sounds when they laugh.
• Write a scene where your character encounters a beggar on the street.
• Write a scene where your character’s parents describe them.
• Your character catches a goldfish. What are the 3 wishes they make?
• Your character discovers a new hobby. What is it and why do they enjoy it?
• Your character has a conversation with their reflection in the mirror.
• Write a scene with your character reading their daily horoscope.
• Your character is making a weekly shopping list. What’s on it?
• Write a scene where your character is marking their favorite locations on a map.
• Your character is asked to kill someone for a huge cash prize. What do they do?
• Write a scene with your character contemplating the meaning of life.
• Your character has joined CharacterHub, what does their character profile look like?

Feelings

• Write a scene where your character feels uneasy.
• Write about your character’s most embarrassing moment.
• Write a scene where your character falls in love at first sight.
• What is your character grateful for?
• your character is having a hangover from the night before.
• your character is annoyed with someone. How do they react?
• Your character is talking to their crush for the first time.
• Write a scene where your character got in a fight.
• Your character is visiting a therapist. What are they talking about?
• Write a scene where your character is stuck in an elevator with someone they really don’t like.
• Show your character’s had to pay a fine. How are they feeling about it?
• Your character has to do something they are really not good at. How do they handle it?
• Your character is facing their biggest fear.
• Your character is drunk. How do they behave?
• Write a scene about your character pretending they don’t have feelings
• Write about your character discovering their’s or somebody else’s virtue.
• Write a scene where your character is in danger.
• Write a scene about your character at the funeral.
• What is one sentence your character hates hearing?
• Write a scene where your character is showing someone they love them in their own way.
• How does your character feel at the graveyard? What are they thinking about?
• Write a scene with your character talking about their childhood crush
• Write about your character's reaction to being promoted to a position they never wanted
• Write about your character's reaction to getting a parking ticket

Nature

• What is your character's reaction to getting stung by a bee?
• Write about your character's experience of dissecting a frog in science class.
• What’s your character's favorite season and the reason for their preference?
• Describe a walk in the woods with your character when the light is fading.
• Write a scene where your character is sunbathing on a tropical beach.
• Describe the images, shapes, and patterns that your character sees in passing clouds.
• Write a scene where your character is swimming naked in a lake.
• Is your character more of a cat person or a dog person? Or do they have a more unusual pet?
• Write a scene where your character watches the sunrise from a mountain peak.
• What does your character observe when they look up at the night sky?
• What is the first animal that your character visits at the zoo? Why?
• Your character gets caught in a thunderstorm. What do they do?
• Your character's first time camping in the wilderness.
• Write a scene where your character is watching a sunset over a field of flowers.
• Your character comes across a wild animal while on a hike. How do they react?
• Write about your character's experience of rescuing an injured animal.
• Your character stumbles upon an abandoned bird egg. What happens next?
• Write a scene where your character is trying to photograph a rare animal in its natural habitat.
• Write about your character's visit to a national park and their observations of the local wildlife.
• Your character is trying to catch fireflies at night. What memories or thoughts does this bring up for them?
• Your character has to deal with a group of mischievous monkeys stealing tourists' food.
• Your OC discovers a new species of dolphin while on a research expedition.
• Your OC has to care for a baby deer after it was orphaned in a forest fire. What happens?
• Your character gets lost in the Amazon rainforest and has to find their way back with the help of local indigenous people.

Places

• Write a scene with your character at the top of a mountain, looking out at the view.
• Your character has to navigate through a crowded city market to find a specific item.
• Write a scene with your character in a silent library, surrounded by books.
• Your character finds themselves lost in a maze or hedge garden. How do they get out?
• Write a scene with your character on a rollercoaster, experiencing the highs and lows.
• Your character is stuck in an elevator with a group of strangers. What happens?
• Write a scene with your character on a deserted island, trying to survive and find a way back to civilization.
• Your character is on a long road trip and has to deal with car troubles.
• Write a scene with your character at an amusement park, trying out all the rides and games.
• Your character is at a music festival, surrounded by crowds of people and live music.
• Write a scene with your character at a water park, sliding and splashing through the attractions.
• Your character is at a zoo and has a close encounter with a dangerous animal.
• Write a scene with your character at a fair, eating fried food and trying their luck at the games.
• Your character is at a cinema, watching their favorite film on the big screen.
• Write a scene with your character at a baseball game, cheering on their favorite team.
• Your character is at an art museum, looking at the paintings and sculptures.
• Write a scene with your character at a beach, building sandcastles, and swimming in the ocean.
• Your character is at a circus, watching the acrobats and clowns.
• Write a scene with your character at a theme park, going on all the thrill rides.
• Your character is at an aquarium, watching the sea creatures swim and interact.
• Write a scene showing your character going into a shrine or church
• What does your character do first in Disneyland?
• Your character is at the hospital. What happened?
• Your character is visiting a distant country with a completely different language and culture.