Unlock Hidden Worlds: 7 Secret Fiction Writing Prompts That Ignite Your Imagination
- A character is harboring a secret that is preventing them from fulfilling a true desire.
- Two characters share a secret, but it’s not what everyone thinks it is.
- It’s an old family secret, and there’s only one person alive who knows about it. Will they take it to the grave?
- There’s a secret and everyone knows about it except one particular character and it happens to affect that character the most.
- There is a small group of people who meet in secret at regular intervals.
- A character has a secret, and if anyone found out, it would destroy his or her life.
- One character discovers another character’s shocking, sad, or terrible secret.
- A character thinks they have a very private secret, but most of the people close to them know about it.
- A character knows a secret that would destroy one person’s life but save the life of someone else.
- There is a secret that would affect everyone on the planet, but only a small, elite group of characters know about it.
Tips for Writing Secrets Into Your Fiction
Writing secrets into your story can make it a lot more exciting, and you can conjure up secrets whenever a character seems flat or the plot is thinning out. But you have to be careful with secrets. Here are a few final tips for writing secrets into your fiction:
CHECK OUT THE HOTTEST DEALS AND MORE ON AMAZON!
107 Days
$20.98 (as of November 3, 2025 19:02 GMT +00:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
School Zone Go Fish Alphabet Game Cards: Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, ABC's, Matching, Uppercase and Lowercase Letters, Word-Picture Recognition, Animals, Ages 4+, Packaging May Vary
$3.49 (as of November 3, 2025 19:02 GMT +00:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
The Promise of Heaven: 31 Reasons to Get Excited About Your Eternal Home
$26.98 (as of November 3, 2025 19:02 GMT +00:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories
$25.00 (as of November 3, 2025 19:02 GMT +00:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
