5 Pinterest Images That'll Make You Want to Write a Story
These 5 Pinterest Images will make you want to write! ✍🏻
So you opened your blank WIP doc, stared into the white void, and thought: “What if I just reorganized my Pinterest boards for 3 hours instead?”
Congratulations, writer friend. That was productive.
Because, as it turns out, Pinterest is one of the best places to find visual writing prompts. We’re talking whole-vibe, aesthetic-core, plot-begging-to-be-written type images that can spark an idea in your creative brain.
Today, I’m sharing some of the best Pinterest images I’ve saved that are basically begging to become a story. Whether you’re writing fantasy, romance, horror, or some unhinged combo of all three - there’s something here for you.
🔮 How to Use Pinterest Images as Writing Prompts
If you’re new to visual prompts or wondering how to actually use these ideas, here’s a quick guide:
- Pick an image that sparks curiosity or a vibe.
- Ask questions like:
- Who lives here?
- What happened?
- What secret is this scene hiding?
- Free write for 10 minutes. No overthinking.
- Bonus: Use the image to start a new scene or rewrite an old one with more atmosphere.
Now let’s get to the juicy, idea-sparking content. ✨
What happened here? Have the giants always been there? Or did they just appear? Do they only appear at night? Were they statues that come alive? Are they a travelling herd and they just found their prey?
👉🏻 See it here.
Has someone stumbled into this clearing and seen this dragon? Are dragons rare, or are they common in certain areas? Are they dangerous and kill everything on sight, or are they kind and misunderstood. Is this person lost and the dragon helps? Or is this person searching for this dragon?
👉🏻 See it here.
Where has this being come from? Are they from this world and hide in shadowed places hoping to lure someone in? Are they from a different world and sneak through the back alley cracks into this world? Are they dangerous, or are they harmless? Is he waiting there to give you advice, to help guide you? Or is he there to trick you, and you find yourself lost? Is he corporeal? Or just shadows ?
👉🏻 See it here.
This is one of my favourites. How did the building get submerged? Was there a village here once? Does something reside in it now? Why is the girl visiting? Is it magical? Is it a time-travelling portal? Are there mysterious and exotic fish here?
👉🏻 See it here.
I love the colours here. Is the creature in the bowl real? Alive? How did this boy find the creature? Is it magical? Is it trapped and needs to be free, to go back to its original body, or is this the creatures normal size? Is it a baby creature? Maybe this could be a story of one baby saving another?
👉🏻 See it here.
📚 Final Takeaway: Pinterest = Your Plot Bunny Playground
Whether you’re stuck in a writing slump or just love the rush of a new idea, Pinterest prompts are a fun, visual way to get the words flowing. You don’t need a perfect plot or fully-formed outline—just a single image and a spark of “what if?”
✍️ Hop to it and keep writing! 🐸 – Krystal
