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70 Steampunk Writing Prompts for Teens: Story Starters, Characters, Settings & Visual Ideas
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70 Steampunk Writing Prompts for Teens: Story Starters, Characters, Settings & Visual Ideas

Steampunk is a genre where Victorian elegance collides with brass gears, steam engines, and strange inventions. It’s a world of daring skyship captains, masked vigilantes, rebellious inventors, and cities powered by impossible machines. For teen writers, steampunk opens the door to adventure, rebellion, and discovery in settings that feel both historical and futuristic. These 70 prompts include story starters, titles, characters, settings, and picture prompts to spark imagination in classrooms or independent writing.

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Creative Writing Prompts Reimagined: A Story in a Box
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Creative Writing Prompts Reimagined: A Story in a Box

Creative writing prompts don’t have to be flat. These immersive, tactile storytelling boxes are designed for writers who crave atmosphere, mystery, and a spark of the unexpected — whether you’re writing alone, in a group, or just starting to explore your voice.

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