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Best Character 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

From the Ashes with Michael McConnell

105 contest entries /
55 stories

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Write about a character who uses sarcasm as a defense mechanism.

– 14 stories

Write about someone who realizes they're on the wrong path.

– 69 stories

Write about someone whose luck is running out.

– 43 stories

Write about a cynical character realizing they do have something to celebrate after all.

– 47 stories

Write about someone who is slowly forgetting their mother tongue or losing their language.

– 22 stories

Write about a professional who is called back to serve their community after retirement.

– 16 stories

Write a story about a character who acts like they ‘don’t have feelings’ — except they’re just putting up a facade.

– 44 stories

Write a story about a character who tries to control their life down to the most minute detail — but has to learn to let go.

– 24 stories

Write a story about a character learning to stand up for themselves.

– 48 stories

Write about a character discovering a surprising strength in either themself or another.

– 54 stories

Write from the point of view of a character writing a letter to their past or future self.

– 69 stories

Write about a character who’s pathologically camera shy.

– 21 stories

Write about someone who critiques things for a living, or acts like they do.

– 35 stories

Write about a character with an unreliable memory.

– 46 stories

Write a story about a character forced to give up something important to stand up for what they believe in.

– 26 stories

Write about a character who has a ‘hot and cold’ personality — or is affected by someone like this.

– 29 stories

Write about a character whose name you got from our Character Name Generator.

– 45 stories

Write about a character learning to trust their intuition.

– 27 stories

End your story with someone finding themselves.

– 39 stories

Write about a character who wakes up in the future and learns that their legacy has outlasted them — for better or worse.

– 32 stories

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