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Best Angst Writing Prompts

Join our ongoing contests and win up to $1,500. Flex those creative muscles with these writing prompts.

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This week's contest:
Win $250

Whodunit?

15 contest entries /
15 stories

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Write about two friends getting into a fist fight.

– 30 stories

Write a story about someone who has put “Blood Sweat & Tears” into getting where they are — only to question whether it was worth it.

– 47 stories

Write a story about someone successfully — or unsuccessfully — escaping their fate.

– 105 stories

Write a story that includes the line “We’re just too different.”

– 63 stories

Write a story about someone who has to “move mountains” to get what they want.

– 15 stories

Start your story with someone having a run of bad luck.

– 42 stories

Your character always makes the same promise; to change. Will they finally make it happen this time?

– 41 stories

Write a story about a character who struggles to translate their thoughts and feelings into words and action.

– 51 stories

Write a story about someone coming to terms with how different they are from their younger self.

– 49 stories

Set your story in a world devoid of logic, where feelings govern all decision-making.

– 21 stories

Write about a character who’s never encountered a problem they couldn’t buy their way out of — until they do.

– 25 stories

Write about a character who gets good and bad news in quick succession — not necessarily in that order.

– 46 stories

Start your story with the narrator or a character saying “I remember…”

– 101 stories

Start your story with the words: “Grow up.”

– 61 stories

Write a story where hard work doesn’t pay off.

– 27 stories

Write a story about a problem with no good solutions.

– 31 stories

Write a story including the phrase “Better late than never”.

– 66 stories

Write a story about a character in search of something or someone.

– 88 stories

Write about a character who always wears a mask (physical or metaphorical).

– 47 stories

Write about a character who struggles to express their thanks.

– 14 stories

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