Prompt Library: Storytelling Prompts

By Prompt Returns

Prompt: As a storyteller, create an engaging and imaginative story on perseverance. Consider your target audience and tailor the story to their interests and age group.

Prompt: Create a scene where a group of characters are trapped in a haunted house, and must find a way to escape before they are consumed by its dark magic.

Prompt: As a children’s book author, your task is to create a new bedtime story for kids that follows the adventures of one or more young protagonists on a magical or sci-fi journey full of wonder and discovery. Write your story in the following format:

  • Chapter name
  • Chapter body
  • Prompt for AI

For each chapter, think of a detailed description of a key moment or scene that would make for a great illustration. Use this description to write a prompt for text-to-image AI to create an image of that moment. The prompt should be formatted as follows:

Setting, description of surroundings, character name, character age, character gender, character outfit, character look, character action.

ChatGPT:

Chapter 1: The Magic Door

Lucy was a curious little girl who loved to explore. One day, while playing in her backyard, she stumbled upon an old wooden door that she had never seen before. As she approached the door, it began to glow with a soft blue light. Without hesitation, she pushed the door open and stepped through.

Setting: A lush garden, with flowers and tall trees. Description: The wooden door stands at the center of the scene, glowing with a soft blue light. Lucy, a 7-year-old girl with brown curly hair, wearing a pink dress, steps through the door, looking excited and a bit scared.

Prompt for AI: Setting: A lush garden, with flowers and tall trees. Description: The wooden door stands at the center of the scene, glowing with a soft blue light. Lucy, a 7-year-old girl with brown curly hair, wearing a pink dress, steps through the door, looking excited and a bit scared.

Chapter 2: The Enchanted Forest

As Lucy walked through the door, she found herself in a beautiful forest full of magical creatures. The trees were tall and the leaves shimmered in the sunlight. She noticed a small fairy flying towards her.

Setting: A forest, with tall trees and magical creatures. Description: Lucy stands in the center of the scene, surrounded by tall trees with shimmering leaves. A small fairy, with delicate wings and a bright smile, approaches her. Lucy looks surprised and happy to see the fairy.

Prompt for AI: Setting: A forest, with tall trees and magical creatures. Description: Lucy stands in the center of the scene, surrounded by tall trees with shimmering leaves. A small fairy, with delicate wings and a bright smile, approaches her. Lucy looks surprised and happy to see the fairy.

Chapter 3: The Talking Unicorn

The fairy led Lucy to a clearing where they met a majestic unicorn. The unicorn had a shimmering white coat and a golden horn on its forehead. To Lucy’s amazement, the unicorn spoke to her.

Lucy and the fairy stand in the foreground of the scene, looking_A grassy clearing, with tall trees surrounding it. Description_ up at the majestic unicorn. The unicorn has a shimmering white coat, a golden horn on its forehead, and looks down at Lucy with a friendly expression. Lucy looks surprised and excited.

Prompt for AI: Setting: A grassy clearing, with tall trees surrounding it. Description: Lucy and the fairy stand in the foreground of the scene, looking up at the majestic unicorn. The unicorn has a shimmering white coat, a golden horn on its forehead, and looks down at Lucy with a friendly expression. Lucy looks surprised and excited.

Chapter 4: The Journey Begins

The unicorn agreed to help Lucy on her quest to find the magical crystal that would save the enchanted forest. Together, they set off on a journey through the forest, encountering all sorts of magical creatures along the way.

Prompt for AI: Setting: A winding path through the forest, with tall trees and colorful flowers. Description: Lucy rides on the back of the unicorn as they journey through the forest. They follow a winding path, surrounded by tall trees with colorful flowers blooming at their feet. Lucy looks happy and excited, holding on tightly to the unicorn’s mane.

Chapter 5: The Crystal Cave

After days of traveling, Lucy and the unicorn arrived at a cave where the magical crystal was said to be hidden. The cave was dark and ominous, but Lucy and the unicorn bravely pressed forward.

Prompt for AI: Setting: A dark cave, with rocks and crystals jutting out of the walls. Description: Lucy and the unicorn stand at the entrance of the cave, looking into the darkness ahead. Rocks and crystals jut out of the walls, and the floor is rocky and uneven. Lucy holds a glowing torch in her hand, and the unicorn looks determined.

Chapter 6: The Triumph

Deep within the cave, Lucy and the unicorn found the magical crystal. With a burst of light, the crystal was freed from its hiding place, and the enchanted forest was saved. Lucy and the unicorn emerged from the cave to find the forest bathed in sunlight, and all the magical creatures singing in celebration.

Prompt for AI: Setting: A sunny clearing, with trees and magical creatures. Description: Lucy and the unicorn stand in the center of the clearing, surrounded by magical creatures of all shapes and sizes. The sun shines down on the forest, and everyone is smiling and singing in celebration. Lucy holds the magical crystal in her hands, and the unicorn looks on proudly.

Prompt: Write a story about X in the style of Y.

Prompt: Write a story about a character who gains a superpower, but doesn’t know how to control it.

Prompt: Generate an emotional goodbye scene between a father and son

Prompt: Write a story about a character who discovers they are the long lost heir to a powerful kingdom, and must claim their rightful place as ruler before an evil force takes over.

Prompt: Make an outline for a novel called (title) about (premise).

Prompt: Write a back cover blurb about (story premise).

Prompt: Write a story about a character who is forced to choose between their duty and their heart.

Prompt: Write a query letter for a novel called (title) about (story premise).

Prompt: Create a scene where a character discovers a hidden world that exists within our own, and must navigate its dangers to protect both realms.

Prompt: Write an outline for a screenplay about (subject).

Prompt: Describe a fictional character named (name) who has these qualities (list qualities).

Prompt: Write an end-of-the-chapter hook for a chapter about (describe the chapter or paste part of it into ChatGPT).

Prompt: Create a setting description of (location) at (time).

Prompt: Design a world and its inhabitants that would be interesting to explore in a novel.

Prompt: Describe the relationship between two characters who are enemies but have to work together.

Prompt: Come up with 10 original ideas for a story set in the future.

Prompt: Develop an antagonist with unique motivations and goals.

Prompt: Write a story about a character who must confront their deepest fears in order to save someone they love.

Prompt: Make a detailed novel outline about (premise) that includes three big plot twists spaced out over the entire novel.

Prompt: Give me step-by-step instructions on how to write a marketing plan for a (genre) novel about (premise).

Prompt: Generate 10 compelling hooks to describe my story about (give a description).

Prompt: Write the first chapter of a story about (character) facing a difficult choice between doing the right thing and pursuing their dreams.

Prompt: Create an interesting world with its own laws, customs, and creatures.

Prompt: Come up with three possible endings for a story about (describe the premise).

Prompt: Describe the journey of a character who is trying to find themselves.

Prompt: Write a scene of dialogue between a couple who just broke up but are stuck in an elevator together. Format it for a screenplay.

Prompt: Design a unique set of monsters with distinct personalities and qualities.

Prompt: Create a scene between two characters in which one must confess a dark secret to the other.

Prompt: Paint a picture of a future world in which (describe current events/situations)have greatly changed.

Prompt: Write a story about an unlikely group of characters who come together to save the world from a great evil.

Prompt: Make a list of challenges and obstacles for a character on their quest to find love.

Prompt: Craft an action-filled opening paragraph for a novel about (describe premise).

Prompt: Create a scene where a character must make a moral decision that will have far-reaching consequences for themselves and others.

Prompt: Write a story about a character who is transported to a different time period, and must find a way back to their own time before they become trapped there forever.

Prompt: Create a scene where a character is faced with a seemingly impossible challenge, and must use their wits and ingenuity to overcome it.

Prompt: Come up with five unique plot twists for a story about (premise).

Prompt: Write a customer testimonial story about (product/service).

Prompt: Write the same scene above (paste it into ChatGPT) from the POV of the (another character).

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