July Daily Writing Prompts (2) - Scavenger Hunt Part 2

Following the Clues

This is an open invitations for writers, wanderers, ‘noticers,’ collectors. These prompts begin with scavenger hunting, but do not necessarily stay there for long. Following on from June (2) - Scavenger Hunt Part 1, we have another month’s set of writing prompts on the theme. Some overlap with last month, others may take you somewhere else (literally and in terms of writing). All are more open-ended and deliberately more abstract to deepen your thinking.

As ever - these are just suggestions. Where the writing leads is up to you.

Follow the clue.
Ignore the clue.
Write your own.

1.

Begin with whatever catches your attention first.
Trust it.

2.

You find something that seems ordinary at first.
Stay with it long enough for it to change.

3.

Write about searching for something without fully knowing what it is.

4.

A clue leads somewhere unexpected.
The surprise matters more than the answer.

5.

Write from the perspective of something waiting to be found.

6.

You realise someone else has already been here.
What did they leave behind?

7.

A map appears, but part of it is missing.

8.

Collect fragments—sounds, colours, overheard words, textures.
Arrange them into something.

9.

Write about a place using only what can be gathered there.

10.

The clues begin to change as you follow them.

11.

You discover that one item on the list cannot be found.

12.

Write about the moment before a discovery.

13.

You are following clues left by someone you used to know.

14.

The scavenger hunt becomes competitive.
You never see the other player.

15.

Something new is added to the list without your knowledge.

16.

The rules are unclear.
Does that matter?

17.

Write a trail of clues that leads somewhere emotional rather than physical.

18.

The final clue leads back to the beginning.

19.

You decide not to follow the instructions.

20.

Something you find reminds you of a memory that may not belong to you.

21.

A doorway or entrance. Does it feel safe to enter? Where does it lead?

22.

A clue is written in a language you do not understand.

23.

You realise the list is somehow connected to you.

24.

Write about a scavenger hunt nobody remembers starting.

25.

Begin with a single object.
Let it take you somewhere unexpected.

26.

Something Round. Notice circles, curves, repetition.

27.

Something Growing. Natural or otherwise.

28.

Something With a Story. Choose an object that seems to carry history.

29.

Something You’ve Never Noticed Before. Even in a familiar place.

30.

Something Lost / Something Found: Two different kinds of discovery.

31.

Write about what happens after the hunt ends.