Thriller Writing Prompts

This section gives you a series of thriller writing prompts.

1
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A double cross.
A retired spy.
A city.

2
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A woman in love.
A summer’s day.
A criminal.

3
Write a thriller that includes the following:
An anonymous email.
A mobile phone.
A woman with long, dark hair.

4
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A family reunion.
An assassin.
A plot to kill someone.

5
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A bomb.
A winter’s day.
A hall.

6
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A hijacking.
A character with a fear of heights.

7
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A president.
A conspiracy.
A betrayal.

8
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A crime.
A gun.
A detective.

9
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A military base.
A promise.
A guest.

10
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A wedding ring.
A father and son.
An airplane.

11
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A confrontation.
A classified project.
A mistake.

12
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A mistaken identity.
A newspaper.
A passport.

13
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A spy in training.
A death.
A villain.

14
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A lawyer.
A police man.
A hard decision.

15
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A natural disaster.
A camera.

16
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A missing person.
A mission.

17
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A briefcase.
A child.
A singer.


18
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A murder.
A truck.
An interior decorator.


19
Write a thriller that includes the following:
An advertisement.
A kitchen.
A driver’s license.


20
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A lifeboat.
A castle.
An accident.


21
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A shed.
A map.
A retired man.


22
Write a thriller that includes the following:
Snowboarding.
A holiday.
A criminal.


23
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A rifle.
A man in the military.
A conspiracy.
A key chain.


24
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A message.
A person in hidding.
A campsite.


25
Write a thriller that includes the following:
A memorial.
A married couple.
A fishing boat.