Paranormal Romance Writing Prompts

The challenge of writing paranormal romance in a market heavily saturated with many authors all clambering to be the next Stephane Myer or Laurell.K. Hamilton (I include myself in this) is the challenge of being a fresh voice.

Write a short paranormal romance story inspired by the above picture prompt

Finding a new way to present you vampires, werewolves or witches in a way that grabs your readers attention and holds it, is critical if we are looking for success in this wonderfully fun genre.

Bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon describes the genre below well...

"Define "Paranormal", eh? Well, the Webster's dictionary defines paranormal as "not scientifically explainable". In publishing, the term has come to mean anything "other" than normal (brides, babies, cowboys, dukes, rakes, pirates). For publishing purposes Paranormal is a blanket term that covers an entire range of not necessarily related types of stories. Futuristic and SF romance and all sorts of fantasy romance, -- time travel, angels, devils, fairies, vampires, reincarnation, psychics, etc -- are published under the label of paranormal. Me, I call it "The Weird Stuff" with pride, and get a great kick out of reading and writing"

This definition gives us writers a lot of options to play with, so look outside your comfort zone, try something a little different, if you normally write about vampires try writing a short romance story involving an alien. The options really are only limited by your own imagination.

The following writing prompts below are meant to be used as a kickstart to get you the writer started on something fresh. So if it's writing block or looking for something a little new to try, why not experiment with one or more of the following story starters, themes or picture prompts below.

Paranormal romance story starters

Write a short paranormal romance story of at least 750 words using one of the story starters below

 

1. He was sick of waiting....

2. There was almost something beautiful in the snowfall that was killing him slowly...

3. The cocking of the gun was the only warning she had...

4. A hundred years was a long time between dates...

5. Hands bound behind her back was a good hint that the night had ended badly...

6. "Kill her first"....

7. "I don't need a bodyguard"...

8. The sewer was the last place the humans would look...

9. Demons couldn't be trusted, even when asking for help...

10. The sound of booted feet approaching the locked cell door...

11. It was hard to poison a vampire but not impossible ...

12. Prix hated camping. She hated the bugs, the smoke and most of all she hated sleeping outside...

13. The house looked like it was about to fall down

14. The book kept landing on the floor with a heavy thud....

15. Watching the complex burn, she waited it wouldn't be long now ....

 

Paranormal Romance Theme Prompts

Choose one of the following themes and write a short paranormal romance story (or a poem of at least 200 words) inspired by the theme you have chosen

Write a short Paranormal Romance story inspired by the above picture prompt

1. Blind date

2. Housekeeping

3. Midnight dance

4. Broken mirror

5. Hidden familiar

6. Whispers

7. Promise me

8. Blood hunt

9. Homecoming

10. Tilted halo

11. Dark kiss

12. Moons rise

13. Buried secrets

14. Ultimatum

15. Spellbound

 

 

Paranormal Romance Picture Prompts For Short Stories

Choose one of the picture prompts below and write a short paranormal story of at least 750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Paranormal Romance Picture Prompts For Poems

 

Write a poem or song inspired by one of the picture prompts below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy writing :)

 

 

 

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Writing prompts for poetry

Using creative writing prompts to inspire many forms of writing is a great way to inspire new ideas and direction in your creative journey. Many short stories, poetry and even novels have began as a writing prompt of some form or another, one of the most famous of these would be Mary Shelleys story of Frankenstien.
Mary Shelleys novel about the creation of life from the dead parts of different corpses was born out of a cold stormy night spent with Lord Byron. Who had suggested to a small group of writers that had gathered in the Villa Diodati one evening, that they try their hand at writing a ghost story .
In essence to write using a prompt given by someone else in a genre not to familiar to the young author. From this night of creative experimentation the now famous novel Frankenstien was born as was the story 'The Vampyre' written by John Polidori which would inspire the later story of Dracula written by Bram Stoker.
Writing prompts are not only to be used to break the dreaded writers block, but they can be an awesome tool to simply challenge ourselves and inspire new ideas . Why not try your hand at some of the writing prompts for poetry below. explore a genre that your not familiar with be it horror or romance or something entirely different. There are no wrong turns in our creative journey, only paths not yet travelled...

The themed writing prompt

Write a poem based on one of the following themes below

1. Home
2. Tombstone
3. Stormy eyes
4. Photo
5. Love letter
6. Next time
7. Overgrown
8. Little lies
9. Tomorrow
10. Perfect man
11. Mama
12. Titans
13. Blue ribbon
14. Washed up
15. Ghosts

Write a poem or ballad inspired by the picture prompt above

Daily writing prompts for the second week of December

Daily writing prompts for the 8th of December

Choose one of the following creative writing prompt

Daily story starter

Write a short romance story of at least 750 words using the following opening sentence....

One more show and she would never see him again...

"This is called kidnapping" ...

Writing theme

Write a poem or short story of a least 750 words inspired by one of the following theme

Black ribbon

Fireworks

Picture prompt

Write a poem inspired by the picture prompt below

Daily writing prompts for the third week of November

Writing prompts can be anything from what you might find here on these pages to the very events that are happening around and in your life. Draw from your experiences and even your friends stories as the best writing prompts are the ones that we can all relate too in some way.

Daily writing prompts for the 15th of November

Choose one of the following creative writing prompt

Daily story starter

Write a short romance story of at least 750 words using the following opening sentence.


It had been two years without any word...

Just one more time and he would end it...

Writing theme

Write a poem or short story of a least 750 words inspired by one of the following theme

Darkened door

Prayer

Picture prompt

Write a poem inspired by the picture prompt below

Daily writing prompts for the third week of October

My favourite form of writing prompts are the ones that I don't expect to discover, where just looking at a picture or a fresh sentence is enough to spark an idea that if given the right about of time can become an unexpected masterpiece.

Choose one writing prompt a day from the three types offered below, and practise free writing, don't edit yourself or even reread until you are finished. This is a great way to release our subconscious and our creativity at the same time.

often finding hidden gems of ideas even in the most cringe worthy piece of free writing, I personally find this a great warm up exercise for the mind before starting on my novel or an article that I may be writing. 

I hope you all enjoy this weeks writing prompts,

Daily writing prompts for the 15th of October

Choose one of the following creative writing prompt

Daily story starter

Write a short horror story of at least 750 words using the following opening sentence....

Placing her guns down, Kelly raised her hands....

The night couldn't go worse if the devil himself had planned it...

Writing theme

Write a poem or short story of a least 750 words inspired by one of the following theme

Diamond 

Underground

Picture prompt

Write a poem inspired by the picture prompt below

Daily writing prompts for the second week of September

Writing is sometime not a question of want to but have to, the desire to create short stories, poems, songs or even novels can be at times overwhelming.
Feeding our creative muse is a must if you want to be a successful writer. By experincing new things, be it a destination, food or new hobby. We are ever building on our writing portfolio, so while it is a good and needed thing to write every day, don't forget to take time to for life. Embrace the opportunities that surrounded you, break out of your comfort zone but not only in your writing but in your life and be amazed at the wealth of experience you will be able to draw from.

I hope this week finds you all well and inspired
here are this weeks writing prompts, I hope you enjoy them

Daily writing prompts for the 8th of September

Choose one of the following creative writing prompt

Daily story starter

Write a short fantasy story of at least 750 words using the following opening sentence....

The sound of tears was all he could hear...

Silken drapes and sweet tea were not the only tools of my trade...

Writing theme

Write a poem or short story of a least 750 words inspired by one of the following theme

Devils bargain

Murderous heart

Picture prompt

Write a poem inspired by the picture prompt below

Daily writing prompts for the first week of September

Daily writing prompts for the 1st of September

Choose one of the following creative writing prompt

Daily story starter

Write a short horror story of at least 750 words using the following opening sentence....

the heavy beat of the drums never stopped...

nervous I stared at the ring...

Writing theme

Write a poem or short story of a least 750 words inspired by one of the following theme

Broken vow

These walls

Picture prompt

Write a poem inspired by the picture prompt below

Daily writing prompts for the first week of August

Finding constant ideas for creative writing isn't always an easy thing, when we find ourselves stuck for something fresh using a writing prompt can be a quick and ease way to turn on our creativity. be it writing prompts for poetry, song writing, or story writing there is a writing prompt for all types of creative writing

I truly do hope that some of these free writing prompts may help you unlock new and wonderful places within I. Your imagination and writing

Daily writing prompts for the 1st of August

Choose one of the following creative writing prompt

Daily story starter

Write a short story of at least 750 words using the following opening sentence....

The ship was sinking...

The crowd was screaming, thirsty for blood...

Writing theme

Write a poem or short story of a least 750 words inspired by one of the following theme

Chained love

Fools gold

Picture prompt

Write a poem or ballad inspired by the picture prompt below