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Writing Prompts

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

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Write a story in the form of a recipe.

– 77 stories

Show how an object’s meaning can change as a character changes.

– 58 stories

Write a story about an ordinary object that becomes magical (either literally or figuratively).

– 60 stories

Center your story around a character who is obsessed with an object.

– 58 stories

Send your characters on an unforgettable quest to find an essential object.

– 33 stories

Write a story about an object that changed everything for a character.

– 82 stories

Center your story around a character’s attempt to escape a bad situation that inadvertently leads them back to the source of their problems.

– 45 stories

Start a story with someone receiving a message from their past self, warning them of the consequences of their actions.

– 32 stories

A character’s life of deceit unravels as their past catches up with their present. What are the consequences?

– 37 stories

Write a story about someone seeking forgiveness for their past actions.

– 88 stories

Your character gets everything they ever wanted — only to realize the true cost.

– 68 stories

Your character wants something very badly — will they get it?

– 56 stories

Write a story set against the backdrop of a storm.

– 100 stories

There’s been an accident — what happens next?

– 64 stories

Your character overhears something that changes their path.

– 36 stories

Write a story with two characters who meet for the first time — and one of them has a secret.

– 80 stories

Write about someone who summons the creative muse through a convoluted ritual or method.

– 56 stories

Your protagonist has the perfect day scheduled — but things don’t go according to plan.

– 36 stories

Write from the POV of a character in a story who keeps getting re-written by their second-guessing author.

– 88 stories

Your protagonist discovers that everything they type comes true. What happens next?

– 51 stories

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