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Best Dramatic 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

Against the Odds with Jessica Brody

27 contest entries /
20 stories

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Your protagonist joins a mysterious group of readers and/or writers, and nothing is what it seems.

– 41 stories

Write about someone who makes a deal for viral fame — but their rising popularity comes with unexpected (or dangerous) side effects.

– 47 stories

Center your story around two characters who like each other but don’t get a happily ever after.

– 73 stories

Write a story that includes the line “Do I know you?” or “Have we met before?”

– 91 stories

Center your story around someone who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

– 47 stories

Center your story around someone or something that undergoes a transformation.

– 102 stories

Center your story around a character facing a tight deadline.

– 38 stories

Center your story around someone who makes an irreversible decision — knowing it will haunt them forever.

– 73 stories

Center your story around a character who breaks the rules for someone they love.

– 46 stories

Center your story around an important message that reaches the wrong person.

– 29 stories

Center your story around a mix-up that leads to huge (or unexpected) consequences.

– 39 stories

Write a story about someone who tries to fix a mistake but ends up making things worse.

– 17 stories

Write a story about someone who trusts or follows the wrong person.

– 49 stories

Center your story around a crazy coincidence.

– 35 stories

Write a story with a character making excuses.

– 58 stories

Write a story about someone seeking forgiveness for something.

– 74 stories

Center your story around someone finding acceptance.

– 58 stories

Write a story where someone must make a split-second decision.

– 37 stories

Write about a character trying to hide a secret from everyone.

– 56 stories

Situate your character in a hostile or dangerous environment.

– 80 stories

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