Writing prompts are more than icebreakers. With smart filters and a searchable library, they become a repeatable system for drafting short stories, essays, poems, and practice tasks. The SnipText Random Writing Prompt Generator adds favorites, JSON import, and export options so teachers and teams can build sets, track themes, and share exact configurations with a link.
Helpful tools while you write: Word and Character Counter, Case Converter, Random Synonym Finder, Quick Table Generator, Find palindromes for pattern play.
Why prompts work
Prompts reduce blank-page friction and help you practice core skills: imagery, dialogue, exposition, and argument. Filters for genre, tone, and length let you target a specific skill or constraint, which leads to better drafts in less time.
Key features of the generator
- Filters and search: Narrow prompts by genre, tone, and length. Search by keywords or tags.
- Favorites and history: Save strong ideas and avoid repeats with a unique mode.
- JSON import: Bring your own list of prompts as a JSON array with fields like text, genre, tone, length, tags, and type.
- Export JSON or CSV: Share a filtered set with a class or team, or archive your favorites.
- Shareable link: Encode filters, the current prompt, and optional favorites right in the URL hash for easy distribution.
- Private and fast: Everything runs in your browser, so your text stays local.
A fast prompt-to-draft workflow
- Pick a focus: Choose one skill, like dialogue or worldbuilding.
- Filter the library: Set genre and tone, then enable no repeats for fresh picks.
- Lock and iterate: Lock a promising prompt, generate variations with seed words, and save favorites.
- Draft 10 to 15 minutes: Use the Word Counter to stay on length.
- Polish quickly: Swap a few words with the Random Synonym Finder and normalize casing with the Case Converter.
- Export and share: Export visible results to JSON or CSV, then make a printable table with the Quick Table Generator.
Classroom ideas and exports
- Daily prompt: Share one link that encodes today’s filters. Students click and draft.
- Theme packs: Import a custom JSON pack for a unit on mystery, poetry, or nonfiction.
- Assessment sets: Export 10 prompts as CSV, convert to a table, and print a worksheet.
- Reflection: Favorite two prompts each week and write a short reflection on choice and voice.
FAQ
- Is the prompt generator private
- Yes. It runs locally in your browser. Your prompts and filters are not uploaded.
- Can I bring my own prompts
- Yes. Import a JSON array with objects that include text and optional fields like genre, tone, length, tags, and type.
- How do I share the same prompt set with a class
- Use the Share Link feature. The URL hash stores filters, a current prompt, and optional favorites so everyone sees the same setup.
- What formats can I export
- Export visible results or favorites as JSON or CSV. Turn CSV into a clean table with the Quick Table Generator.
Prompts are a small tool with big leverage. Use filters to focus your practice, save favorites to track themes, and export sets to teach or collaborate. Try the generator, then connect it with other SnipText tools to move from idea to polished draft quickly.