Autumn romance writing prompts

Autumn, a season for wind, rain, and… love? These autumn romance writing prompts take inspiration from the season to create romantic situations for you to do with what you like! Use these as writing inspiration for your current story, something new, or even an exercise in romantic fiction.

I’ve used weather and cosy autumn vibes to conjure up these prompts, so it’s perfect if it’s currently autumn where you are, and if not then maybe it will evoke some of that familiar feeling for you.

Looking for something cosier? Try my winter romance writing prompts.

22 autumn romance writing prompts

You can take just one prompt or combine any of the following for one story! Every prompt is entirely up to your interpretation.

You’ll find prompts for characters, words, settings, tropes, plotlines, and something sensory below.

Characters: A candlemaker. A knitter. A spooky prankster.

Words: Collecting. Harvest. Jumper. Roast. Soup. Umbrella.

Settings: A farmer’s market. A pumpkin patch. A tiny cottage.

Tropes: Break-Up Bonfire. Forest of Perpetual Autumn. Umbrella of Togetherness.

Plotlines:

• A pair of lost wellies leads two unlucky-in-love characters to meet.
• In search of the perfect candle, a character finds themself describing the scent of their ex-partner.
• A pie becomes the feature of an engagement.
• When a bicycle splashes a passerby, the cyclist had no idea it would be the catalyst for falling in love.
• The weather cancels their hiking plans, so they stay in for a movie night.
• Every time they pull on those socks, they think of the one who got away.

Sensory: Squelch.

Autumn romance character ideas

If you’re looking for even more inspiration, try these autumn romance character ideas. They might inspire a new quirk or hobby for your protagonists, or become fully-fledged characters of their own.

• A person who hoards all of their neighbours’ pumpkin seeds.
• A thrifter who’s always at the charity shop doors when it’s time to swap summer clothes for autumn clothes.
• Two bookworms with too much time on their hands who set up a local bookswap.
• A photographer who needs the perfect model for an autumnal photoshoot.
• An eccentric crafter who takes temperature blankets to a whole new level.