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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 about someone who doesn’t know how to let go.

– 119 stories

Write a story where a character has to decide whether to press the button or not.

– 69 stories

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

– 36 stories

Write a story about a character who is experiencing glitches in their reality.

– 81 stories

Set your story during a complete city or nation-wide blackout.

– 50 stories

Start your story with someone saying “Houston, we have a problem.”

– 40 stories

Write a story about two characters whose paths briefly cross, but are actually going in opposite directions — whether literally or figuratively.

– 91 stories

Write a story that includes the line “We’re just too different.”

– 65 stories

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

– 14 stories

Write a story about two opposites finding themselves surprisingly attracted to one another.

– 48 stories

Write a story about someone who is cursed to always say the opposite of what they mean.

– 25 stories

Start your story with someone entering a taxi and saying ‘follow that car.’

– 33 stories

Write about a character who wishes they could just disappear — and then they do.

– 49 stories

Write a story where someone’s paranoia is justified.

– 75 stories

Set your story in a society where everyone is constantly aware of unwanted surveillance.

– 27 stories

Start your story with a home alarm system going off.

– 49 stories

Write a story that includes someone saying, “Let’s go for a walk.”

– 70 stories

Write about a character who, for whatever reason, retreats to a remote cabin.

– 61 stories

Write about a character who’s climbing a mountain, whether internal, external, or both.

– 58 stories

Write a story about someone who has to “move mountains” to get what they want.

– 15 stories

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