These are 75 new science fiction writing prompts to help you get started on your next story. These are mostly broad story topics that you should be able to expand on or put a spin on to make your own great stories. Would love to know what you think about this list of science fiction […]Continue Reading
20 Quick Science Fiction Ideas Combining Popular Sci-Fi Themes.
Zombie on Mars A new virus has struck on Mars, turning a colony’s inhabitants into zombies. One last habitat has managed to remain locked down while the rest of the planet is devoured. Time Travel Alien Invasion A time traveler travels to the future into the middle of an alien invasion. But he has an […]Continue Reading
16 Horror Story Ideas
The Deadly Day A boy is cursed by a witch to live the same horrifying day over and over again, like groundhog day, but with a serial killer chasing him. Killer Fat Camp Bobby’s parents sent him to fat camp. But unlike a normal fat camp, at this “camp” cannibals hook the kids up to […]Continue Reading
6 Extraterrestrial Story Ideas
ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al/ˌekstrətəˈrestrēəl/adjectiveof or from outside the earth or its atmosphere."searches for extraterrestrial intelligence"nouna hypothetical or fictional being from outer space, especially an intelligent one. ALIEN REALITY TVA NASA engineer discovers a communication wave from an extraterrestrial culture, allowing us to view endless amounts of footage of alien life. Networks are created that offer the ability for […]Continue Reading
5 Science Fiction Story Ideas and Writing Prompts
The Super Drug The year is 2095 and a new drug has exploded in popularity after it temporarily gives users supernatural abilities. Reclaiming Earth In the year 2220 an elite squad of soldiers returns to Earth to reclaim it from aliens who took control a century earlier. The Test Dummy In the year 2400 people […]Continue Reading
Several Time Travel Story Ideas
I’ve been working on my novel a lot lately, which is a time travel mystery/thriller. I’m currently about 200 pages in, and I’m satisfied that I’ve avoided a lot of sci-fi tropes so far. It’s a complicated sci-fi subject with a lot of moving parts. If I’m being honest, the 7 ideas below are insanely […]Continue Reading
25 Sci-Fi Writing Prompts
Before getting into my list of writing prompts from this week, I wanted to mention that the past few weeks I’ve been insanely inspired by short films on Dust (a really awesome youtube channel if you’ve never been there) It’s definitely had an impact on the way I think about science fiction. If you haven’t […]Continue Reading
9 Horror Story Ideas
In the spirit of October and Halloween I figured I’d do a few horror/scary writing prompts. I find it a little more challenging to come up with horror story ideas. Most great horror fiction is just some adaptation of a previous ideas, with different characters and story lines. Family in the walls The Middleton family […]Continue Reading
6 Science Fiction Writing Ideas
John Knows the Future John MacSmith has a burden unlike that of any other person. He knows the future of all of those closest to him. Or more accurately he sees all for their possibilities. He sees the immediate future of his children, his wife, his parents… And he has the ability to change it. […]Continue Reading
10 Time Travel Science Fiction Ideas
Future Invisible Inhabitants A scientist creates a time machine and travels into the future where he finds a world that looks far more advanced than ours (which it should… it’s the future). However, despite everything looking clean, organized and new, he can’t find anyone. But they are there. He just can’t see them because they’ve […]Continue Reading