nonhuman writing prompts - july 2025
originally posted to tumblr and wordpress. here are some nonhuman writing prompts i came up with that hopefully will encourage you to be introspective and deeply think about yourself and your relation to the world. i find that some lists of prompts don't inspire me to write much, so i hope you find at least one useful prompt here!
1. What do you look like? Have you always looked like this? Describe in as much detail as possible. Draw a picture if you'd like.
2. Where (habitat, planet, etc.) do you come from? Draw a picture or map if you’d like.
3. What makes you most sad about your experience? The happiest?
4. Would you change anything about your species (its behavior, appearance, etc.)?
5. What is something you think is under discussed about your species? Over discussed?
6. How has being your species helped you grow in your understanding of self?
7. Are you spiritual and is it related to being your species? Are you spiritual unrelated to being your species?
8. How has being your species informed your relationships (familial, platonic, etc.) with others? Has it been beneficial? Detrimental? A secret third thing?
9. Does being your species impact how you feel, show, or receive love?
10. What is something you would tell another member of your species about living amongst humans?
11. How do you view technology? Is it helpful to your life as your species? Is it destructive? Is it complicated?
12. What risks are you willing and unwilling to take when it comes to being yourself? What risks do you already undertake willingly or unwillingly?
13. Write about your ideal day as your species. What would you do? Where would you go? Immerse yourself.
14. Write from the perspective of someone else studying your species. What would they notice? How would they correctly or incorrectly interpret you?
15. Write a love letter to yourself or species. We all benefit from a boost in self esteem.