reedsymarketplace
Assemble a team of professionals
reedsystudio
The writing app for authors
reedsylearning
Writing courses, events and memberships
reedsydiscovery
Get your book reviewed
reedsyprompts
Weekly writing prompts and contests
Writing courses, events and conferences
Upcoming events
Apostrophes, Dashes and Colons, Oh My!
August 03, 2026
Reading with a Writer's Eye
July 27, 2026
Writing Short Stories with Manuel Gonzales
July 20, 2026
Layer by Layer: How to Edit Your Book
July 19, 2026
Learn how to succeed as a writer from the best in the business.
Every writer needs a Studio
Check out our writing app for authors!
Menu
More apps built by Reedsy
Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2026
Weekly Contest #351
David had never written anything good in his life. Not in his school essays, not in his postcards, not even in his diary. He had always found something to blame his failure on, but lately he was running out of fingers to point. It had now been an hour since he set out on his hunt to find something, anything, he could write about, but none of his ideas were working. All of them featured violent, unpleasant deaths and made no sense. They were, as his father called them, ‘a waste of ink’. At first, David’s father had been supportive of his love...
Oops, you need an account for that!
Log in with your social account:
Or enter your email:
7 likes
