January 2025, Mix-Genre Writing Prompts

15 Mix Genre Writing Prompts

Fantasy + Horror

  1. A kingdom thrives under the rule of a benevolent sorceress—until the magic she relies on starts whispering to her, demanding sacrifices.
  2. Deep in an enchanted forest, travelers must seek the guidance of a blind oracle who stitches the future into human skin.
  3. A werewolf pack discovers that something far worse than them lurks in the shadows, hunting them one by one.

Sci-Fi + Mystery

  1. A detective is hired to investigate a series of disappearances in a futuristic city—only to discover that the missing people are being erased from time itself.
  2. A scientist wakes up in an abandoned research station orbiting Jupiter, with no memory of the last five years and a message scrawled on the walls: Don’t trust them.
  3. An android programmed to solve crimes discovers that the latest murder suspect is their own creator.

Romance + Supernatural

  1. A lonely vampire prince is cursed to fall in love with the same soul in every lifetime, but this time, his lover remembers their past tragedies.
  2. A guardian angel falls for the human they’re assigned to protect—but every time they interfere with fate, something in the universe shifts dangerously out of balance.
  3. Two rival ghost hunters, each trying to prove the other a fraud, are forced to team up when they encounter a spirit more powerful than anything they’ve faced before.

Historical Fiction + Fantasy

  1. A Celtic warrior discovers a hidden realm where ancient gods still rule—and learns she may be their last hope for survival.
  2. During the Renaissance, an artist is commissioned to paint a noblewoman’s portrait—only to realize she never ages, and neither does he after he starts the painting.
  3. In ancient China, a woman disguises herself as a soldier to escape an arranged marriage, only to learn that the army is secretly fighting demons.

Dystopian + Mythology

  1. After the world ends, surviving humans discover that old gods are waking up—and they are not happy with what humanity has become.
  2. A society that worships a mysterious sea deity demands one person be sacrificed every year, but the latest offering is the first to return, claiming the god has chosen them as its voice.
  3. In a world where every lie physically scars the speaker, a girl discovers she’s the only one who can deceive the gods—and that may be the key to overthrowing them.

Happy Writing ^_^

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