Struggling to come up with a great way to start your Writing Wizardry entry this year? Take a look at our long list of starters for characters, settings and plots to get you going and get that imagination flowing. Use any of the below individually or maybe put two together for an exciting and original combination. Be as different and creative as you want! We look forward to seeing your fantastic stories.
Settings:
- A cave.
- Mount Olympus, where the Greek gods live.
- A castle that sits above a frozen lake with a snowy forest surrounding it.
- A desert with a hidden kingdom beneath it.
- A huge back garden.
- A jungle.
- A busy airport.
- Up in the clouds.
- The top of a tower, in the middle of nowhere.
- A museum at night.
- Under the sea.
- A city in the clouds.
- A haunted castle.
- A treehouse.
- A deserted island.
- A pirate ship.
- On the top of a mountain.
- A land where it is always winter.
- The moon.
Plots:
- The girl who becomes the moon.
- Two friends teach a parrot to sing.
- Your first day trip, post lockdown.
- You find a unicorn, what now?
- A boy secretly tries to bring his dog to school.
- A group of friends find an abandoned tree house.
- A girl shrinks to the size of a pen, what will she do?
- A dream holiday.
- The secret life of a hamster.
- A character has just discovered they have magical powers, what do they do with them?
- A superhero has gone missing, who do you choose to find them?
- Two twins, one with magic and one without, how does the one without magic cope?
- A child goes on a quest to find a magical item to help their family, what do they encounter on the way?
- Write about a special bond you have with an animal.
- You discover buried treasure in the garden, what do you do?
- You turn invisible for the day, what do you do?
- The animals at the zoo have broken out, what do they get up to?
- You are stuck overnight at a shopping centre, what do you do?
Characters:
- A boy with branches for hands.
- A girl who wakes up with elephant ears.
- The teddy bear that no one wants to buy at the toy shop.
- The mystery teacher at school.
- The boy who could not stop talking.
- A vampire who is afraid of the dark.
- A talking squirrel.
- A chef who can make magical food.
- An angel who has not learnt to fly.
- A robot that wants to be human.
- A talking dog.
- A ghost that fears other ghosts.
- A dragon that does not like being scary and wants to make friends.
- A famous actor or actress.
- A prince who has been turned in to an animal (you decide what kind).