Creative Writing Prompt Deck

Use without printing: Choose a fiction or poetry prompt on screen and write in your own document or notebook. Try the optional extra move if it helps. Use the six practice-page headings to plan, revise and record your writing in a separate document. If your PDF app supports text boxes or pen markup, you can annotate a saved copy. This is a static PDF with no built-in fillable fields; no printing or cutting is needed for this approach.

Start a fiction or poetry session with 40 original writing prompts: 20 fiction cards and 20 poetry cards. Each card offers a focused starting idea and an optional extra move. Six reusable practice pages help you begin, develop a scene, shape a poem, revise, log sessions, and choose a next draft.

One 16-page static PDF: six practice pages followed by ten four-card sheets. Every finished card measures 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Print single-sided on U.S. Letter at Actual Size / 100%. Do not use Fit to Page or multiple pages per sheet. Cut on the dashed rectangles and measure a printed card before cutting the rest. No duplex alignment is needed.

The preview shows an actual card sheet. This is a printable digital download, not an interactive form or physical deck. Personal use only; no resale or redistribution of the PDF or cards. You retain rights to original writing you create in response.

Copyright 2026 Carnal Magic LLC. Author: Joshua D. Hamburger.