Story Prompt Wheel
Gives you a starting point when the page is blank. Spin once and write for ten minutes without arguing with yourself about whether it was the right prompt.
A story prompt wheel gives a random writing prompt when you spin it — a quick way to beat writer's block and spark a new story or scene.
What is a story prompt wheel?
A story prompt wheel is a spinning wheel with writing prompts as its segments. Spinning it selects one at random, a helpful tool for writers, students, and classrooms to start a story when the blank page feels stuck.
What is on the Story Prompt Wheel by default?
The story prompt wheel loads with these 6 options, so you can spin it straight away without setting anything up. Every one of them can be edited, removed, or replaced with your own list — the wheel redraws itself as you type, and nothing you enter is saved or sent anywhere.
- A letter arrives 50 years late
- The last person on Earth hears a knock
- A door appears where there wasn't one
- Your reflection waves back
- A city that only exists at night
- The map leads somewhere impossible
When should you use a story prompt wheel?
- Beating writer's block
- Classroom creative writing warm-ups
- Daily writing practice
- Sparking a new story or scene
How to use the story prompt wheel
- Open the wheel. The wheel loads with a set of story prompts.
- Spin. Press SPIN to get a random prompt.
- Start writing. Use the prompt under the pointer as your starting point.
- Share it if you need it again. Press Share to copy a link that reopens this exact wheel, options and all. Useful for a class roster you spin every week, or for letting a group spin the same wheel from their own phones.
Frequently asked questions
Can I add my own prompts?
Yes. Replace the segments with your own writing prompts.
Is the story prompt wheel free?
Yes, it is free with no sign-up.
Good for classrooms?
Yes. Full-screen mode makes it easy to share a prompt with the whole class.
Can I share a wheel with someone else?
Yes. Press Share and the link is copied to your clipboard. Anyone who opens it gets the wheel with your exact options already loaded, so a teacher can bookmark one link per class and a group can spin the same wheel from different phones. The options travel in the link itself — nothing is saved to an account, because there are no accounts.
Do I need an account to save a wheel?
No, and there is no account to make. A wheel is saved by keeping its share link — bookmark it, paste it into a lesson plan, or send it to whoever needs it. Because the options live in the URL rather than on a server, the link keeps working without anyone logging in.
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