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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 about a character who lives a seemingly charmed life.

– 24 stories

Write a story where someone finds comfort in an unexpected event, place, or person.

– 56 stories

Start your story with someone sharing a secret that has a big impact on everyone.

– 38 stories

End your story with someone dancing in the rain.

– 55 stories

Write about a character whose job is to bring water to people.

– 40 stories

Start your story with the whistle of a kettle.

– 58 stories

Write about someone seeking an oasis in a desert — whether literally, or figuratively.

– 37 stories

Set your story during a drought.

– 72 stories

Write about a character who’s never encountered a problem they couldn’t buy their way out of — until they do.

– 25 stories

Your character checks their balance at an ATM and is surprised by the number they see.

– 31 stories

Write about somebody down on their luck who unexpectedly comes into a large amount of money.

– 49 stories

Set your story in a world where the currency isn’t money — or at least not money as we understand it.

– 60 stories

Start your story with a character accepting a bribe.

– 46 stories

Write a story that includes someone saying, “It’s not fair.”

– 72 stories

Write a story about a character who is trying to become a better person.

– 39 stories

Write a story where the law plays an important role.

– 23 stories

Write about a character with questionable morals.

– 39 stories

Start your story with a couple sharing a cigarette in a parking lot.

– 63 stories

Write about somebody looking for love on a reality TV show.

– 17 stories

Write about two characters who both want what the other has, without knowing the feeling is mutual.

– 26 stories

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