Everyone loves to be in love, which is probably why romance remains the most profitable fiction genre for novels.
You might have your own great love story to share, or maybe you’re looking for inspiration to write a thrilling and original romance.
We’ve got you covered with 25 romance writing prompts that will help you churn out a swoon-worthy love story in no time.
General Romance Writing Prompts
Feel free to change any of these prompts, use them as inspiration for other ideas, or mix and match parts of different prompts for a truly unique story.
1. Write from the perspectives of two different people meeting for a blind date.
2. Two people fall in love in a foreign city, but they don’t speak the same language.
3. Write an epistolary romance that unfolds through letters, emails, or text messages.
4. Your protagonist has planned an exciting trip abroad. When their best friend can no longer go, they ask their coworker from the office to join them.
5. After their respective marriages have failed, two ex-lovers meet again after 20 years and consider rekindling their romance.
6. Two characters find love on vacation, but must return to their homes on opposite sides of the country.
7. Rather than lose their deposit, two exes agree to go on the vacation they booked months before their breakup.
8. The protagonist’s favorite actor shows up at the restaurant where she waits tables and begins flirting with her.
9. Upon returning to their hometown for the holidays, the protagonist runs into an old flame from high school.
10. The protagonist is interviewing candidates for a new position in their office. They are stunned to see that an old fling is the next name on their list.
YA Romance Prompts
11. Two classmates who never got along are partnered up on their class trip to Europe.
12. Amy is a straight-A student who works at the tutoring center. When the popular jock shows up for help in math, they realize they have more in common than they thought.
13. A teen decides to finally confess her true feelings for her best friend, but instead of texting him, she accidentally sends the message to the most popular guy in school, who responds by telling her he feels the same.
14. A high school student decides to come out to his best friend and finally share his true feelings.
15. While competing for the same scholarship, two students begin to develop feelings for one another.
Historical Romance Prompts
16. Two strangers meet on vacation in Paris just as World War II breaks out.
17. In turn-of-the-century New York, two strangers from different countries find love at first sight on Ellis Island.
18. A Renaissance artist falls in love with the noblewoman whose portrait he was commissioned to paint.
19. Your protagonist finds love in Havana just as the Cuban Revolution begins.
20. In 1920s Paris, two expats find themselves falling in love, even though they’re both married to other people.
Fantasy and Sci-Fi Romance Prompts
21. Two people find love in a post-apocalyptic setting.
22. The protagonist is studying for their history degree when they uncover love letters addressed to them from the nineteenth century.
23. An art student becomes obsessed with a woman in a Renaissance painting. When he travels to Florence, he meets a woman who looks just like the one in the painting.
24. Everyone gets a text message on their 18th birthday with a clue that should lead them to their soulmate. On your protagonist’s 18th birthday, they receive a blank text.
25. Your protagonist is unlucky in love. But when they are accidentally transported to the 18th century, they find no shortage of suitors and never want to return to the present.
More Writing Inspiration
You can use these romance writing prompts as inspiration for your next romantic novel, short story, or poem.
For more writing inspiration, check out these short story prompts and creative writing prompts that will challenge you to flex your creative muscles.
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As a blog writer for TCK Publishing, Kaelyn loves crafting fun and helpful content for writers, readers, and creative minds alike. She has a degree in International Affairs with a minor in Italian Studies, but her true passion has always been writing. Working remotely allows her to do even more of the things she loves, like traveling, cooking, and spending time with her family.
