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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

The Big Break with London Writers Centre

59 contest entries /
37 stories

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Write about two people striking up an unlikely friendship.

– 92 stories

Write a story about lifelong best friends.

– 58 stories

Write about someone who has always done something as part of a group, and is now starting to set out solo, or vice versa.

– 19 stories

Write a story from the point of view of a “sasaeng” (an obsessive fan).

– 34 stories

Your protagonist walks past an intriguing stranger, then turns around to take another look at them. The stranger turns around, too. Write about what happens next.

– 59 stories

Write about somebody who wholeheartedly believes in fate, and views every little thing through the lens of predestiny.

– 22 stories

Write about someone who is learning to recognize and take credit for their own achievements.

– 18 stories

Write a story from the point of view of a sidekick, or someone who is happy to stay away from the limelight.

– 86 stories

Set your story in a staff room of an essential profession that is often undervalued — nurses, cafeteria staff, sanitation workers, etc.

– 51 stories

Write a story inspired by the phrase “The short end of the stick.”

– 27 stories

Write about somebody whose intentions are pure, but somehow always manages to do the wrong thing.

– 45 stories

Write about a character who is starting to open up to life again.

– 68 stories

Write about someone who decides to make their own version of something old.

– 34 stories

Write about a character who would have complete happiness, if it weren’t for that one thing.

– 61 stories

Write about a human and a cat that come to some kind of mutual understanding.

– 121 stories

Write about someone who has chosen to disconnect and live an analog life.

– 35 stories

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

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